पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · July 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.97°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra74.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.67°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani53.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

Dubai, UAE — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 09:02
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2048°
Longitude: 55.2708°
Timezone: UTC+4

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874600.27
Julian Day2463065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.24°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2936°), declination 21.08°, EoT -5.86 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2031-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)