पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 4, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra255.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha236.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani172.53°KanyāHasta P4

Nairobi, Kenya — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+3)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:17 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:12
Yamaganda09:35 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 14:09
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:09 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:09 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°
Longitude: 36.8219°
Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867100.27
Julian Day2455565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.69°
🪷 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 (24.0068°), declination -22.77°, EoT -5.02 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: 2011-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)