पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 1, 2012 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 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra343.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha235.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani184.01°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:25 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:11 – 18:42
Yamaganda12:36 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:11
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:31 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:34 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:11 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:11 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:34 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867462.27
Julian Day2455927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.06°
🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 2012-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)