पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 9, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.16 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।

तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।
"5.16 Surely wisdom is like the sun, revealing the supreme truth to those whose ignorance is dispelled by the wisdom of the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.84°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra14.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.66°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha97.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra67.03°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani180.07°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:04 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:06 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:39
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:07
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:36 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:07 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:39 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:09 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:40 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:09 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:39 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:07 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867683.27
Julian Day2456148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.40°
🪷 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 (24.0291°), declination 15.78°, EoT -5.21 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: 2012-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)