पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.12°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra266.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.63°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha118.12°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra85.62°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani181.58°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:30 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:05
Yamaganda09:32 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:04
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:31 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867702.27
Julian Day2456167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.21°
🪷 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 (24.0298°), declination 9.62°, EoT -0.81 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: 2012-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)