पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 29, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.08°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.28°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha119.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra86.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani181.67°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)12:33 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:22 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:30 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 14:04
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:33
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:04 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:04 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867703.27
Julian Day2456168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.37°
🪷 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 9.27°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)