पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 17, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.04°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra201.35°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha202.08°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani187.03°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:47 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:17
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:13 (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)1867752.27
Julian Day2456217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.13°
🪷 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 (24.0317°), declination -9.34°, EoT 15.23 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: 2012-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)