पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra149.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha98.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.28°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra147.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani191.39°TulāSvātī P2

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)09:00 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 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 Kāla09:37 – 11:07
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:06
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868049.27
Julian Day2456514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.77°
🪷 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 (24.0431°), declination 15.56°, EoT -5.06 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: 2013-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)