पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 3, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra281.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha261.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.23°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:34
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868195.27
Julian Day2456660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.54°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.84°, EoT -4.59 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: 2014-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)