पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 3, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra333.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.41°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha307.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.32°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.36°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:38 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:15 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:49
Varjyam07:12 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:15 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:18 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:20 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:20 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:18 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:15 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868226.27
Julian Day2456691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.50°
🪷 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 (24.0498°), declination -16.59°, EoT -13.97 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: 2014-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)