पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 1, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra335.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha220.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra233.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani213.12°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:45 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:25
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:17 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868527.27
Julian Day2456992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0614°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.08°
🪷 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 (24.0614°), declination -21.76°, EoT 10.13 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: 2014-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)