पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 8, 2015 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 10.29 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।

पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्।।10.29।।
"10.29 I am the King-python among snakes, I am the Aqueous Principle among those that live in water, I am the Father of fathers, and among rulers I am Death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra115.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.33°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:45 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:42
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:08
Varjyam07:04 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:34 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:39 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:14 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:14 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:39 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868565.27
Julian Day2457030.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.57°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.30°, EoT -6.70 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: 2015-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)