पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.70°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra169.96°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha143.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.82°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra116.28°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:46 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:07
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:36
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868788.27
Julian Day2457253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.16°
🪷 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 (24.0713°), declination 12.93°, EoT -3.29 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: 2015-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)