पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra166.85°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha171.47°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:00
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:58
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Roga06:24 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868815.27
Julian Day2457280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.63°
🪷 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 (24.0724°), declination 3.21°, EoT 5.50 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: 2015-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)