पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra324.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha166.98°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra117.13°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:19 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:55 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 16:55
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:55 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:55 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868827.27
Julian Day2457292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.28°
🪷 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 (24.0728°), declination -1.44°, EoT 9.84 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: 2015-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)