पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 7, 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.39°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra104.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha157.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani217.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:59 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:20
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:16 (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)1868837.27
Julian Day2457302.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.29°
🪷 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 (24.0732°), declination -5.31°, EoT 12.96 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: 2015-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)