पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 1, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra108.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.51°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha231.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra180.90°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani223.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:40 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:54
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Roga06:17 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:48 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:48 – 06:17 (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)1868892.27
Julian Day2457357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.95°
🪷 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 (24.0753°), declination -21.72°, EoT 10.13 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: 2015-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)