पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra180.73°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha294.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani231.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:51 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:15
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:13
Varjyam07:12 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:42 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:13 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:19 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:19 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:13 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868980.27
Julian Day2457445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.37°
🪷 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 (24.0787°), declination -8.62°, EoT -13.39 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: 2016-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)