पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 10, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra339.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha313.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra302.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani231.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:35 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:46
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:13
Varjyam07:10 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:11 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:44 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:15 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:17 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:47 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:17 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:15 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:44 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:11 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868992.27
Julian Day2457457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.55°
🪷 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 (24.0791°), declination -4.00°, EoT -11.02 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: 2016-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)