पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · July 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.37°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra11.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra113.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani225.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:42 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:44 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:09
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:39
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:40 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:40 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869131.27
Julian Day2457596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.37°
🪷 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 (24.0845°), declination 19.15°, EoT -6.18 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: 2016-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)