पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 16, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.6 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।

अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।7.6।।
"7.6 It is the womb of all being; for I am He by Whom the worlds were created and shall be dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.53°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha146.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra138.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:42 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:08
Yamaganda09:36 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 14:07
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:35 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869151.27
Julian Day2457616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.90°
🪷 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 (24.0852°), declination 13.65°, EoT -3.97 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: 2016-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)