पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.96°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra209.16°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha197.38°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.56°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra232.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani230.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:09 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:17 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:50
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:47
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:11 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869228.27
Julian Day2457693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.44°
🪷 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 (24.0882°), declination -14.51°, EoT 16.44 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: 2016-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)