पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha248.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.55°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani237.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:39 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:11 – 18:42
Yamaganda12:36 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:11
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:31 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:34 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:11 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:11 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:34 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869289.27
Julian Day2457754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.84°
🪷 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 (24.0905°), declination -23.00°, EoT -3.71 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: 2017-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)