पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 27, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra319.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.67°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha307.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.90°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.34°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.34°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:04 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:10 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:15 – 12:46
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:48
Varjyam07:12 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:15 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:46 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:48 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:19 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:50 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:19 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:48 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:46 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:15 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869346.27
Julian Day2457811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.06°
🪷 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 (24.0927°), declination -8.33°, EoT -13.39 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: 2017-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)