पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.94°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra298.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha159.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.79°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra140.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani238.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:20 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:23
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:18 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:18 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869563.27
Julian Day2458028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.07°
🪷 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 (24.1010°), declination -3.59°, EoT 11.48 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: 2017-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)