पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 11, 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 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.82°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra64.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha175.08°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.72°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra151.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani238.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:50
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:19
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869572.27
Julian Day2458037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.46°
🪷 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 (24.1013°), declination -7.03°, EoT 13.99 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: 2017-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)