पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 30, 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 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra31.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.54°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha231.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.26°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra251.72°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani246.91°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:42 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:43 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:33 – 11:04
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla06:30 – 08:01
Varjyam07:00 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:30 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869652.27
Julian Day2458117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.00°
🪷 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 (24.1044°), declination -23.16°, EoT -2.80 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: 2017-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)