पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 22, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra332.97°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.76°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani249.53°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:42
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:44
Gulika Kāla14:16 – 15:47
Varjyam07:09 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:10 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:44 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:16 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:50 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:16 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:44 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:10 – 06:39 (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)1869675.27
Julian Day2458140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.46°
🪷 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 (24.1053°), declination -19.72°, EoT -11.54 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: 2018-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)