पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 2, 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra129.44°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha278.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:47
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:44
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869686.27
Julian Day2458151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.25°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.87°, EoT -13.84 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: 2018-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)