पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 7, 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 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra197.14°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.18°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:23 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:47
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:42 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:13 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:47 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:50 – 17:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:21 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:21 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:50 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:47 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:13 – 06:42 (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)1869691.27
Julian Day2458156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.73°
🪷 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 (24.1059°), declination -15.37°, EoT -14.38 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: 2018-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)