पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.57°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra355.79°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha116.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.93°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra151.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.23°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:14 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:17 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:38
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:37 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869868.27
Julian Day2458333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1126°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.14°
🪷 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 (24.1126°), declination 17.55°, EoT -5.88 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: 2018-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)