पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 6, 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 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra35.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha114.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.15°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra154.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani249.08°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:43 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:07 – 09:37
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:39
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Amṛta06:36 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:07 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:40 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:07 – 06:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + 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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869871.27
Julian Day2458336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1128°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.45°
🪷 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 (24.1128°), declination 16.75°, EoT -5.59 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: 2018-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)