पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.59°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra170.03°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha183.99°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.41°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.17°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:16 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:50
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:15 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869935.27
Julian Day2458400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.28°
🪷 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 (24.1152°), declination -6.18°, EoT 13.49 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: 2018-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)