पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 5, 2018 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।

"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	201.96°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	317.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	213.14°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.93°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	254.04°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:33 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:41 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:24 – 13:56
Yamaganda	07:50 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla	10:53 – 12:24
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:18 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:50 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:21 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:53 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:24 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:56 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:27 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:58 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:30 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:58 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:27 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:56 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:24 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:53 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:21 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:50 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869992.27
Julian Day	2458457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.72°

🪷 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 (24.1174°), declination -22.34°, EoT 8.56 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: 2018-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)