पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 4, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra236.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha243.93°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra212.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani257.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:35
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870022.27
Julian Day2458487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.35°
🪷 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 (24.1185°), declination -22.76°, EoT -5.02 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: 2019-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)