पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 11, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.99°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra243.88°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha94.72°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra112.84°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani260.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)15:12 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:22 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:40
Yamaganda12:38 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:09
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:36 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:37 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:07 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:40 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:07 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:37 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870241.27
Julian Day2458706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1269°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.07°
🪷 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 (24.1269°), declination 15.40°, EoT -4.91 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: 2019-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)