पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 30, 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha246.91°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra287.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani266.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:30 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:33
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:36
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:38
Varjyam07:00 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:36 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:36 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:30 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870382.27
Julian Day2458847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.89°
🪷 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 (24.1323°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2019-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)