पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · July 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra261.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.26°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha85.16°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani286.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:37 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:46 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:38
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:37 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870953.27
Julian Day2459418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.57°
🪷 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 (24.1541°), declination 20.06°, EoT -6.13 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: 2021-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)