पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 11, 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.46°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha123.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra149.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani285.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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)08:38 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:41 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 55 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 Kāla12:38 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:38
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870972.27
Julian Day2459437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.25°
🪷 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 (24.1549°), declination 15.24°, 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: 2021-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)