पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 12, 2021 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha125.77°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra150.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:28 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:33 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:26
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 Kāla14:08 – 15:38
Yamaganda06:35 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:07
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:35 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:07 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:09 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:40 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:09 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:07 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870973.27
Julian Day2459438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.08°
🪷 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 14.95°, EoT -4.74 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: 2021-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)