पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.84°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra177.63°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.87°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:48 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:49
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:16 (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)1871029.27
Julian Day2459494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.07°
🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -5.52°, EoT 12.96 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: 2021-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)