पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 3, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.48°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:19 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:49
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:15
Varjyam07:12 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:13 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:47 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:18 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:52 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:18 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:47 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:13 – 06:42 (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)1871148.27
Julian Day2459613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.51°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.57°, EoT -13.97 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: 2022-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)