पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 8, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra288.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha164.42°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra129.11°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani296.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:16 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:24 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:59
Varjyam06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:27 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871365.27
Julian Day2459830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.77°
🪷 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 (24.1699°), declination 5.76°, EoT 2.92 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: 2022-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)