पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 29, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.72°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra200.30°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra155.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani294.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:00 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:24
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:51
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:19 (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)1871386.27
Julian Day2459851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.43°
🪷 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 (24.1707°), declination -2.34°, EoT 10.52 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: 2022-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)