पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 20, 2023 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra249.46°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani300.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:44
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:41
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:49 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871499.27
Julian Day2459964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.12°
🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.21°, EoT -10.96 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: 2023-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)