पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 28, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	283.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	6.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	258.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	306.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	301.29°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:46 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:16 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:18 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:21 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:47 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:21 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:43 – 11:14
Yamaganda	14:17 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	06:40 – 08:12
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:40 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:12 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:43 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:14 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:46 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:17 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:20 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:51 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:20 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:48 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:17 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:46 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:14 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:43 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:12 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871507.27
Julian Day	2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.56°

🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)