पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:41 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:47 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:07
Yamaganda09:34 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 14:06
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Roga06:33 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:07 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:38 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:07 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871713.27
Julian Day2460178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.23°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.92°, EoT -2.54 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: 2023-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)