पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.17°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra54.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.12°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha201.16°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra147.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:58 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:16
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:12 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871784.27
Julian Day2460249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.48°
🪷 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 (24.1859°), declination -14.29°, EoT 16.44 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: 2023-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)