पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha129.31°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra129.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:19 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:39
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:08
Varjyam07:06 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:36 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:07 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:39 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:40 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:39 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:07 – 06:36 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872065.27
Julian Day2460530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.12°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 16.04°, EoT -5.35 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: 2024-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)