पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra126.91°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.39°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.00°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra258.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani318.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:18 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:46
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:54 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:54 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872172.27
Julian Day2460637.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.04°
🪷 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 (24.2008°), declination -20.41°, EoT 12.85 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: 2024-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)