पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 27, 2024 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।

"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.57°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	206.23°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	98.84°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	229.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.53°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	297.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	320.06°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:34 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:29 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:37 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:10 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:10 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:03 – 12:34
Yamaganda	15:37 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	08:00 – 09:31
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:28 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:00 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:31 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:03 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:34 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:06 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:37 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:40 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:37 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:06 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:34 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:03 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:31 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:00 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872206.27
Julian Day	2460671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	313.80°

🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.42 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: 2024-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)