पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।
"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.95°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha240.62°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra307.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani320.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:53 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:38 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla15:41 – 17:12
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:32 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:35 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:07 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:10 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:41 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:41 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:10 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:07 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:35 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872215.27
Julian Day2460680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.21°
🪷 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 (24.2024°), declination -22.60°, EoT -5.45 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: 2025-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)