पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 30, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra292.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra331.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:09 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:17 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:49
Yamaganda06:41 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:43 – 11:15
Varjyam07:11 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:41 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:12 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:43 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:51 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:43 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:12 – 06:41 (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)1872240.27
Julian Day2460705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.03°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.63°, EoT -13.36 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: 2025-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)