पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.73°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra187.41°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha217.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.74°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra199.36°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani331.11°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:53
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:50
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:13 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872532.27
Julian Day2460997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.05°
🪷 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 (24.2145°), declination -19.24°, EoT 14.21 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: 2025-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)