पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra283.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha207.40°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.46°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra209.41°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani331.03°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:21
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 Labha06:15 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872540.27
Julian Day2461005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.51°
🪷 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 (24.2148°), declination -20.95°, EoT 11.91 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: 2025-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)