पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 30, 2026 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra67.23°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha291.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra291.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani334.32°MīnaUttara 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)16:11 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:12 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 42 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 Kāla11:15 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:43
Varjyam07:11 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872605.27
Julian Day2461070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.31°
🪷 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 (24.2173°), declination -17.70°, 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: 2026-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)