पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · December 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	243.92°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	236.41°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	197.51°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	343.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:31 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:47 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:50 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:05 – 18:37
Yamaganda	12:31 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:05
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:25 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:56 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:28 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:59 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:31 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:02 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:05 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:37 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:05 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:02 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:31 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:59 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:28 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:56 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872929.27
Julian Day	2461394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	127.07°

🪷 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 (24.2297°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2026-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)