पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 1, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.90°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha255.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra208.87°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:32 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:39 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:34
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Chala06:31 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:31 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872941.27
Julian Day2461406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2302°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.71°
🪷 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 (24.2302°), declination -23.03°, EoT -3.71 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: 2027-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)