पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 9, 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 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra277.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha268.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 11:08
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 08:06
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:34 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:11 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:14 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:46 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:14 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:11 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872949.27
Julian Day2461414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.58°
🪷 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 (24.2305°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 2027-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)