पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 31, 2028 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra333.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha291.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra326.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.09°MīnaRevatī P4

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)09:54 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:59 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:15 – 12:46
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:49
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:15 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:46 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:18 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:20 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:51 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:20 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:18 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:46 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:15 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873336.27
Julian Day2461801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.50°
🪷 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 (24.2453°), declination -17.56°, EoT -13.53 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: 2028-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)