पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 15, 2029 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.29°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha273.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:01 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:39
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:42
Gulika Kāla14:13 – 15:45
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta06:36 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:42 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:13 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:45 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:48 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:45 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:13 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:42 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:36 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873686.27
Julian Day2462151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.65°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -21.10°, EoT -9.35 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: 2029-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)