पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 23, 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 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।
"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.28'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra11.51°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.40°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha264.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.58°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra264.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani10.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:19
Yamaganda09:42 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:16
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:39 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:45 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:16 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:47 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:47 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:16 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:45 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873694.27
Julian Day2462159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.50°
🪷 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 (24.2590°), declination -19.41°, EoT -11.81 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: 2029-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)