पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 4, 2030 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 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha250.79°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:29 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:35
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:32 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874040.27
Julian Day2462505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.54°
🪷 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 (24.2722°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.02 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: 2030-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)