पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 1, 2031 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 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra351.63°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.77°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha233.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra273.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani38.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:36
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:34 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:34 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874402.27
Julian Day2462867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2861°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.47°
🪷 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 (24.2861°), declination -23.03°, EoT -3.71 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: 2031-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)