पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · January 16, 2033 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 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra97.49°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.80°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha273.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra318.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani67.38°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:05 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:17 – 18:48
Yamaganda12:42 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:17
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:37 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:08 – 09:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:40 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:42 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:14 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:17 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:48 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:17 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:14 – 00:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:42 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:40 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:08 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875148.27
Julian Day2463613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.56°
🪷 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 (24.3146°), declination -20.91°, EoT -9.69 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: 2033-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)