पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · June 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.26 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।

शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।4.26।।
"4.26 Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya54.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.74°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.09°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha68.94°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.23°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra18.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani203.69°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:02 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:31
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:32
Varjyam07:00 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:30 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868352.27
Julian Day2456817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.74°
🪷 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 (24.0547°), declination 22.91°, EoT 1.00 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: 2014-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)