पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 10, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya356.53°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra32.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha12.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra341.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani231.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:01 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:06 – 18:37
Yamaganda12:34 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:06
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:32 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:06 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:06 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869023.27
Julian Day2457488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.12°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 8.05°, EoT -1.61 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: 2016-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)