पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha23.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra350.96°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani231.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:31
Yamaganda11:02 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:33
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:02 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:02 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869031.27
Julian Day2457496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.44°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.92°, EoT 0.51 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: 2016-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)