पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha147.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra139.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:23 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:31 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:07
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla11:06 – 12:36
Varjyam07:04 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:06 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:06 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869152.27
Julian Day2457617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.92°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 13.33°, EoT -3.75 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: 2016-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)