पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha337.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.56°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra346.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.12°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:32 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:42 – 14:13
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:41
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:42
Varjyam07:09 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:39 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:41 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:42 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:46 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:42 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:41 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:39 (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)1869362.27
Julian Day2457827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.58°
🪷 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 (24.0933°), declination -2.13°, EoT -9.65 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: 2017-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)