पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra300.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha356.56°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra340.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani243.40°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:04 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 11:08
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:07
Varjyam07:06 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:10 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:10 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°
Longitude: 36.8219°
Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869372.27
Julian Day2457837.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.45°
🪷 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 (24.0937°), declination 1.82°, EoT -6.58 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: 2017-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)