पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 12, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.24°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra187.12°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.13°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha10.51°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.18°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.83°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.50°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:06 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:13 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:04
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:34
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:04 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:06 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:06 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:04 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:31 (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)1869390.27
Julian Day2457855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.05°
🪷 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 (24.0944°), declination 8.69°, EoT -1.04 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: 2017-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)