पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 17, 2017 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra246.88°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha8.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.56°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.43°DhanuMūla 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)22:43 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:52 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:31
Yamaganda11:02 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:34
Varjyam07:00 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 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 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 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 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869395.27
Julian Day2457860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.13°
🪷 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 (24.0946°), declination 10.49°, EoT 0.26 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: 2017-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)