पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · June 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya69.60°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra82.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.11°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha73.57°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.09°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra24.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani239.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:28 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:06 – 18:36
Yamaganda12:35 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:06
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:34 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:34 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:35 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:06 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:36 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:06 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:35 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:34 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869464.27
Julian Day2457929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.85°
🪷 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 (24.0972°), declination 23.38°, EoT -2.28 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: 2017-06-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)