पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.28°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.86°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.39°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha131.90°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.48°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.79°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani237.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:53 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:54 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:55
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:24 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869547.27
Julian Day2458012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.33°
🪷 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 (24.1004°), declination 2.63°, EoT 5.87 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: 2017-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)