पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 27, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra103.77°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.92°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha351.73°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra0.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani254.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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)14:44 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:11
Yamaganda09:37 – 11:08
Gulika Kāla12:39 – 14:09
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Roga06:36 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 11:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:08 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:39 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:09 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:40 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:40 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:09 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:39 – 02:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:08 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869739.27
Julian Day2458204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.86°
🪷 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 (24.1077°), declination 2.51°, EoT -5.94 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: 2018-03-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)