पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · May 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra152.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha23.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.22°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra71.01°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:30
Yamaganda06:28 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:29 – 10:59
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:28 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:29 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:29 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869797.27
Julian Day2458262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.52°
🪷 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 (24.1099°), declination 20.73°, EoT 3.31 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: 2018-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)