पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 17, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra136.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha316.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani296.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:38 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:41 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:44
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:40 – 11:11
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:40 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:11 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:44 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:14 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:14 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:44 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:11 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:40 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:38 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871190.27
Julian Day2459655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.39°
🪷 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 (24.1632°), declination -1.42°, EoT -9.06 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: 2022-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)