पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 25, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.67°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra300.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha30.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra326.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani299.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:46 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:54 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:30
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:32
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:29 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871229.27
Julian Day2459694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.55°
🪷 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 (24.1647°), declination 13.13°, EoT 1.98 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: 2022-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)