पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · June 29, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya73.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra72.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha54.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra42.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani300.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:33 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:06
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:36
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871294.27
Julian Day2459759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.34°
🪷 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 (24.1672°), declination 23.23°, EoT -3.09 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: 2022-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)