पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra88.75°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha305.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.17°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra348.64°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani305.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:43
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:49 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871541.27
Julian Day2460006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.71°
🪷 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 (24.1766°), declination -6.99°, EoT -12.65 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: 2023-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)