पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.78°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra195.78°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.28°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha12.15°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.67°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra31.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani309.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:34 – 11:04
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 08:03
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:32 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:34 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:34 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871577.27
Julian Day2460042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.20°
🪷 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 (24.1780°), declination 7.04°, EoT -2.19 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: 2023-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)