पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · June 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.47 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।18.47।।
"18.47 It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra285.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.12°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha30.09°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.73°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra97.83°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani313.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:59 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:32
Yamaganda06:30 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 11:01
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:31 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:31 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:30 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871638.27
Julian Day2460103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.58°
🪷 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 (24.1803°), declination 22.80°, EoT 1.18 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: 2023-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)