पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra234.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha323.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra295.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani316.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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)01:00 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:43
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:16 – 15:47
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:43 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:16 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:49 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:16 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:43 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:41 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871908.27
Julian Day2460373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.43°
🪷 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 (24.1907°), declination -6.31°, EoT -12.45 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: 2024-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)