पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha1.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani319.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:19 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:37
Varjyam07:05 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:35 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871933.27
Julian Day2460398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.47°
🪷 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 (24.1916°), declination 3.51°, EoT -5.30 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: 2024-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)