पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 14, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra69.82°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha356.63°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra346.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani320.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:11 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:11 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:05 – 18:36
Yamaganda12:33 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:05
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:31 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:01 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:03 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:04 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:05 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:36 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:05 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:04 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:03 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:01 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871949.27
Julian Day2460414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.43°
🪷 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 (24.1922°), declination 9.53°, EoT -0.50 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: 2024-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)