पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 15, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.52°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani321.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:32 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:41 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:30
Yamaganda12:27 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:29 – 17:00
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:24 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:29 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:30 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:29 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:24 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872103.27
Julian Day2460568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.13°
🪷 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 (24.1981°), declination 2.90°, EoT 5.50 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: 2024-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)