पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra109.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.72°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha343.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:17 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:16
Yamaganda09:42 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 14:14
Varjyam07:10 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:43 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:16 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:47 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:16 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:43 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872280.27
Julian Day2460745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.36°
🪷 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 (24.2049°), declination -3.68°, EoT -10.76 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: 2025-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)