पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · May 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha28.94°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.74°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani335.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:39 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:29
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872353.27
Julian Day2460818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.83°
🪷 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 (24.2077°), declination 20.60°, EoT 3.40 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: 2025-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)