पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · May 11, 2026 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra309.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.41°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha21.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.01°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra55.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani346.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:27 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:27
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 Kāla07:58 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:30
Varjyam06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:30 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:30 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872706.27
Julian Day2461171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.50°
🪷 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 (24.2212°), declination 17.84°, EoT 3.71 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: 2026-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)