पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 18, 2027 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra147.02°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.86°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha351.51°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra332.86°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani354.79°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:04 – 18:35
Yamaganda12:32 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:04
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:30 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:31 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:04 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:35 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:04 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:31 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:30 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873048.27
Julian Day2461513.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.74°
🪷 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 (24.2343°), declination 10.69°, EoT 0.51 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: 2027-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)