पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · May 1, 2028 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.22°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha35.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra53.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani8.05°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:34 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:31
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:28 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:28 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873427.27
Julian Day2461892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.73°
🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.19°, EoT 2.92 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: 2028-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)