पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 5, 2011 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	268.29°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.37°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	171.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	14.18°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	174.82°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:59 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:08 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:20 – 13:51
Yamaganda	07:48 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:20
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:17 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:48 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:18 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:20 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:51 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:22 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:53 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:24 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:53 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:22 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:51 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:20 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:18 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:48 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867374.27
Julian Day	2455839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.07°

🪷 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 (24.0173°), declination -4.53°, EoT 12.39 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: 2011-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)