पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · April 26, 2015 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।

"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	102.05°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	24.22°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
बुध Budha	27.70°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.21°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	52.39°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	219.24°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:31 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:32 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:34 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:02 – 18:33
Yamaganda	12:31 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla	15:32 – 17:02
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Udveg	06:28 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:59 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:29 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:00 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:31 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:01 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:32 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:02 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:33 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:02 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:32 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:01 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:31 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:00 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:29 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:59 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868673.27
Julian Day	2457138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.73°

🪷 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 (24.0669°), declination 13.36°, EoT 2.16 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: 2015-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)