पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · August 7, 2015 CE

🪷 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	19.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.48°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	124.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.01°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:38 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:35 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:37 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:08 – 12:38
Yamaganda	15:39 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	08:07 – 09:37
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:36 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:07 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:37 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:08 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:38 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:09 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:39 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:40 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:39 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:09 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:38 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:08 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:37 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:07 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868776.27
Julian Day	2457241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.96°

🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.55°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)