पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 18, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.17°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.67°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	327.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.28°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	312.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	232.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:41 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:34 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:36 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:17 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:17 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:11 – 12:41
Yamaganda	15:43 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla	08:09 – 09:40
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:28 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:38 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:09 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:40 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:11 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:41 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:12 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:43 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:14 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:45 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:14 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:43 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:12 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:41 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:11 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:40 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:09 – 06:38 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869000.27
Julian Day	2457465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	116.03°

🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -0.84°, EoT -8.76 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: 2016-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)