पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 9, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।

"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	35.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.94°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	171.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.28°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	149.02°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	238.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:13 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:14 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:46 – 09:17
Yamaganda	10:48 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla	13:50 – 15:21
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:15 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:46 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:17 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:48 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:19 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:50 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:21 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:52 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:23 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:52 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:21 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:50 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:19 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:48 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:17 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:46 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869570.27
Julian Day	2458035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.53°

🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -6.27°, EoT 13.49 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: 2017-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)