पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra327.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha243.13°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.10°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra211.48°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani243.17°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:21 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:26 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:56
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:53
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:16 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:27 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°
Longitude: 36.8219°
Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869620.27
Julian Day2458085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.84°
🪷 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 (24.1032°), declination -21.30°, EoT 11.22 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: 2017-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)