पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · July 20, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।

"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	93.66°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	84.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.96°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	73.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	267.46°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	50.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	274.55°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:03 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:04 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:03
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	00:15 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:07 – 09:38
Yamaganda	11:08 – 12:39
Gulika Kāla	14:09 – 15:40
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870585.27
Julian Day	2459050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.48°

🪷 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 (24.1401°), declination 20.60°, EoT -5.99 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: 2020-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)