पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · May 13, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.37°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	41.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	49.45°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.73°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	40.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	289.30°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:29 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:23 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:24 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:05 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:05 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:59 – 15:30
Yamaganda	06:27 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla	09:28 – 10:59
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:27 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:58 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:28 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:59 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:29 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:59 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:30 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:00 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:31 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:00 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:30 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:59 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:29 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:59 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:28 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870882.27
Julian Day	2459347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	15.58°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 18.40°, EoT 3.75 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: 2021-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)