पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 20, 2022 CE

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BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	213.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	163.39°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.08°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	219.64°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.65°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	220.28°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	295.15°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:56 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:01 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:53 – 18:24
Yamaganda	12:19 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:22 – 16:53
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:14 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:45 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:16 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:19 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:22 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:53 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:24 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:53 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:22 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:19 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:16 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:45 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871438.27
Julian Day	2459903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	310.76°

🪷 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 (24.1727°), declination -19.64°, EoT 13.70 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: 2022-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)