पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 22, 2022 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।

"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.3'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	215.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	190.33°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.49°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	222.76°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.63°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	222.79°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	295.25°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:35 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:42 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:22 – 16:54
Yamaganda	09:17 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:20 – 13:51
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:14 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:45 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:17 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:20 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:51 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:22 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:25 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:22 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:51 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:20 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:17 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:45 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871440.27
Julian Day	2459905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	334.52°

🪷 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 (24.1728°), declination -20.09°, EoT 13.15 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: 2022-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)