पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · March 26, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	340.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.97°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.79°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	349.18°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	353.54°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	16.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	308.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:39 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:18 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:20 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:11 – 18:42
Yamaganda	12:39 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla	15:41 – 17:11
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:36 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:07 – 09:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:37 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:08 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:39 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:10 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:41 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:11 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:42 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:11 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:41 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:10 – 00:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:39 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:08 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:37 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:07 – 06:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871564.27
Julian Day	2460029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.67°

🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 2.04°, EoT -6.26 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: 2023-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)