पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra327.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha144.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:24 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:31
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:30 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°
Longitude: 36.8219°
Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871723.27
Julian Day2460188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.18°
🪷 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 (24.1836°), declination 8.43°, EoT 0.48 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: 2023-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)