पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · September 30, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.45°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra351.03°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.38°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha147.09°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra118.33°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani307.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:54 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:49
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871752.27
Julian Day2460217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.24°
🪷 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 (24.1847°), declination -2.63°, EoT 10.84 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: 2023-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)