पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 3, 2023 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।

"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.39'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.40°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	33.52°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	179.39°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	152.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.08°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	120.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	307.27°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:33 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:34 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:23 – 16:54
Yamaganda	09:19 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla	12:21 – 13:52
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

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):
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 Roga	06:17 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:48 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:19 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:50 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:21 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:52 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:23 – 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 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:23 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:52 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:21 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:50 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:19 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:48 – 06:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + 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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871755.27
Julian Day	2460220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.53°

🪷 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 (24.1848°), declination -3.80°, EoT 11.79 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: 2023-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)