पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 4, 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.38°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha153.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani307.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:22 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:23 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:21
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871756.27
Julian Day2460221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.53°
🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.18°, EoT 12.10 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: 2023-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)