पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 17, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।

"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.23°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	205.78°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	188.83°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	176.57°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	132.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	306.70°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:13 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:00 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:08 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 16:51
Yamaganda	09:15 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla	12:17 – 13:49
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:13 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:44 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:15 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:17 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:49 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:20 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:51 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:22 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:51 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:20 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:49 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:17 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:46 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:15 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:44 – 06:13 (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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871769.27
Julian Day	2460234.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	27.60°

🪷 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 (24.1854°), declination -9.09°, EoT 15.23 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: 2023-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)