पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.19°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha179.97°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra134.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:19
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:46
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:13 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871771.27
Julian Day2460236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.35°
🪷 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 -9.82°, EoT 15.55 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: 2023-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)