पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · November 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.22°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra228.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.89°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha222.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra162.81°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.52°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:34 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:18
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Labha06:13 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:13 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871798.27
Julian Day2460263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1865°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.76°
🪷 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 (24.1865°), declination -18.37°, EoT 14.88 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: 2023-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)