पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · October 15, 2024 CE

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BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।

"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	323.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	187.32°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.07°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	212.12°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	319.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:57 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:03 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 16:51
Yamaganda	09:16 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla	12:18 – 13:49
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:14 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:45 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:16 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:47 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:18 – 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 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:18 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:47 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:16 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:45 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872133.27
Julian Day	2460598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.52°

🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -8.64°, EoT 14.86 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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