पञ्चाङ्ग — Nairobi, Kenya · February 8, 2025 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	295.32°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	60.02°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.10°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	293.89°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	338.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	324.10°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 UTC+3
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 UTC+3
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:47 UTC+3
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:06 UTC+3
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:06 UTC+3
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:23 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:49 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:23 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:45 – 11:16
Yamaganda	14:18 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla	06:42 – 08:14
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:33 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:42 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:14 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:45 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:16 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:47 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:18 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:21 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:52 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:21 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:50 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:18 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:47 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:16 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:45 – 05:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:14 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -1.2921°

Longitude: 36.8219°

Timezone: UTC+3

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872249.27
Julian Day	2460714.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.43°

🪷 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 (24.2037°), declination -14.96°, EoT -14.45 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2025-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)