पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 29, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।

"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.97°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	71.44°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	181.10°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.75°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	206.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	282.88°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:34 – 13:03
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla	10:05 – 11:34
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:38 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:36 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:05 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:34 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:03 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:32 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:00 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:29 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:00 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:32 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:03 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:34 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:05 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:36 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:07 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871021.27
Julian Day	2459486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	272.15°

🪷 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 (24.1567°), declination -2.43°, EoT 10.52 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: 2021-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)