पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 1, 2025 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.86°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	189.44°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	104.37°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.42°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	66.43°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	337.50°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:41 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:24 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:02 – 11:50
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla	06:25 – 08:13
Varjyam	05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta	07:59 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:36 – 06:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:25 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:13 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:02 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:39 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:16 – 19:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:04 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:16 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:39 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:02 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:13 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:25 – 04:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872423.27
Julian Day	2460888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.57°

🪷 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 (24.2104°), declination 17.99°, EoT -6.02 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: 2025-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)