पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · 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

Kathmandu, Nepal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:13 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:23 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:29 – 12:10
Yamaganda	15:31 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla	07:07 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:02

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	05:26 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:07 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:29 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:10 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:51 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:31 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:12 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:53 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:12 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:31 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:51 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:10 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:29 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:07 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.7172°

Longitude: 85.324°

Timezone: UTC+5.75

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)