पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · 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

Kolkata, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:04 – 11:43
Yamaganda	15:00 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla	06:46 – 08:25
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:38

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	05:08 – 06:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:46 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:25 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:21 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:00 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:39 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:39 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:00 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:21 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:04 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:25 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:46 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°

Longitude: 88.3639°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 9 m

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)