पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, 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

Seattle, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:00 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:59 – 13:27
Yamaganda	07:33 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla	10:30 – 11:59
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:13

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	06:05 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:33 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:02 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:30 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:59 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:27 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:25 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:53 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:25 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:27 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:59 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:30 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:02 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:33 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

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)