पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, 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

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 10 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 49 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:15 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:20 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla	19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:28 – 12:14
Yamaganda	15:47 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla	06:55 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:56

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	05:09 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:55 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:28 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:14 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:01 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:47 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:33 – 19:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:20 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:33 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:47 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:14 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:28 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:55 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

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)