पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1936 CE

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BG 13.26 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।

"13.26 Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1343

Malayalam Era: 1112

Nanakshahi: 467

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.75°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	192.64°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.04°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	151.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	232.64°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	142.66°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	328.15°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:50 – 18:26
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:13 – 16:50
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:13 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:50 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:13 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1839938.27
Julian Day	2428403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9679°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	69.12°

🪷 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 (22.9679°), declination 11.57°, EoT -2.27 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: 1936-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)