पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 5, 1951 CE

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BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।

"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1358

Malayalam Era: 1127

Nanakshahi: 482

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	79.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	86.95°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	90.67°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	350.26°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	124.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	153.77°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:45 – 15:27
Yamaganda	05:12 – 06:55
Gulika Kāla	08:37 – 10:20
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:12 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:55 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:37 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:27 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:45 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:37 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:55 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845367.27
Julian Day	2433832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.12°

🪷 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 (23.1756°), declination 22.87°, EoT -4.19 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: 1951-07-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)