पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 1, 2019 CE

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BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।

"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.28°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	331.13°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	55.86°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	355.43°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.57°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	348.20°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	266.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:06 – 13:40
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla	10:32 – 12:06
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:48 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:57 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:32 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:06 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:40 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:15 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:24 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:15 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:40 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:06 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:32 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:57 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

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 Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870139.27
Julian Day	2458604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1230°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	313.76°

🪷 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 (24.1230°), declination 14.94°, EoT 2.92 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: 2019-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)