पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 12, 2028 CE

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BG 16.10 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः।मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः।।16.10।।

"16.10 Giving themselves up to insatiable passions, hypocritical, self-sufficient and arrogant, cherishing false conception founded on delusion, they work only to carry out their own unholy purposes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	183.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	247.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.90°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	211.47°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	10.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:04 – 16:30
Yamaganda	09:20 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:20 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:30 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:55 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:54 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873652.27
Julian Day	2462117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	308.53°

🪷 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 (24.2574°), declination -23.10°, EoT 5.54 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: 2028-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)