पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · 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

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:50 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:20 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:48 – 16:04
Yamaganda	09:43 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla	12:16 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta	09:33 – 09:54

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	07:11 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:27 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:43 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:00 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:16 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:48 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:04 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:20 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:04 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:48 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:16 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:00 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:43 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:27 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

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
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Computed for: 2028-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)