पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 14, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.68°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra46.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra261.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani289.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Zurich, Switzerland — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+1)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:31 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:59 – 07:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:25 – 08:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:35
Yamaganda14:48 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:22
Varjyam08:32 – 08:46
Dur Muhūrta 10:13 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:09 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:16 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:22 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:22 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:16 – 08:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.3769°
Longitude: 8.5417°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871128.27
Julian Day2459593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.07°
🪷 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 (24.1608°), declination -21.33°, EoT -9.00 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: 2022-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)