पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 24, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra170.72°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.20°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha278.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:01 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:44 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:59 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:48 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 08:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:20
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 14:56
Varjyam08:25 – 08:39
Dur Muhūrta 10:10 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:01 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:11 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:20 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:29 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:29 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:20 – 06:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:11 – 08:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871138.27
Julian Day2459603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.23°
🪷 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 (24.1612°), declination -19.25°, EoT -12.06 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: 2022-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)