पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 8, 2023 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 13.30 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति।।13.30।।
"13.30 He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra94.98°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha261.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra281.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani299.05°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:12 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:58 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:03 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 16:53
Yamaganda12:33 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 15:48
Varjyam08:34 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:14 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:12 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:17 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:22 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:28 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:48 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:53 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:48 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:28 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:22 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:17 – 08:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871487.27
Julian Day2459952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.74°
🪷 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 (24.1746°), declination -22.29°, EoT -6.70 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: 2023-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)