पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 15, 2023 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 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.89°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra290.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani299.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:09 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:11 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:55 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 52 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 07 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:58 – 07:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:25 – 08:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:01
Yamaganda12:35 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 15:55
Varjyam08:31 – 08:45
Dur Muhūrta 10:13 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:09 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:16 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:22 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:29 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:35 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:55 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:01 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:55 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:35 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:29 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:22 – 06:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:16 – 08:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871494.27
Julian Day2459959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.17°
🪷 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 (24.1748°), declination -21.20°, EoT -9.35 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: 2023-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)