पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 16, 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.88°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani299.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:08 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:23 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:57 – 07:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:24 – 08:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:22
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:36
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 14:49
Varjyam08:31 – 08:45
Dur Muhūrta 10:13 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:08 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:15 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:22 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:29 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:36 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:36 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:29 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:22 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:15 – 08:08 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871495.27
Julian Day2459960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.90°
🪷 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 (24.1749°), declination -21.01°, EoT -9.69 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: 2023-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)