पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 17, 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra206.29°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra292.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani300.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:08 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:53 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:56 – 07:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:23 – 08:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 15:57
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 13:43
Varjyam08:30 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:13 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:08 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:15 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:22 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:29 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:29 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:22 – 06:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:15 – 08:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871496.27
Julian Day2459961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.93°
🪷 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 -20.82°, EoT -10.03 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: 2023-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)