पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 20, 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra249.46°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani300.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:05 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:53 – 07:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:20 – 08:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:37
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:21
Varjyam08:28 – 08:43
Dur Muhūrta 10:12 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:05 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:13 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:21 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:29 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:29 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:21 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:13 – 08:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871499.27
Julian Day2459964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.12°
🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.21°, EoT -10.96 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: 2023-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)