पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 31, 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 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra44.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha261.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra310.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani301.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:54 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:38 – 07:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:13
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:39 – 13:51
Varjyam08:18 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:54 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:05 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:17 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:39 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:39 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:17 – 06:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:05 – 07:54 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871510.27
Julian Day2459975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.75°
🪷 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 (24.1754°), declination -17.50°, EoT -13.53 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: 2023-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)