पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · August 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha144.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.26°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:02 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:30
Varjyam05:58 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:50 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:37 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:50 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871707.27
Julian Day2460172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.80°
🪷 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 (24.1830°), declination 13.86°, EoT -3.97 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: 2023-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)