पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 12, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.07°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha243.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:11 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:35 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:01 – 07:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:27 – 08:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:34
Yamaganda14:46 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:23
Varjyam08:33 – 08:47
Dur Muhūrta 10:14 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:11 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:17 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:23 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:51 – 16:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:57 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:51 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:23 – 06:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:17 – 08:11 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871856.27
Julian Day2460321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.59°
🪷 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 (24.1887°), declination -21.75°, EoT -8.27 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: 2024-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)