पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 13, 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 4.26 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।

शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।4.26।।
"4.26 Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.26'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.14°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.82°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha244.23°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:12 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 47 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 12 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:00 – 07:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:27 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:28
Yamaganda13:40 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:16
Varjyam08:32 – 08:47
Dur Muhūrta 10:14 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:10 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:16 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:22 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:58 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:22 – 06:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:16 – 08:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871857.27
Julian Day2460322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.84°
🪷 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 -21.59°, EoT -8.64 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: 2024-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)