पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 23, 2024 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 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra67.42°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha256.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra245.08°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:31 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:17 – 08:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:04
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 13:46
Varjyam08:26 – 08:41
Dur Muhūrta 10:11 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:03 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:12 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:20 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:29 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:29 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:20 – 06:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:12 – 08:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871867.27
Julian Day2460332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.93°
🪷 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 (24.1891°), declination -19.60°, EoT -11.81 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: 2024-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)