पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · August 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha129.31°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra129.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:49 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:00 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:21 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:49 – 20:26
Amṛta Kāla19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:21 – 16:10
Yamaganda05:13 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:42
Varjyam05:49 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:21 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:10 – 18:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:00 – 19:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:49 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:00 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:10 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:21 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872065.27
Julian Day2460530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.12°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 16.04°, EoT -5.35 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: 2024-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)