पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · December 20, 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.44°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.44°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra290.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:10 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:16 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:03 – 07:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:28 – 08:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:24
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:17
Varjyam08:31 – 08:45
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:10 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:14 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:17 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:38 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:17 – 06:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:14 – 08:10 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872199.27
Julian Day2460664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.21°
🪷 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 (24.2018°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2024-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)