पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · December 24, 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 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.51°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra170.49°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha226.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani319.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:12 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:36 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:04 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:30 – 08:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:36
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:29
Varjyam08:33 – 08:47
Dur Muhūrta 10:11 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:12 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:16 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:19 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:22 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:36 – 16:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:40 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:36 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:22 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:19 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:16 – 08:12 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872203.27
Julian Day2460668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.44°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2024-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)