पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · December 29, 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 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha231.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra299.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani320.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:42 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:15 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:05 – 07:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:31 – 08:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 16:43
Yamaganda12:28 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 15:39
Varjyam08:34 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:12 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg08:13 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:17 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:21 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:24 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:28 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:39 – 16:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:43 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:39 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:28 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:24 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:21 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:17 – 08:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872208.27
Julian Day2460673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.52°
🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2024-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)