पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · April 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra263.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.17°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha338.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.01°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.58°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:18 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:55 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:37 – 19:21
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla15:53 – 17:37
Varjyam06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:28 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:09 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:53 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:37 – 19:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:21 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:37 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:53 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:09 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872320.27
Julian Day2460785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2064°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.66°
🪷 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 (24.2064°), declination 11.55°, EoT 0.97 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: 2025-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)