पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · May 14, 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 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.31°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra224.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.21°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha11.41°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani334.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:54 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:59 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:43 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:42 – 20:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:54 – 20:31
Amṛta Kāla19:39 – 21:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 14:15
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:22
Varjyam05:28 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:08 – 18:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:01 – 19:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:54 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:01 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:08 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872344.27
Julian Day2460809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.54°
🪷 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 (24.2073°), declination 18.65°, EoT 3.76 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: 2025-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)