पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 5, 2026 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 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.49°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha250.30°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.46°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra259.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:13 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:30 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 36 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 23 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:04 – 07:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:30 – 08:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:22
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:40
Varjyam08:35 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:14 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:13 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:18 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:22 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:50 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:22 – 06:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:18 – 08:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872580.27
Julian Day2461045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.12°
🪷 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 (24.2164°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.45 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: 2026-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)