पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra315.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha277.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra281.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani333.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:37 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:18 – 08:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 14:54
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:29
Varjyam08:26 – 08:41
Dur Muhūrta 10:11 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:03 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:12 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:20 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:29 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:03 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:03 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:29 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:20 – 06:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:12 – 08:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872597.27
Julian Day2461062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.70°
🪷 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 (24.2170°), declination -19.71°, EoT -11.54 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: 2026-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)