पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 23, 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 5.24 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
"5.24 He who is happy within his Self and has found Its peace, and in whom the inner light shines, that sage attains Eternal Bliss and becomes the Spirit Itself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.24'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra328.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha279.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra282.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:02 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:49 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:17 – 08:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:38
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:20
Varjyam08:25 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 10:11 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:02 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:11 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:20 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:29 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:29 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:20 – 06:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:11 – 08:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872598.27
Julian Day2461063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.20°
🪷 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 (24.2171°), declination -19.48°, EoT -11.81 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: 2026-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)