पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · December 23, 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.97°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.11°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra200.22°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani343.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:12 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:34 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:20 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:04 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:29
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:25
Varjyam08:33 – 08:46
Dur Muhūrta 10:10 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:12 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:15 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:19 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:39 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:19 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:15 – 08:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872932.27
Julian Day2461397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.54°
🪷 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 (24.2298°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2026-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)