पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 23, 2027 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha291.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani345.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:03 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:32 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:17 – 08:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:29
Yamaganda13:46 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:11
Varjyam08:26 – 08:40
Dur Muhūrta 10:11 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · 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 Kāla08:03 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:11 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:20 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:29 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:13 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:29 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:20 – 06:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:11 – 08:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872963.27
Julian Day2461428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.23°
🪷 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 (24.2310°), declination -19.53°, 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: 2027-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)