पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 18, 2028 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha291.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani357.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:07 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:24 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:56 – 07:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:22 – 08:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 15:58
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 13:43
Varjyam08:30 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:13 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:07 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:14 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:22 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:29 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:05 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:29 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:22 – 06:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:14 – 08:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873323.27
Julian Day2461788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.92°
🪷 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 (24.2448°), declination -20.67°, EoT -10.35 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: 2028-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)