पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 8, 2029 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 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra180.08°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.08°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.40°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra245.25°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:12 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:36 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 40 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 19 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:03 – 07:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:22
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 14:43
Varjyam08:34 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:14 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:12 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:17 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:22 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:22 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:17 – 08:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873679.27
Julian Day2462144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.40°
🪷 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 (24.2584°), declination -22.22°, EoT -6.70 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: 2029-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)