पञ्चाङ्ग — Zurich, Switzerland · January 17, 2029 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 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.87°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha270.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.19°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.25°MeṣaAśvinī 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)09:20 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:56 – 07:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:22 – 08:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 13:43
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:36
Varjyam08:30 – 08:44
Dur Muhūrta 10:13 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:07 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:14 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:22 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:29 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:05 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:29 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:22 – 06:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:14 – 08:07 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873688.27
Julian Day2462153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.30°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.72°, EoT -10.03 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: 2029-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)