{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:amarnath:2015-07-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2015-07-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2015-07-18","date_display":"July 18, 2015 CE","panchanga":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2015,"month":7,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457221.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868756.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":90.5846,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":115.936,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":25.3514,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.3514},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":115.936,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.2693},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":206.5206},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":4,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"sky":{"method":"Sūrya-Siddhāntic Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration with atan2-based śīghra + varying peripheries + lunar latitude","engine_version":"3.0 (Pūrṇa — complete SS implementation)","tradition_sources":"Āryabhaṭīya 499 CE → SS Ch.1-5 Burgess 1860 → Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi Bhāskara II 1150 → Tantrasaṅgraha Nīlakaṇṭha 1501","input":{"year":2015,"month":7,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457221.770833,"ahargana":1868756.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0701,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":91.06741599999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":113.88311599999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.3617},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":81.39291600000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":84.05741599999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":120.04961600000001,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":125.48121600000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":214.17991600000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":164.2997,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":344.2997,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false}},"panchang":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2015,"month":7,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457221.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868756.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":90.5846,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":115.936,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":25.3514,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.3514},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":115.936,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.2693},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":206.5206},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":4,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.362,"elongation":25.351},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.362,"opposition_distance":154.649}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"amarnath","name":"Amarnāth","lat":34.2167,"lon":75.5,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"J&K","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha","elevation_m":3888},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"amarnath","name":"Amarnāth","lat":34.2167,"lon":75.5,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"J&K","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha","elevation_m":3888},"sunriseLocal":"05:29","sunsetLocal":"19:39","solarNoonLocal":"12:34","dayLengthHours":14.178381889972455,"dayLengthDisplay":"14 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"9 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs","moonriseLocal":"07:19","moonsetLocal":"20:51","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:01","end":"10:48","startHours":9.019669796182038,"endHours":10.791967532428593,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:20","end":"16:07","startHours":14.336563004921707,"endHours":16.108860741168264,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:29","end":"07:15","startHours":5.475074323688924,"endHours":7.247372059935481,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:47","end":"09:15","startHours":8.783363431349162,"endHours":9.255976161014912,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:04","end":"06:27","startHours":6.065840235771109,"endHours":6.443930419503708,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:05","end":"13:02","startHours":12.091652539009402,"endHours":13.036877998340898,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:35","end":"04:32","startHours":3.58462340502593,"endHours":4.529848864357427,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:18","end":"05:29","startHours":4.293542499524553,"endHours":5.475074323688924,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:56","end":"15:52","startHours":14.927328917003893,"endHours":15.872554376335389,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"19:27","end":"19:51","startHours":19.45345621366138,"endHours":19.853456213661378,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:39","end":"20:15","startHours":19.65345621366138,"endHours":20.244222125743565,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"19:24","end":"21:09","startHours":19.40345621366138,"endHours":21.15345621366138,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:05","end":"01:02","startHours":24.091652539009402,"endHours":25.0368779983409,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:29","end":"07:15","startHours":5.475074323688924,"endHours":7.247372059935481,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:15","end":"09:01","startHours":7.247372059935481,"endHours":9.019669796182038,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:01","end":"10:48","startHours":9.019669796182038,"endHours":10.791967532428593,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:48","end":"12:34","startHours":10.791967532428593,"endHours":12.56426526867515,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:34","end":"14:20","startHours":12.56426526867515,"endHours":14.336563004921707,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:20","end":"16:07","startHours":14.336563004921707,"endHours":16.108860741168264,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:07","end":"17:53","startHours":16.108860741168264,"endHours":17.88115847741482,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:53","end":"19:39","startHours":17.88115847741482,"endHours":19.65345621366138,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"19:39","end":"20:53","startHours":19.65345621366138,"endHours":20.88115847741482,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:53","end":"22:07","startHours":20.88115847741482,"endHours":22.108860741168264,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:07","end":"23:20","startHours":22.108860741168264,"endHours":23.336563004921707,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:20","end":"00:34","startHours":23.336563004921707,"endHours":24.56426526867515,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:34","end":"01:48","startHours":24.56426526867515,"endHours":25.791967532428593,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:48","end":"03:01","startHours":25.791967532428593,"endHours":27.019669796182036,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:01","end":"04:15","startHours":27.019669796182036,"endHours":28.24737205993548,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:15","end":"05:29","startHours":28.24737205993548,"endHours":29.475074323688922,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:29","end":"06:29","startHours":5.475074323688924,"endHours":6.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:29","end":"07:29","startHours":6.475074323688924,"endHours":7.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:29","end":"08:29","startHours":7.475074323688924,"endHours":8.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:29","end":"09:29","startHours":8.475074323688924,"endHours":9.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:29","end":"10:29","startHours":9.475074323688924,"endHours":10.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:29","end":"11:29","startHours":10.475074323688924,"endHours":11.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:29","end":"12:29","startHours":11.475074323688924,"endHours":12.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:29","end":"13:29","startHours":12.475074323688924,"endHours":13.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:29","end":"14:29","startHours":13.475074323688924,"endHours":14.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:29","end":"15:29","startHours":14.475074323688924,"endHours":15.475074323688924,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:29","end":"16:29","startHours":15.475074323688924,"endHours":16.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:29","end":"17:29","startHours":16.475074323688922,"endHours":17.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:29","end":"18:29","startHours":17.475074323688922,"endHours":18.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:29","end":"19:29","startHours":18.475074323688922,"endHours":19.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:29","end":"20:29","startHours":19.475074323688922,"endHours":20.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:29","end":"21:29","startHours":20.475074323688922,"endHours":21.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:29","end":"22:29","startHours":21.475074323688922,"endHours":22.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:29","end":"23:29","startHours":22.475074323688922,"endHours":23.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:29","end":"00:29","startHours":23.475074323688922,"endHours":24.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:29","end":"01:29","startHours":24.475074323688922,"endHours":25.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:29","end":"02:29","startHours":25.475074323688922,"endHours":26.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:29","end":"03:29","startHours":26.475074323688922,"endHours":27.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:29","end":"04:29","startHours":27.475074323688922,"endHours":28.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:29","end":"05:29","startHours":28.475074323688922,"endHours":29.475074323688922,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":21.104099344224494,"eotMinutes":-5.85591612050904,"ayanamsa":24.0701}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2072,"vikram_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","saka_samvat":1937,"saka_samvatsara":"Manmatha","bengali_samvat":1422,"malayalam_era":1191,"nanakshahi_year":546,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Tṛtīyā · Vikram 2072 Kīlaka · Śaka 1937 Manmatha"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"amarnath"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga July 18, 2015 CE · Amarnāth · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 18, 2015 CE for Amarnāth: Śukla Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 05:29, sūryāsta 19:39.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2015-07-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2015-07-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2015-07-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2015-07-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2015-07-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T14:49:27.424Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}},{"pillar":"Vidhyamitra-Tier2","pillar_version":"0.1.0","method":"Spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa + standard solar declination + EoT correction","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T14:49:27.424Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T14:49:27.424Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}