{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:amarnath:2016-07-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2016-07-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-07-20","date_display":"July 20, 2016 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":2016,"month":7,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457589.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869124.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":93.1826,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.3874,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":180.2048,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.2048},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":273.3874,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.7207},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":6.57},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":2016,"month":7,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457589.770833,"ahargana":1869124.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0842,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":93.68535600000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":274.59075600000006,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.5161},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":211.44985599999995,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":107.41755599999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":145.27115600000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":105.315156,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":225.97335599999997,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":144.8013,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":324.8013,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"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":2016,"month":7,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457589.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869124.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":93.1826,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.3874,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":180.2048,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.2048},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":273.3874,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.7207},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":6.57},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.516,"elongation":179.795},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.516,"opposition_distance":0.205}},"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":"05:30","sunsetLocal":"19:38","solarNoonLocal":"12:34","dayLengthHours":14.123950989762278,"dayLengthDisplay":"14 Hours 07 Mins 26 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"9 Hours 52 Mins 34 Secs","moonriseLocal":"19:33","moonsetLocal":"05:42","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:34","end":"14:20","startHours":12.566570353585956,"endHours":14.33206422730624,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:16","end":"09:02","startHours":7.270088732425101,"endHours":9.035582606145386,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:48","end":"12:34","startHours":10.80107647986567,"endHours":12.566570353585956,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:48","end":"09:16","startHours":8.80018342298268,"endHours":9.270981789308092,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:06","end":"06:28","startHours":6.093092816611578,"endHours":6.469731509671905,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:06","end":"13:02","startHours":12.095771987260546,"endHours":13.037368719911365,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:37","end":"04:34","startHours":3.6214013934031795,"endHours":4.562998126053998,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:20","end":"05:30","startHours":4.327598942891293,"endHours":5.504594858704817,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:55","end":"15:52","startHours":14.920562185213003,"endHours":15.862158917863821,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"19:26","end":"19:50","startHours":19.428545848467095,"endHours":19.828545848467094,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:38","end":"20:13","startHours":19.628545848467095,"endHours":20.217043806373855,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"19:23","end":"21:08","startHours":19.378545848467095,"endHours":21.128545848467095,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:06","end":"01:02","startHours":24.095771987260548,"endHours":25.037368719911363,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:30","end":"07:16","startHours":5.504594858704817,"endHours":7.270088732425101,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:16","end":"09:02","startHours":7.270088732425101,"endHours":9.035582606145386,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:02","end":"10:48","startHours":9.035582606145386,"endHours":10.80107647986567,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:48","end":"12:34","startHours":10.80107647986567,"endHours":12.566570353585956,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:34","end":"14:20","startHours":12.566570353585956,"endHours":14.33206422730624,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:20","end":"16:06","startHours":14.33206422730624,"endHours":16.097558101026525,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:06","end":"17:52","startHours":16.097558101026525,"endHours":17.86305197474681,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:52","end":"19:38","startHours":17.86305197474681,"endHours":19.628545848467095,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:38","end":"20:52","startHours":19.628545848467095,"endHours":20.86305197474681,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:52","end":"22:06","startHours":20.86305197474681,"endHours":22.097558101026525,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:06","end":"23:20","startHours":22.097558101026525,"endHours":23.33206422730624,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:20","end":"00:34","startHours":23.33206422730624,"endHours":24.566570353585956,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:34","end":"01:48","startHours":24.566570353585956,"endHours":25.80107647986567,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:48","end":"03:02","startHours":25.80107647986567,"endHours":27.035582606145386,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:02","end":"04:16","startHours":27.035582606145386,"endHours":28.2700887324251,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:16","end":"05:30","startHours":28.2700887324251,"endHours":29.504594858704817,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:30","end":"06:30","startHours":5.504594858704817,"endHours":6.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:30","end":"07:30","startHours":6.504594858704817,"endHours":7.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:30","end":"08:30","startHours":7.504594858704817,"endHours":8.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:30","end":"09:30","startHours":8.504594858704817,"endHours":9.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:30","end":"10:30","startHours":9.504594858704817,"endHours":10.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:30","end":"11:30","startHours":10.504594858704817,"endHours":11.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:30","end":"12:30","startHours":11.504594858704817,"endHours":12.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:30","end":"13:30","startHours":12.504594858704817,"endHours":13.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:30","end":"14:30","startHours":13.504594858704817,"endHours":14.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:30","end":"15:30","startHours":14.504594858704817,"endHours":15.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:30","end":"16:30","startHours":15.504594858704817,"endHours":16.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:30","end":"17:30","startHours":16.504594858704817,"endHours":17.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:30","end":"18:30","startHours":17.504594858704817,"endHours":18.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:30","end":"19:30","startHours":18.504594858704817,"endHours":19.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:30","end":"20:30","startHours":19.504594858704817,"endHours":20.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:30","end":"21:30","startHours":20.504594858704817,"endHours":21.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:30","end":"22:30","startHours":21.504594858704817,"endHours":22.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:30","end":"23:30","startHours":22.504594858704817,"endHours":23.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:30","end":"00:30","startHours":23.504594858704817,"endHours":24.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:30","end":"01:30","startHours":24.504594858704817,"endHours":25.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:30","end":"02:30","startHours":25.504594858704817,"endHours":26.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:30","end":"03:30","startHours":26.504594858704817,"endHours":27.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:30","end":"04:30","startHours":27.504594858704817,"endHours":28.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:30","end":"05:30","startHours":28.504594858704817,"endHours":29.504594858704817,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":20.605107031937457,"eotMinutes":-5.99422121515736,"ayanamsa":24.0842}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_amanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pratipada · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — 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 20, 2016 CE · Amarnāth · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 20, 2016 CE for Amarnāth: Kṛṣṇa Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:30, sūryāsta 19:38.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2016-07-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2016-07-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2016-07-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2016-07-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/amarnath/2016-07-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T20:04:12.066Z","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":"2026-05-31T20:04:12.066Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T20:04:12.066Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}