{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:asansol:2012-08-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/asansol/2012-08-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2012-08-23","date_display":"August 23, 2012 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":2012,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456162.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867697.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.6101,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":194.6279,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":69.0179,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.0179},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":194.6279,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.9613},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":320.238},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":2012,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456162.770833,"ahargana":1867697.2708,"kali_year":5114,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0296,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.29237799999999,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":196.07287799999995,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.9557},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":185.41997800000001,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":109.51517799999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":49.22397799999999,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":80.49687800000004,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":181.145078,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":220.4106,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":40.4106,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":1},"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":2012,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456162.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867697.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.6101,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":194.6279,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":69.0179,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.0179},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":194.6279,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.9613},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":320.238},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.956,"elongation":69.018},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.956,"opposition_distance":110.982}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"asansol","name":"Asansol, West Bengal","lat":23.6739,"lon":86.9524,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"asansol","name":"Asansol, West Bengal","lat":23.6739,"lon":86.9524,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:21","sunsetLocal":"18:08","solarNoonLocal":"11:44","dayLengthHours":12.797888423559332,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs","moonriseLocal":"10:48","moonsetLocal":"22:00","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:20","end":"14:56","startHours":13.34071891487531,"endHours":14.94045496782023,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"05:21","end":"06:57","startHours":5.342038650150729,"endHours":6.941774703095646,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:32","end":"10:08","startHours":8.541510756040562,"endHours":10.141246808985478,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:20","end":"08:45","startHours":8.328212615647907,"endHours":8.754808896433218,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:53","end":"06:13","startHours":5.875284001132368,"endHours":6.216561025760616,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:19","end":"12:10","startHours":11.314386581145085,"endHours":12.167579142715708,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:38","end":"04:29","startHours":3.635653527009485,"endHours":4.488846088580107,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:17","end":"05:21","startHours":4.275547948187452,"endHours":5.342038650150729,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:52","end":"14:44","startHours":13.873964265856952,"endHours":14.727156827427574,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:56","end":"18:20","startHours":17.939927073710063,"endHours":18.33992707371006,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:08","end":"18:40","startHours":18.139927073710062,"endHours":18.6731724246917,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:53","end":"19:38","startHours":17.889927073710062,"endHours":19.639927073710062,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:19","end":"00:10","startHours":23.314386581145087,"endHours":24.16757914271571,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:21","end":"06:57","startHours":5.342038650150729,"endHours":6.941774703095646,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"06:57","end":"08:32","startHours":6.941774703095646,"endHours":8.541510756040562,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:32","end":"10:08","startHours":8.541510756040562,"endHours":10.141246808985478,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:08","end":"11:44","startHours":10.141246808985478,"endHours":11.740982861930394,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:44","end":"13:20","startHours":11.740982861930394,"endHours":13.34071891487531,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:20","end":"14:56","startHours":13.34071891487531,"endHours":14.94045496782023,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:56","end":"16:32","startHours":14.94045496782023,"endHours":16.540191020765146,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:32","end":"18:08","startHours":16.540191020765146,"endHours":18.139927073710062,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:08","end":"19:32","startHours":18.139927073710062,"endHours":19.540191020765146,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:32","end":"20:56","startHours":19.540191020765146,"endHours":20.94045496782023,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:56","end":"22:20","startHours":20.94045496782023,"endHours":22.34071891487531,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:20","end":"23:44","startHours":22.34071891487531,"endHours":23.740982861930398,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:44","end":"01:08","startHours":23.740982861930398,"endHours":25.14124680898548,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:08","end":"02:32","startHours":25.14124680898548,"endHours":26.541510756040562,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:32","end":"03:57","startHours":26.541510756040562,"endHours":27.941774703095646,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:57","end":"05:21","startHours":27.941774703095646,"endHours":29.34203865015073,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.342038650150729,"endHours":6.342038650150729,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.342038650150729,"endHours":7.342038650150729,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.342038650150729,"endHours":8.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.34203865015073,"endHours":9.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.34203865015073,"endHours":10.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.34203865015073,"endHours":11.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.34203865015073,"endHours":12.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.34203865015073,"endHours":13.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.34203865015073,"endHours":14.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.34203865015073,"endHours":15.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.34203865015073,"endHours":16.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.34203865015073,"endHours":17.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.34203865015073,"endHours":18.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.34203865015073,"endHours":19.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.34203865015073,"endHours":20.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.34203865015073,"endHours":21.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.34203865015073,"endHours":22.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.34203865015073,"endHours":23.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.34203865015073,"endHours":24.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.34203865015073,"endHours":25.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.34203865015073,"endHours":26.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.34203865015073,"endHours":27.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.34203865015073,"endHours":28.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.34203865015073,"endHours":29.34203865015073,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":11.357342360347893,"eotMinutes":-2.2685717158237404,"ayanamsa":24.0296}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2069,"vikram_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","saka_samvat":1934,"saka_samvatsara":"Nandana","bengali_samvat":1419,"malayalam_era":1188,"nanakshahi_year":543,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada (Adhika) Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":true,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada (Adhika) Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2069 Viśvāvasu · Śaka 1934 Nandana"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"asansol"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 23, 2012 CE · Asansol, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 23, 2012 CE for Asansol, West Bengal: Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 05:21, sūryāsta 18:08.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/asansol/2012-08-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/asansol/2012-08-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/asansol/2012-08-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/asansol/2012-08-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/asansol/2012-08-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T23:34:48.288Z","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":"2026-06-01T23:34:48.288Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T23:34:48.288Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}