{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:-0461-08-17:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0461-08-17","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"-0461-08-17","date_display":"August 17, 462 BCE","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":-461,"month":8,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1552905.770833,"kali_year":2641,"ahargana":964440.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":152.5956,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":170.6146,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":18.019,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.019},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4,"moon_longitude":170.6146,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.6146},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":323.2102},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"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":-461,"month":8,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1552905.770833,"ahargana":964440.2708,"kali_year":2641,"ayanamsa_lahiri":-10.5166,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":152.5956,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":170.6146,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.1592},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":254.5942,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":146.4479,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":215.5881,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":116.5668,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":211.1535,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":199.3132,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":19.3132,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","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":-461,"month":8,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1552905.770833,"kali_year":2641,"ahargana":964440.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":152.5956,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":170.6146,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":18.019,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.019},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4,"moon_longitude":170.6146,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.6146},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":323.2102},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.159,"elongation":18.019},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.159,"opposition_distance":161.981}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"ayodhya","name":"Ayodhyā","lat":26.799,"lon":82.204,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ayodhya","name":"Ayodhyā","lat":26.799,"lon":82.204,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"05:32","sunsetLocal":"18:38","solarNoonLocal":"12:05","dayLengthHours":13.104903063608823,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 06 Mins 18 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:59","moonsetLocal":"19:35","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:48","end":"10:27","startHours":8.80606725999976,"endHours":10.444180142950863,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:43","end":"15:22","startHours":13.720405908853067,"endHours":15.35851879180417,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:32","end":"07:10","startHours":5.529841494097553,"endHours":7.167954377048656,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:35","end":"09:01","startHours":8.587652208939613,"endHours":9.024482311059906,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:05","end":"06:26","startHours":6.075879121747921,"endHours":6.4253432034441555,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:39","end":"12:31","startHours":11.64546292378167,"endHours":12.51912312802226,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:47","end":"04:39","startHours":3.782521085616377,"endHours":4.656181289856965,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:26","end":"05:32","startHours":4.437766238796818,"endHours":5.529841494097553,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:16","end":"15:08","startHours":14.266443536503436,"endHours":15.140103740744024,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:26","end":"18:50","startHours":18.434744557706377,"endHours":18.834744557706376,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:38","end":"19:11","startHours":18.634744557706377,"endHours":19.180782185356744,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:23","end":"20:08","startHours":18.384744557706377,"endHours":20.134744557706377,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:39","end":"00:31","startHours":23.645462923781672,"endHours":24.519123128022258,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:32","end":"07:10","startHours":5.529841494097553,"endHours":7.167954377048656,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:10","end":"08:48","startHours":7.167954377048656,"endHours":8.80606725999976,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:48","end":"10:27","startHours":8.80606725999976,"endHours":10.444180142950863,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:27","end":"12:05","startHours":10.444180142950863,"endHours":12.082293025901965,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:05","end":"13:43","startHours":12.082293025901965,"endHours":13.720405908853067,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:43","end":"15:22","startHours":13.720405908853067,"endHours":15.35851879180417,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:22","end":"17:00","startHours":15.35851879180417,"endHours":16.996631674755275,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:00","end":"18:38","startHours":16.996631674755275,"endHours":18.634744557706377,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:38","end":"20:00","startHours":18.634744557706377,"endHours":19.996631674755275,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:00","end":"21:22","startHours":19.996631674755275,"endHours":21.358518791804173,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:22","end":"22:43","startHours":21.358518791804173,"endHours":22.720405908853067,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:43","end":"00:05","startHours":22.720405908853067,"endHours":24.082293025901965,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:05","end":"01:27","startHours":24.082293025901965,"endHours":25.444180142950863,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:27","end":"02:48","startHours":25.444180142950863,"endHours":26.806067259999757,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:48","end":"04:10","startHours":26.806067259999757,"endHours":28.167954377048655,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:10","end":"05:32","startHours":28.167954377048655,"endHours":29.529841494097553,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:32","end":"06:32","startHours":5.529841494097553,"endHours":6.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:32","end":"07:32","startHours":6.529841494097553,"endHours":7.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:32","end":"08:32","startHours":7.529841494097553,"endHours":8.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:32","end":"09:32","startHours":8.529841494097553,"endHours":9.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:32","end":"10:32","startHours":9.529841494097553,"endHours":10.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:32","end":"11:32","startHours":10.529841494097553,"endHours":11.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:32","end":"12:32","startHours":11.529841494097553,"endHours":12.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:32","end":"13:32","startHours":12.529841494097553,"endHours":13.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:32","end":"14:32","startHours":13.529841494097553,"endHours":14.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:32","end":"15:32","startHours":14.529841494097553,"endHours":15.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:32","end":"16:32","startHours":15.529841494097553,"endHours":16.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:32","end":"17:32","startHours":16.529841494097553,"endHours":17.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:32","end":"18:32","startHours":17.529841494097553,"endHours":18.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:32","end":"19:32","startHours":18.529841494097553,"endHours":19.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:32","end":"20:32","startHours":19.529841494097553,"endHours":20.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:32","end":"21:32","startHours":20.529841494097553,"endHours":21.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:32","end":"22:32","startHours":21.529841494097553,"endHours":22.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:32","end":"23:32","startHours":22.529841494097553,"endHours":23.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:32","end":"00:32","startHours":23.529841494097553,"endHours":24.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:32","end":"01:32","startHours":24.529841494097553,"endHours":25.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:32","end":"02:32","startHours":25.529841494097553,"endHours":26.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:32","end":"03:32","startHours":26.529841494097553,"endHours":27.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:32","end":"04:32","startHours":27.529841494097553,"endHours":28.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:32","end":"05:32","startHours":28.529841494097553,"endHours":29.529841494097553,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Vajra","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":14.148516061735393,"eotMinutes":-3.7535815541179196,"ayanamsa":-10.5166}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":-404,"saka_samvat":-539,"bengali_samvat":-1054,"malayalam_era":-1285,"nanakshahi_year":-1930,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram -404 undefined · Śaka -539 undefined"},"festivals":[],"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":true,"location_specific":"ayodhya"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 17, 462 BCE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 17, 462 BCE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 05:32, sūryāsta 18:38.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0461-08-17","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0461-08-17","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0461-08-17","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0461-08-17","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0461-08-17"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T13:58:19.841Z","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":"2026-05-31T13:58:19.841Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T13:58:19.841Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}