{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:-0478-05-15:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0478-05-15","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"-0478-05-15","date_display":"May 15, 479 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":-478,"month":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1546602.770833,"kali_year":2624,"ahargana":958137.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":63.2028,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.5508,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":18,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":210.348,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.348},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":273.5508,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.8842},"yoga":{"number":26,"name":"Indra","sum_longitude":336.7536},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":35,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":-478,"month":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1546602.770833,"ahargana":958137.2708,"kali_year":2624,"ayanamsa_lahiri":-10.7577,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":63.2028,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.5508,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4277},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":213.228,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":56.3967,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":54.3668,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":52.2506,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":356.6248,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.2765,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.2765,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":-478,"month":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1546602.770833,"kali_year":2624,"ahargana":958137.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":63.2028,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.5508,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":18,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":210.348,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.348},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":273.5508,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.8842},"yoga":{"number":26,"name":"Indra","sum_longitude":336.7536},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":35,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.428,"elongation":149.652},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.428,"opposition_distance":30.348}},"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":"05:15","sunsetLocal":"18:40","solarNoonLocal":"11:57","dayLengthHours":13.421421307130043,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 25 Mins 17 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 34 Mins 43 Secs","moonriseLocal":"20:46","moonsetLocal":"07:12","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:57","end":"13:38","startHours":11.957129984401233,"endHours":13.634807647792488,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:55","end":"08:36","startHours":6.924096994227467,"endHours":8.601774657618723,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:17","end":"11:57","startHours":10.279452321009977,"endHours":11.957129984401233,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:23","end":"08:50","startHours":8.378084302499888,"endHours":8.825465012737556,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:48","end":"06:10","startHours":5.8056452186332965,"endHours":6.163549786823431,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:31","end":"12:24","startHours":11.509749274163564,"endHours":12.404510694638901,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:27","end":"04:21","startHours":3.4568964898855388,"endHours":4.351657910360875,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:08","end":"05:15","startHours":4.127967555242041,"endHours":5.246419330836211,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:12","end":"15:05","startHours":14.194033535589572,"endHours":15.088794956064907,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:28","end":"18:52","startHours":18.467840637966255,"endHours":18.867840637966253,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:40","end":"19:14","startHours":18.667840637966254,"endHours":19.227066525763338,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:25","end":"20:10","startHours":18.417840637966254,"endHours":20.167840637966254,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:31","end":"00:24","startHours":23.509749274163568,"endHours":24.4045106946389,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:15","end":"06:55","startHours":5.246419330836211,"endHours":6.924096994227467,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:55","end":"08:36","startHours":6.924096994227467,"endHours":8.601774657618723,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:36","end":"10:17","startHours":8.601774657618723,"endHours":10.279452321009977,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:17","end":"11:57","startHours":10.279452321009977,"endHours":11.957129984401233,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:57","end":"13:38","startHours":11.957129984401233,"endHours":13.634807647792488,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:38","end":"15:19","startHours":13.634807647792488,"endHours":15.312485311183742,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:19","end":"16:59","startHours":15.312485311183742,"endHours":16.990162974575,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:59","end":"18:40","startHours":16.990162974575,"endHours":18.667840637966254,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:40","end":"19:59","startHours":18.667840637966254,"endHours":19.990162974575,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:59","end":"21:19","startHours":19.990162974575,"endHours":21.312485311183742,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:19","end":"22:38","startHours":21.312485311183742,"endHours":22.63480764779249,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:38","end":"23:57","startHours":22.63480764779249,"endHours":23.957129984401234,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:57","end":"01:17","startHours":23.957129984401234,"endHours":25.279452321009977,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:17","end":"02:36","startHours":25.279452321009977,"endHours":26.601774657618723,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:36","end":"03:55","startHours":26.601774657618723,"endHours":27.92409699422747,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:55","end":"05:15","startHours":27.92409699422747,"endHours":29.24641933083621,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:15","end":"06:15","startHours":5.246419330836211,"endHours":6.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:15","end":"07:15","startHours":6.246419330836211,"endHours":7.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:15","end":"08:15","startHours":7.246419330836211,"endHours":8.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:15","end":"09:15","startHours":8.246419330836211,"endHours":9.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:15","end":"10:15","startHours":9.246419330836211,"endHours":10.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:15","end":"11:15","startHours":10.246419330836211,"endHours":11.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:15","end":"12:15","startHours":11.246419330836211,"endHours":12.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:15","end":"13:15","startHours":12.246419330836211,"endHours":13.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:15","end":"14:15","startHours":13.246419330836211,"endHours":14.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:15","end":"15:15","startHours":14.246419330836211,"endHours":15.246419330836211,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:15","end":"16:15","startHours":15.246419330836211,"endHours":16.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:15","end":"17:15","startHours":16.24641933083621,"endHours":17.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:15","end":"18:15","startHours":17.24641933083621,"endHours":18.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:15","end":"19:15","startHours":18.24641933083621,"endHours":19.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:15","end":"20:15","startHours":19.24641933083621,"endHours":20.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:15","end":"21:15","startHours":20.24641933083621,"endHours":21.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:15","end":"22:15","startHours":21.24641933083621,"endHours":22.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:15","end":"23:15","startHours":22.24641933083621,"endHours":23.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:15","end":"00:15","startHours":23.24641933083621,"endHours":24.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:15","end":"01:15","startHours":24.24641933083621,"endHours":25.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:15","end":"02:15","startHours":25.24641933083621,"endHours":26.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:15","end":"03:15","startHours":26.24641933083621,"endHours":27.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:15","end":"04:15","startHours":27.24641933083621,"endHours":28.24641933083621,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:15","end":"05:15","startHours":28.24641933083621,"endHours":29.24641933083621,"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":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":18.379543217808653,"eotMinutes":3.7562009359260493,"ayanamsa":-10.7577}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":-421,"saka_samvat":-556,"bengali_samvat":-1071,"malayalam_era":-1302,"nanakshahi_year":-1947,"lunar_month":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_amanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mithuna (Āni)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā · Vikram -421 undefined · Śaka -556 undefined"},"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":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 May 15, 479 BCE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 15, 479 BCE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 05:15, sūryāsta 18:40.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0478-05-15","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0478-05-15","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0478-05-15","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0478-05-15","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-0478-05-15"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T03:25:02.428Z","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":"2026-06-01T03:25:02.428Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T03:25:02.428Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}