{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:-3173-08-12:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3173-08-12","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"-3173-08-12","date_display":"August 12, 3174 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":-3173,"month":8,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":562342.770833,"kali_year":-71,"ahargana":-26122.7292,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":171.0046,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":322.7821,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":151.7775,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.7775},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":322.7821,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.7821},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":133.7866},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":25,"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":-3173,"month":8,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":562342.770833,"ahargana":-26122.7292,"kali_year":-71,"ayanamsa_lahiri":-48.4019,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":171.0046,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":322.7821,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.4395},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":10.4631,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":165.8924,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":349.8285,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":209.7003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":208.2632,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":124.1079,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":304.1079,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":-3173,"month":8,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":562342.770833,"kali_year":-71,"ahargana":-26122.7292,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":171.0046,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":322.7821,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":151.7775,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.7775},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":322.7821,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.7821},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":133.7866},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":25,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.44,"elongation":151.777},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.44,"opposition_distance":28.223}},"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":"05:20","sunsetLocal":"18:51","solarNoonLocal":"12:06","dayLengthHours":13.514204868142963,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs","moonriseLocal":"17:01","moonsetLocal":"03:26","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:43","end":"10:25","startHours":8.720168796894978,"endHours":10.409444405412849,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:47","end":"15:29","startHours":13.78799562244859,"endHours":15.47727123096646,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:20","end":"07:02","startHours":5.341617579859237,"endHours":7.0308931883771075,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:30","end":"08:57","startHours":8.494932049092595,"endHours":8.945405544697362,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:54","end":"06:16","startHours":5.904709449365194,"endHours":6.2650882458490065,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:39","end":"12:33","startHours":11.648246518325955,"endHours":12.549193509535485,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:32","end":"04:26","startHours":3.5397235974401755,"endHours":4.440670588649707,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:13","end":"05:20","startHours":4.215433840847323,"endHours":5.341617579859237,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:21","end":"15:15","startHours":14.351087491954546,"endHours":15.252034483164078,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:39","end":"19:03","startHours":18.6558224480022,"endHours":19.0558224480022,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:51","end":"19:25","startHours":18.8558224480022,"endHours":19.418914317508158,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:36","end":"20:21","startHours":18.6058224480022,"endHours":20.3558224480022,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:39","end":"00:33","startHours":23.648246518325955,"endHours":24.549193509535485,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:20","end":"07:02","startHours":5.341617579859237,"endHours":7.0308931883771075,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:02","end":"08:43","startHours":7.0308931883771075,"endHours":8.720168796894978,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:43","end":"10:25","startHours":8.720168796894978,"endHours":10.409444405412849,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:25","end":"12:06","startHours":10.409444405412849,"endHours":12.09872001393072,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:06","end":"13:47","startHours":12.09872001393072,"endHours":13.78799562244859,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:47","end":"15:29","startHours":13.78799562244859,"endHours":15.47727123096646,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:29","end":"17:10","startHours":15.47727123096646,"endHours":17.16654683948433,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:10","end":"18:51","startHours":17.16654683948433,"endHours":18.8558224480022,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:51","end":"20:10","startHours":18.8558224480022,"endHours":20.16654683948433,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:10","end":"21:29","startHours":20.16654683948433,"endHours":21.47727123096646,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:29","end":"22:47","startHours":21.47727123096646,"endHours":22.78799562244859,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:47","end":"00:06","startHours":22.78799562244859,"endHours":24.09872001393072,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:06","end":"01:25","startHours":24.09872001393072,"endHours":25.40944440541285,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:25","end":"02:43","startHours":25.40944440541285,"endHours":26.720168796894978,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:43","end":"04:02","startHours":26.720168796894978,"endHours":28.030893188377107,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:02","end":"05:20","startHours":28.030893188377107,"endHours":29.34161757985924,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:20","end":"06:20","startHours":5.341617579859237,"endHours":6.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:20","end":"07:20","startHours":6.341617579859237,"endHours":7.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:20","end":"08:20","startHours":7.341617579859237,"endHours":8.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:20","end":"09:20","startHours":8.341617579859237,"endHours":9.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:20","end":"10:20","startHours":9.341617579859237,"endHours":10.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:20","end":"11:20","startHours":10.341617579859237,"endHours":11.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:20","end":"12:20","startHours":11.341617579859237,"endHours":12.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:20","end":"13:20","startHours":12.341617579859237,"endHours":13.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:20","end":"14:20","startHours":13.341617579859237,"endHours":14.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:20","end":"15:20","startHours":14.341617579859237,"endHours":15.341617579859237,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:20","end":"16:20","startHours":15.341617579859237,"endHours":16.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:20","end":"17:20","startHours":16.34161757985924,"endHours":17.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:20","end":"18:20","startHours":17.34161757985924,"endHours":18.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:20","end":"19:20","startHours":18.34161757985924,"endHours":19.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:20","end":"20:20","startHours":19.34161757985924,"endHours":20.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:20","end":"21:20","startHours":20.34161757985924,"endHours":21.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:20","end":"22:20","startHours":21.34161757985924,"endHours":22.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:20","end":"23:20","startHours":22.34161757985924,"endHours":23.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:20","end":"00:20","startHours":23.34161757985924,"endHours":24.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:20","end":"01:20","startHours":24.34161757985924,"endHours":25.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:20","end":"02:20","startHours":25.34161757985924,"endHours":26.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:20","end":"03:20","startHours":26.34161757985924,"endHours":27.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:20","end":"04:20","startHours":27.34161757985924,"endHours":28.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:20","end":"05:20","startHours":28.34161757985924,"endHours":29.34161757985924,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":19.57622102639243,"eotMinutes":-4.739200835843176,"ayanamsa":-48.4019}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":-3116,"saka_samvat":-3251,"saka_samvatsara":"Prabhava","bengali_samvat":-3766,"malayalam_era":-3997,"nanakshahi_year":-4642,"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 Trayodaśī · Vikram -3116 undefined · Śaka -3251 Prabhava"},"festivals":[{"id":"pradosha-vrata","name":"Pradoṣa Vrata","name_sanskrit":"प्रदोष व्रत","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Twilight worship of Śiva on Trayodaśī.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":13},{"tithi_number":28}]},"precedence":7}],"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":"Dedicated festival walk for Pradoṣa Vrata is not live yet; 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 12, 3174 BCE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 12, 3174 BCE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 05:20, sūryāsta 18:51.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3173-08-12","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3173-08-12","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3173-08-12","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3173-08-12","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3173-08-12"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-08T13:02:49.421Z","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":"2026-08-08T13:02:49.421Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-08T13:02:49.421Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}