{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:-3187-12-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3187-12-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"-3187-12-08","date_display":"December 8, 3188 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":-3187,"month":12,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":557347.770833,"kali_year":-85,"ahargana":-31117.7292,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":291.6303,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.2895,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":88.6591,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.6591},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":20.2895,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.9561},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":311.9198},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":-3187,"month":12,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":557347.770833,"ahargana":-31117.7292,"kali_year":-85,"ayanamsa_lahiri":-48.5929,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":291.6303,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.2895,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.6627},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":262.5727,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":290.9629,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":290.7948,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":249.562,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":29.567,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":28.767,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":208.767,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"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":-3187,"month":12,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":557347.770833,"kali_year":-85,"ahargana":-31117.7292,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":291.6303,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.2895,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":88.6591,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.6591},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":20.2895,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.9561},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":311.9198},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.663,"elongation":88.659},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.663,"opposition_distance":91.341}},"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":"06:34","sunsetLocal":"17:14","solarNoonLocal":"11:54","dayLengthHours":10.663307915110547,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 39 Mins 48 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 20 Mins 12 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:08","moonsetLocal":"23:29","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:34","end":"15:54","startHours":14.563923227005404,"endHours":15.896836716394223,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:14","end":"10:34","startHours":9.232269269450132,"endHours":10.565182758838949,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:54","end":"13:14","startHours":11.898096248227768,"endHours":13.231009737616587,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:03","end":"09:25","startHours":9.054547470864955,"endHours":9.409991068035307,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:01","end":"07:18","startHours":7.010746787135433,"endHours":7.295101664871715,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:33","end":"12:15","startHours":11.542652651057416,"endHours":12.25353984539812,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:09","end":"05:51","startHours":5.144667901991088,"endHours":5.855555096331791,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:41","end":"06:34","startHours":5.6778332977466155,"endHours":6.566442290672494,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:41","end":"14:23","startHours":13.675314234079526,"endHours":14.386201428420229,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:02","end":"17:26","startHours":17.029750205783042,"endHours":17.42975020578304,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:14","end":"17:40","startHours":17.22975020578304,"endHours":17.674054702245982,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:59","end":"18:44","startHours":16.97975020578304,"endHours":18.72975020578304,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:33","end":"00:15","startHours":23.542652651057416,"endHours":24.253539845398116,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:34","end":"07:54","startHours":6.566442290672494,"endHours":7.899355780061313,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:54","end":"09:14","startHours":7.899355780061313,"endHours":9.232269269450132,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:14","end":"10:34","startHours":9.232269269450132,"endHours":10.565182758838949,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:34","end":"11:54","startHours":10.565182758838949,"endHours":11.898096248227768,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:54","end":"13:14","startHours":11.898096248227768,"endHours":13.231009737616587,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:14","end":"14:34","startHours":13.231009737616587,"endHours":14.563923227005404,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:34","end":"15:54","startHours":14.563923227005404,"endHours":15.896836716394223,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:54","end":"17:14","startHours":15.896836716394223,"endHours":17.22975020578304,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:14","end":"18:54","startHours":17.22975020578304,"endHours":18.896836716394223,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:54","end":"20:34","startHours":18.896836716394223,"endHours":20.563923227005404,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:34","end":"22:14","startHours":20.563923227005404,"endHours":22.23100973761659,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:14","end":"23:54","startHours":22.23100973761659,"endHours":23.898096248227766,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:54","end":"01:34","startHours":23.898096248227766,"endHours":25.56518275883895,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:34","end":"03:14","startHours":25.56518275883895,"endHours":27.232269269450132,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:14","end":"04:54","startHours":27.232269269450132,"endHours":28.899355780061313,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:54","end":"06:34","startHours":28.899355780061313,"endHours":30.566442290672494,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:34","end":"07:34","startHours":6.566442290672494,"endHours":7.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:34","end":"08:34","startHours":7.566442290672494,"endHours":8.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:34","end":"09:34","startHours":8.566442290672494,"endHours":9.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:34","end":"10:34","startHours":9.566442290672494,"endHours":10.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:34","end":"11:34","startHours":10.566442290672494,"endHours":11.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:34","end":"12:34","startHours":11.566442290672494,"endHours":12.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:34","end":"13:34","startHours":12.566442290672494,"endHours":13.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:34","end":"14:34","startHours":13.566442290672494,"endHours":14.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:34","end":"15:34","startHours":14.566442290672494,"endHours":15.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:34","end":"16:34","startHours":15.566442290672494,"endHours":16.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:34","end":"17:34","startHours":16.566442290672494,"endHours":17.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:34","end":"18:34","startHours":17.566442290672494,"endHours":18.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:34","end":"19:34","startHours":18.566442290672494,"endHours":19.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:34","end":"20:34","startHours":19.566442290672494,"endHours":20.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:34","end":"21:34","startHours":20.566442290672494,"endHours":21.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:34","end":"22:34","startHours":21.566442290672494,"endHours":22.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:34","end":"23:34","startHours":22.566442290672494,"endHours":23.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:34","end":"00:34","startHours":23.566442290672494,"endHours":24.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:34","end":"01:34","startHours":24.566442290672494,"endHours":25.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:34","end":"02:34","startHours":25.566442290672494,"endHours":26.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:34","end":"03:34","startHours":26.566442290672494,"endHours":27.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:34","end":"04:34","startHours":27.566442290672494,"endHours":28.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:34","end":"05:34","startHours":28.566442290672494,"endHours":29.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:34","end":"06:34","startHours":29.566442290672494,"endHours":30.566442290672494,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mudgara","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-20.762804131588037,"eotMinutes":7.298225106333945,"ayanamsa":-48.5929}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":-3130,"saka_samvat":-3265,"bengali_samvat":-3780,"malayalam_era":-4011,"nanakshahi_year":-4656,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Māgha","lunar_month_amanta":"Māgha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram -3130 undefined · Śaka -3265 undefined"},"festivals":[{"id":"bhishma-ashtami","name":"Bhīṣmāṣṭamī","name_sanskrit":"भीष्माष्टमी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Bhīṣma Pitāmaha","significance":"Bhīṣma's mahaprasthāna anniversary (Māgha Śukla 8); Bhīṣma-tarpaṇa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":8,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Māgha"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva"]}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Śukla Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"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 December 8, 3188 BCE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 8, 3188 BCE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:34, sūryāsta 17:14.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3187-12-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3187-12-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3187-12-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3187-12-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/-3187-12-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T14:51:07.891Z","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":"2026-05-31T14:51:07.891Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T14:51:07.891Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}