{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1916-05-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1916-05-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1916-05-16","date_display":"May 16, 1916 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":1916,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2420999.770833,"kali_year":5018,"ahargana":1832534.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":32.3087,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":190.942,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":158.6333,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.6333},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":190.942,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.2754},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":223.2508},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":26,"name":"Gara"},"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":1916,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2420999.770833,"ahargana":1832534.2708,"kali_year":5018,"ayanamsa_lahiri":22.6848,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":32.14136300000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":191.158863,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4955},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":122.75606299999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":54.67916300000002,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":359.997863,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":76.74026300000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":81.051963,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":283.5156,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":103.5156,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","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":"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":1916,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2420999.770833,"kali_year":5018,"ahargana":1832534.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":32.3087,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":190.942,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":158.6333,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.6333},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":190.942,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.2754},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":223.2508},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":26,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.495,"elongation":158.633},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.495,"opposition_distance":21.367}},"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":"05:13","sunsetLocal":"18:41","solarNoonLocal":"11:57","dayLengthHours":13.467172933207024,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs","moonriseLocal":"16:57","moonsetLocal":"04:10","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:19","end":"17:00","startHours":15.324138983988632,"endHours":17.00753560063951,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:35","end":"10:16","startHours":8.59055251738512,"endHours":10.273949134035998,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:57","end":"13:38","startHours":11.957345750686876,"endHours":13.640742367337754,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:22","end":"08:49","startHours":8.366099635165003,"endHours":8.815005399605237,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:47","end":"06:09","startHours":5.784891489633657,"endHours":6.144016101185844,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:31","end":"12:24","startHours":11.508439986246643,"endHours":12.40625151512711,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:26","end":"04:20","startHours":3.4281362263224278,"endHours":4.325947755202896,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:06","end":"05:13","startHours":4.101494872982778,"endHours":5.223759284083364,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:12","end":"15:06","startHours":14.201874572888048,"endHours":15.099686101768517,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:29","end":"18:53","startHours":18.49093221729039,"endHours":18.890932217290388,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:41","end":"19:15","startHours":18.69093221729039,"endHours":19.252064422840682,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:26","end":"20:11","startHours":18.44093221729039,"endHours":20.19093221729039,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:31","end":"00:24","startHours":23.508439986246643,"endHours":24.40625151512711,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:13","end":"06:54","startHours":5.223759284083364,"endHours":6.907155900734242,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:54","end":"08:35","startHours":6.907155900734242,"endHours":8.59055251738512,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:35","end":"10:16","startHours":8.59055251738512,"endHours":10.273949134035998,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:16","end":"11:57","startHours":10.273949134035998,"endHours":11.957345750686876,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:57","end":"13:38","startHours":11.957345750686876,"endHours":13.640742367337754,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:19","startHours":13.640742367337754,"endHours":15.324138983988632,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:19","end":"17:00","startHours":15.324138983988632,"endHours":17.00753560063951,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"17:00","end":"18:41","startHours":17.00753560063951,"endHours":18.69093221729039,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:41","end":"20:00","startHours":18.69093221729039,"endHours":20.00753560063951,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:00","end":"21:19","startHours":20.00753560063951,"endHours":21.324138983988632,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:19","end":"22:38","startHours":21.324138983988632,"endHours":22.640742367337754,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:38","end":"23:57","startHours":22.640742367337754,"endHours":23.957345750686876,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:57","end":"01:16","startHours":23.957345750686876,"endHours":25.273949134036,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:16","end":"02:35","startHours":25.273949134036,"endHours":26.59055251738512,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:35","end":"03:54","startHours":26.59055251738512,"endHours":27.907155900734242,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:54","end":"05:13","startHours":27.907155900734242,"endHours":29.223759284083364,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:13","end":"06:13","startHours":5.223759284083364,"endHours":6.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:13","end":"07:13","startHours":6.223759284083364,"endHours":7.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:13","end":"08:13","startHours":7.223759284083364,"endHours":8.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:13","end":"09:13","startHours":8.223759284083364,"endHours":9.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:13","end":"10:13","startHours":9.223759284083364,"endHours":10.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:13","end":"11:13","startHours":10.223759284083364,"endHours":11.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:13","end":"12:13","startHours":11.223759284083364,"endHours":12.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:13","end":"13:13","startHours":12.223759284083364,"endHours":13.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:13","end":"14:13","startHours":13.223759284083364,"endHours":14.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:13","end":"15:13","startHours":14.223759284083364,"endHours":15.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:13","end":"16:13","startHours":15.223759284083364,"endHours":16.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:13","end":"17:13","startHours":16.223759284083364,"endHours":17.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:13","end":"18:13","startHours":17.223759284083364,"endHours":18.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:13","end":"19:13","startHours":18.223759284083364,"endHours":19.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:13","end":"20:13","startHours":19.223759284083364,"endHours":20.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:13","end":"21:13","startHours":20.223759284083364,"endHours":21.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:13","end":"22:13","startHours":21.223759284083364,"endHours":22.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:13","end":"23:13","startHours":22.223759284083364,"endHours":23.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:13","end":"00:13","startHours":23.223759284083364,"endHours":24.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:13","end":"01:13","startHours":24.223759284083364,"endHours":25.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:13","end":"02:13","startHours":25.223759284083364,"endHours":26.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:13","end":"03:13","startHours":26.223759284083364,"endHours":27.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:13","end":"04:13","startHours":27.223759284083364,"endHours":28.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:13","end":"05:13","startHours":28.223759284083364,"endHours":29.223759284083364,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Gada","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":18.972221710863785,"eotMinutes":3.743254958787478,"ayanamsa":22.6848}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":1973,"vikram_samvatsara":"Śukla","saka_samvat":1838,"saka_samvatsara":"Nala","bengali_samvat":1323,"malayalam_era":1092,"nanakshahi_year":447,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī · Vikram 1973 Śukla · Śaka 1838 Nala"},"festivals":[{"id":"narasimha-jayanti","name":"Narasiṁha Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"नरसिंह जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Narasiṁha (avatar of Krishna)","deity_avatara_index":14,"significance":"Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.","vrata":true,"primary_observance":"Sandhyā (twilight) abhiṣekam; recitation of Narasiṁha-Stotra","detection":{"tithi_number":14,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Vaiśākha"},"precedence":1,"related_chart":"narasimha","sources":["Bhāgavata Purāṇa 7.8"]},{"id":"chhinnamasta-jayanti","name":"Chhinnamastā Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती","tradition":"Shakta","associated_deity":"Devī Chhinnamastā (6th of 10 Mahāvidyās)","significance":"The 6th of the Daśa Mahāvidyās. Devī's self-decapitation form representing transcendence of ego.","vrata":false,"detection":{"tithi_number":14,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Vaiśākha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"narasimha-jayanti-walk","name":"Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk","name_sanskrit":"नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा","type":"festival","description":"Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.","step_count":9,"url":"/walk/narasimha-jayanti-walk"},"reason":"Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"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 16, 1916 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 16, 1916 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 05:13, sūryāsta 18:41.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1916-05-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1916-05-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1916-05-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1916-05-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1916-05-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T01:37:33.663Z","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":"2026-05-31T01:37:33.663Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T01:37:33.663Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}