{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1944-03-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1944-03-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1944-03-18","date_display":"March 18, 1944 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":1944,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2431167.770833,"kali_year":5045,"ahargana":1842702.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":334.5641,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":250.3997,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":275.8356,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.8356},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":250.3997,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.3997},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":224.9639},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":45,"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":1944,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2431167.770833,"ahargana":1842702.2708,"kali_year":5045,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.0736,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":334.25617,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":246.78327000000002,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.5384},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":62.71917000000002,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":335.08247000000006,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":115.64447000000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":308.8928699999999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":57.56707,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":104.766,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":284.766,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","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":1944,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2431167.770833,"kali_year":5045,"ahargana":1842702.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":334.5641,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":250.3997,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":275.8356,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.8356},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":250.3997,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.3997},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":224.9639},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":45,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.538,"elongation":84.164},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.538,"opposition_distance":95.836}},"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":"06:08","sunsetLocal":"18:12","solarNoonLocal":"12:10","dayLengthHours":12.052935693319133,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs","moonriseLocal":"01:08","moonsetLocal":"11:32","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:09","end":"10:40","startHours":9.1525643106621,"endHours":10.659181272326991,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:40","end":"15:11","startHours":13.672415195656775,"endHours":15.179032157321666,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:08","end":"07:39","startHours":6.139330387332317,"endHours":7.6459473489972085,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:57","end":"09:21","startHours":8.95168204910678,"endHours":9.353446572217418,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:38","end":"06:58","startHours":6.641536041220614,"endHours":6.962947659709124,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:46","end":"12:34","startHours":11.764033710881247,"endHours":12.567562757102522,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:32","end":"05:20","startHours":4.532272294889766,"endHours":5.335801341111041,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:08","end":"06:08","startHours":5.134919079555722,"endHours":6.139330387332317,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:10","end":"14:59","startHours":14.174620849545072,"endHours":14.978149895766347,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:00","end":"18:24","startHours":17.99226608065145,"endHours":18.39226608065145,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:12","end":"18:42","startHours":18.19226608065145,"endHours":18.694471734539746,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:57","end":"19:42","startHours":17.94226608065145,"endHours":19.69226608065145,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:46","end":"00:34","startHours":23.764033710881247,"endHours":24.567562757102525,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:08","end":"07:39","startHours":6.139330387332317,"endHours":7.6459473489972085,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:39","end":"09:09","startHours":7.6459473489972085,"endHours":9.1525643106621,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:09","end":"10:40","startHours":9.1525643106621,"endHours":10.659181272326991,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:40","end":"12:10","startHours":10.659181272326991,"endHours":12.165798233991882,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:10","end":"13:40","startHours":12.165798233991882,"endHours":13.672415195656775,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:40","end":"15:11","startHours":13.672415195656775,"endHours":15.179032157321666,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:11","end":"16:41","startHours":15.179032157321666,"endHours":16.68564911898656,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:41","end":"18:12","startHours":16.68564911898656,"endHours":18.19226608065145,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:12","end":"19:41","startHours":18.19226608065145,"endHours":19.685649118986557,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:41","end":"21:11","startHours":19.685649118986557,"endHours":21.179032157321668,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:11","end":"22:40","startHours":21.179032157321668,"endHours":22.672415195656775,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:40","end":"00:10","startHours":22.672415195656775,"endHours":24.165798233991882,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:10","end":"01:40","startHours":24.165798233991882,"endHours":25.65918127232699,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:40","end":"03:09","startHours":25.65918127232699,"endHours":27.1525643106621,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:09","end":"04:39","startHours":27.1525643106621,"endHours":28.645947348997208,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:39","end":"06:08","startHours":28.645947348997208,"endHours":30.139330387332315,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:08","end":"07:08","startHours":6.139330387332317,"endHours":7.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:08","end":"08:08","startHours":7.139330387332317,"endHours":8.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:08","end":"09:08","startHours":8.139330387332317,"endHours":9.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:08","end":"10:08","startHours":9.139330387332317,"endHours":10.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:08","end":"11:08","startHours":10.139330387332317,"endHours":11.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:08","end":"12:08","startHours":11.139330387332317,"endHours":12.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:08","end":"13:08","startHours":12.139330387332317,"endHours":13.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:08","end":"14:08","startHours":13.139330387332317,"endHours":14.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:08","end":"15:08","startHours":14.139330387332317,"endHours":15.139330387332317,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:08","end":"16:08","startHours":15.139330387332317,"endHours":16.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:08","end":"17:08","startHours":16.139330387332315,"endHours":17.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:08","end":"18:08","startHours":17.139330387332315,"endHours":18.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:08","end":"19:08","startHours":18.139330387332315,"endHours":19.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:08","end":"20:08","startHours":19.139330387332315,"endHours":20.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:08","end":"21:08","startHours":20.139330387332315,"endHours":21.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:08","end":"22:08","startHours":21.139330387332315,"endHours":22.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:08","end":"23:08","startHours":22.139330387332315,"endHours":23.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:08","end":"00:08","startHours":23.139330387332315,"endHours":24.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:08","end":"01:08","startHours":24.139330387332315,"endHours":25.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:08","end":"02:08","startHours":25.139330387332315,"endHours":26.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:08","end":"03:08","startHours":26.139330387332315,"endHours":27.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:08","end":"04:08","startHours":27.139330387332315,"endHours":28.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:08","end":"05:08","startHours":28.139330387332315,"endHours":29.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:08","end":"06:08","startHours":29.139330387332315,"endHours":30.139330387332315,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Lumba","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-1.0617135009759673,"eotMinutes":-8.763894039513033,"ayanamsa":23.0736}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2001,"vikram_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","saka_samvat":1866,"saka_samvatsara":"Tāraṇa","bengali_samvat":1351,"malayalam_era":1120,"nanakshahi_year":475,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2001 Hemalambī · Śaka 1866 Tāraṇa"},"festivals":[{"id":"mina-sankranti","name":"Mīna Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"मीन सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Mīna"},"precedence":5}],"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":[{"historical_date":"-3226-07-09","event":"Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3226-07-09","relevance":0.5}]},"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 March 18, 1944 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 18, 1944 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:08, sūryāsta 18:12.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1944-03-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1944-03-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1944-03-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1944-03-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1944-03-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-20T15:46:46.118Z","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":"2026-05-20T15:46:46.118Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-20T15:46:46.118Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}