{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1962-10-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1962-10-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1962-10-18","date_display":"October 18, 1962 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":1962,"month":10,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2437955.770833,"kali_year":5064,"ahargana":1849490.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":180.2133,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":59.5893,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":239.376,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.376},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":59.5893,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.256},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":239.8027},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":1962,"month":10,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2437955.770833,"ahargana":1849490.2708,"kali_year":5064,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.3333,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":180.85151900000005,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":62.638619000000006,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.2089},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":100.38331900000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":164.28801899999996,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":310.373419,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":214.454119,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":282.1618189999999,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":105.1051,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":285.1051,"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":1962,"month":10,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2437955.770833,"kali_year":5064,"ahargana":1849490.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":180.2133,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":59.5893,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":239.376,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.376},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":59.5893,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.256},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":239.8027},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.209,"elongation":120.624},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.209,"opposition_distance":59.376}},"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":"06:01","sunsetLocal":"17:30","solarNoonLocal":"11:46","dayLengthHours":11.48844817806709,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 29 Mins 18 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 30 Mins 42 Secs","moonriseLocal":"21:00","moonsetLocal":"10:46","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:12","end":"14:38","startHours":13.199195052204743,"endHours":14.635251074463131,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:01","end":"07:27","startHours":6.018914940912813,"endHours":7.454970963171199,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:53","end":"10:20","startHours":8.891026985429585,"endHours":10.327083007687971,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:42","end":"09:05","startHours":8.699552849128468,"endHours":9.082501121730704,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:30","end":"06:48","startHours":6.497600281665608,"endHours":6.803958899747397,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:23","end":"12:09","startHours":11.380190757344122,"endHours":12.146087302548596,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:29","end":"05:15","startHours":4.4871218505038675,"endHours":5.253018395708341,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:04","end":"06:01","startHours":5.061544259407222,"endHours":6.018914940912813,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:41","end":"14:27","startHours":13.67788039295754,"endHours":14.443776938162014,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:18","end":"17:42","startHours":17.307363118979904,"endHours":17.707363118979902,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:30","end":"17:59","startHours":17.507363118979903,"endHours":17.9860484597327,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:15","end":"19:00","startHours":17.257363118979903,"endHours":19.007363118979903,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:23","end":"00:09","startHours":23.380190757344124,"endHours":24.146087302548594,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:01","end":"07:27","startHours":6.018914940912813,"endHours":7.454970963171199,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:27","end":"08:53","startHours":7.454970963171199,"endHours":8.891026985429585,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:53","end":"10:20","startHours":8.891026985429585,"endHours":10.327083007687971,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:20","end":"11:46","startHours":10.327083007687971,"endHours":11.763139029946359,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:46","end":"13:12","startHours":11.763139029946359,"endHours":13.199195052204743,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:12","end":"14:38","startHours":13.199195052204743,"endHours":14.635251074463131,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:38","end":"16:04","startHours":14.635251074463131,"endHours":16.07130709672152,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:04","end":"17:30","startHours":16.07130709672152,"endHours":17.507363118979903,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:30","end":"19:04","startHours":17.507363118979903,"endHours":19.071307096721515,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:04","end":"20:38","startHours":19.071307096721515,"endHours":20.63525107446313,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:38","end":"22:12","startHours":20.63525107446313,"endHours":22.199195052204743,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:12","end":"23:46","startHours":22.199195052204743,"endHours":23.76313902994636,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:46","end":"01:20","startHours":23.76313902994636,"endHours":25.32708300768797,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:20","end":"02:53","startHours":25.32708300768797,"endHours":26.891026985429583,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:53","end":"04:27","startHours":26.891026985429583,"endHours":28.4549709631712,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:27","end":"06:01","startHours":28.4549709631712,"endHours":30.018914940912815,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:01","end":"07:01","startHours":6.018914940912813,"endHours":7.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:01","end":"08:01","startHours":7.018914940912813,"endHours":8.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:01","end":"09:01","startHours":8.018914940912813,"endHours":9.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:01","end":"10:01","startHours":9.018914940912813,"endHours":10.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:01","end":"11:01","startHours":10.018914940912813,"endHours":11.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:01","end":"12:01","startHours":11.018914940912813,"endHours":12.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:01","end":"13:01","startHours":12.018914940912813,"endHours":13.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:01","end":"14:01","startHours":13.018914940912813,"endHours":14.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:01","end":"15:01","startHours":14.018914940912813,"endHours":15.018914940912813,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:01","end":"16:01","startHours":15.018914940912813,"endHours":16.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:01","end":"17:01","startHours":16.018914940912815,"endHours":17.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:01","end":"18:01","startHours":17.018914940912815,"endHours":18.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:01","end":"19:01","startHours":18.018914940912815,"endHours":19.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:01","end":"20:01","startHours":19.018914940912815,"endHours":20.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:01","end":"21:01","startHours":20.018914940912815,"endHours":21.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:01","end":"22:01","startHours":21.018914940912815,"endHours":22.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:01","end":"23:01","startHours":22.018914940912815,"endHours":23.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:01","end":"00:01","startHours":23.018914940912815,"endHours":24.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:01","end":"01:01","startHours":24.018914940912815,"endHours":25.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:01","end":"02:01","startHours":25.018914940912815,"endHours":26.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:01","end":"03:01","startHours":26.018914940912815,"endHours":27.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:01","end":"04:01","startHours":27.018914940912815,"endHours":28.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:01","end":"05:01","startHours":28.018914940912815,"endHours":29.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:01","end":"06:01","startHours":29.018914940912815,"endHours":30.018914940912815,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-9.377793040998306,"eotMinutes":15.395658203218455,"ayanamsa":23.3333}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2019,"vikram_samvatsara":"Rākṣasa","saka_samvat":1884,"saka_samvatsara":"Śubhakṛt","bengali_samvat":1369,"malayalam_era":1138,"nanakshahi_year":493,"lunar_month":"Kārtika","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Kārtika","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Tulā (Aippasi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · Vikram 2019 Rākṣasa · Śaka 1884 Śubhakṛt"},"festivals":[{"id":"tula-sankranti","name":"Tulā Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"तुला सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Libra.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi_ingress":"Tulā"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's 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 October 18, 1962 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 18, 1962 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:01, sūryāsta 17:30.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1962-10-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1962-10-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1962-10-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1962-10-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1962-10-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T14:18:44.573Z","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":"2026-05-31T14:18:44.573Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T14:18:44.573Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}