{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1968-07-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1968-07-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1968-07-23","date_display":"July 23, 1968 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":1968,"month":7,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440060.770833,"kali_year":5070,"ahargana":1851595.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":96.4259,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":67.4317,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":28,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":331.0057,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.0057},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":67.4317,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.765},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":163.8576},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":55,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":1968,"month":7,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440060.770833,"ahargana":1851595.2708,"kali_year":5070,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.4138,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":96.83449200000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":68.824792,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.3223},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":88.10569199999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":81.08869199999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":133.44969200000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":106.29269199999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":2.5121920000000273,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.5721,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.5721,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"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":1968,"month":7,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440060.770833,"kali_year":5070,"ahargana":1851595.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":96.4259,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":67.4317,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":28,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":331.0057,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.0057},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":67.4317,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.765},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":163.8576},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":55,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.322,"elongation":28.994},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.322,"opposition_distance":151.006}},"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":"05:21","sunsetLocal":"18:54","solarNoonLocal":"12:07","dayLengthHours":13.554959394332418,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 33 Mins 18 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 26 Mins 42 Secs","moonriseLocal":"03:22","moonsetLocal":"17:09","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:31","end":"17:12","startHours":15.51068881730722,"endHours":17.20505874159877,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:44","end":"10:26","startHours":8.733209120141009,"endHours":10.427579044432562,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:07","end":"13:49","startHours":12.121948968724112,"endHours":13.816318893015666,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:30","end":"08:58","startHours":8.507293130235468,"endHours":8.95912511004655,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:55","end":"06:16","startHours":5.909259246321755,"endHours":6.270724830170619,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:34","startHours":11.670116988913033,"endHours":12.573780948535195,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:32","end":"04:26","startHours":3.537141352313582,"endHours":4.440805311935743,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:13","end":"05:21","startHours":4.214889322030203,"endHours":5.344469271557904,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:23","end":"15:17","startHours":14.381108867779517,"endHours":15.284772827401678,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:42","end":"19:06","startHours":18.699428665890323,"endHours":19.099428665890322,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:54","end":"19:28","startHours":18.899428665890323,"endHours":19.464218640654174,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:39","end":"20:24","startHours":18.649428665890323,"endHours":20.399428665890323,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:34","startHours":23.67011698891303,"endHours":24.573780948535195,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:21","end":"07:02","startHours":5.344469271557904,"endHours":7.038839195849457,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:02","end":"08:44","startHours":7.038839195849457,"endHours":8.733209120141009,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:44","end":"10:26","startHours":8.733209120141009,"endHours":10.427579044432562,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:26","end":"12:07","startHours":10.427579044432562,"endHours":12.121948968724112,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:07","end":"13:49","startHours":12.121948968724112,"endHours":13.816318893015666,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:49","end":"15:31","startHours":13.816318893015666,"endHours":15.51068881730722,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:31","end":"17:12","startHours":15.51068881730722,"endHours":17.20505874159877,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"17:12","end":"18:54","startHours":17.20505874159877,"endHours":18.899428665890323,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:54","end":"20:12","startHours":18.899428665890323,"endHours":20.20505874159877,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:12","end":"21:31","startHours":20.20505874159877,"endHours":21.51068881730722,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:31","end":"22:49","startHours":21.51068881730722,"endHours":22.816318893015666,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:49","end":"00:07","startHours":22.816318893015666,"endHours":24.121948968724112,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:07","end":"01:26","startHours":24.121948968724112,"endHours":25.427579044432562,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:26","end":"02:44","startHours":25.427579044432562,"endHours":26.73320912014101,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:44","end":"04:02","startHours":26.73320912014101,"endHours":28.038839195849455,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:02","end":"05:21","startHours":28.038839195849455,"endHours":29.344469271557905,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.344469271557904,"endHours":6.344469271557904,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.344469271557904,"endHours":7.344469271557904,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.344469271557904,"endHours":8.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.344469271557905,"endHours":9.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.344469271557905,"endHours":10.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.344469271557905,"endHours":11.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.344469271557905,"endHours":12.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.344469271557905,"endHours":13.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.344469271557905,"endHours":14.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.344469271557905,"endHours":15.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.344469271557905,"endHours":16.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.344469271557905,"endHours":17.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.344469271557905,"endHours":18.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.344469271557905,"endHours":19.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.344469271557905,"endHours":20.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.344469271557905,"endHours":21.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.344469271557905,"endHours":22.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.344469271557905,"endHours":23.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.344469271557905,"endHours":24.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.344469271557905,"endHours":25.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.344469271557905,"endHours":26.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.344469271557905,"endHours":27.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.344469271557905,"endHours":28.344469271557905,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.344469271557905,"endHours":29.344469271557905,"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","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Padma","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":20.095222839943357,"eotMinutes":-6.132938123446804,"ayanamsa":23.4138}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2025,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmati","saka_samvat":1890,"saka_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","bengali_samvat":1375,"malayalam_era":1144,"nanakshahi_year":499,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī · Vikram 2025 Durmati · Śaka 1890 Kīlaka"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2},{"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":"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":[]},"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 July 23, 1968 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 23, 1968 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 05:21, sūryāsta 18:54.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1968-07-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1968-07-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1968-07-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1968-07-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1968-07-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-20T00:05:28.544Z","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":"2026-05-20T00:05:28.544Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-20T00:05:28.544Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}