{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1971-02-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1971-02-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1971-02-24","date_display":"February 24, 1971 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":1971,"month":2,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2441006.770833,"kali_year":5072,"ahargana":1852541.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":311.5243,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":292.542,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":341.0177,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.0177},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4,"moon_longitude":292.542,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.542},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":244.0663},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":1971,"month":2,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2441006.770833,"ahargana":1852541.2708,"kali_year":5072,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.45,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":311.32034799999997,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":292.06944799999997,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.8506},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":236.88654800000006,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":302.972848,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":222.61744799999997,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":267.622848,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":23.938247999999987,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":303.4484,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":123.4484,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":1971,"month":2,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2441006.770833,"kali_year":5072,"ahargana":1852541.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":311.5243,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":292.542,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":341.0177,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.0177},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4,"moon_longitude":292.542,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.542},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":244.0663},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.851,"elongation":18.982},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.851,"opposition_distance":161.018}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-14,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.69,"opposition_distance":1.965}]},"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":"06:31","sunsetLocal":"17:59","solarNoonLocal":"12:15","dayLengthHours":11.462011049863339,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:29","moonsetLocal":"16:27","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:15","end":"13:41","startHours":12.250411072379267,"endHours":13.683162453612184,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:57","end":"09:23","startHours":7.952156928680514,"endHours":9.384908309913431,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:49","end":"12:15","startHours":10.81765969114635,"endHours":12.250411072379267,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:12","end":"09:35","startHours":9.19387479241571,"endHours":9.575941827411155,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:00","end":"07:18","startHours":6.996989341191903,"endHours":7.302642969188259,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:52","end":"12:38","startHours":11.868344037383823,"endHours":12.63247810737471,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:59","end":"05:45","startHours":4.991137407465819,"endHours":5.755271477456708,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:34","end":"06:31","startHours":5.5642379599589855,"endHours":6.519405547447597,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:10","end":"14:55","startHours":14.16074624735649,"endHours":14.92488031734738,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:47","end":"18:11","startHours":17.781416597310937,"endHours":18.181416597310935,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:59","end":"18:28","startHours":17.981416597310936,"endHours":18.45900039105524,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:44","end":"19:29","startHours":17.731416597310936,"endHours":19.481416597310936,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:52","end":"00:38","startHours":23.86834403738382,"endHours":24.63247810737471,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:31","end":"07:57","startHours":6.519405547447597,"endHours":7.952156928680514,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:57","end":"09:23","startHours":7.952156928680514,"endHours":9.384908309913431,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:23","end":"10:49","startHours":9.384908309913431,"endHours":10.81765969114635,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:49","end":"12:15","startHours":10.81765969114635,"endHours":12.250411072379267,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:15","end":"13:41","startHours":12.250411072379267,"endHours":13.683162453612184,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:41","end":"15:07","startHours":13.683162453612184,"endHours":15.115913834845102,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:07","end":"16:33","startHours":15.115913834845102,"endHours":16.54866521607802,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:33","end":"17:59","startHours":16.54866521607802,"endHours":17.981416597310936,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:59","end":"19:33","startHours":17.981416597310936,"endHours":19.548665216078017,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:33","end":"21:07","startHours":19.548665216078017,"endHours":21.115913834845102,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:07","end":"22:41","startHours":21.115913834845102,"endHours":22.683162453612184,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:41","end":"00:15","startHours":22.683162453612184,"endHours":24.250411072379265,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:15","end":"01:49","startHours":24.250411072379265,"endHours":25.81765969114635,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:49","end":"03:23","startHours":25.81765969114635,"endHours":27.38490830991343,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:23","end":"04:57","startHours":27.38490830991343,"endHours":28.952156928680516,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:57","end":"06:31","startHours":28.952156928680516,"endHours":30.519405547447597,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:31","end":"07:31","startHours":6.519405547447597,"endHours":7.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:31","end":"08:31","startHours":7.519405547447597,"endHours":8.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:31","end":"09:31","startHours":8.519405547447597,"endHours":9.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:31","end":"10:31","startHours":9.519405547447597,"endHours":10.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:31","end":"11:31","startHours":10.519405547447597,"endHours":11.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:31","end":"12:31","startHours":11.519405547447597,"endHours":12.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:31","end":"13:31","startHours":12.519405547447597,"endHours":13.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:31","end":"14:31","startHours":13.519405547447597,"endHours":14.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:31","end":"15:31","startHours":14.519405547447597,"endHours":15.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:31","end":"16:31","startHours":15.519405547447597,"endHours":16.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:31","end":"17:31","startHours":16.519405547447597,"endHours":17.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:31","end":"18:31","startHours":17.519405547447597,"endHours":18.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:31","end":"19:31","startHours":18.519405547447597,"endHours":19.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:31","end":"20:31","startHours":19.519405547447597,"endHours":20.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:31","end":"21:31","startHours":20.519405547447597,"endHours":21.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:31","end":"22:31","startHours":21.519405547447597,"endHours":22.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:31","end":"23:31","startHours":22.519405547447597,"endHours":23.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:31","end":"00:31","startHours":23.519405547447597,"endHours":24.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:31","end":"01:31","startHours":24.519405547447597,"endHours":25.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:31","end":"02:31","startHours":25.519405547447597,"endHours":26.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:31","end":"03:31","startHours":26.519405547447597,"endHours":27.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:31","end":"04:31","startHours":27.519405547447597,"endHours":28.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:31","end":"05:31","startHours":28.519405547447597,"endHours":29.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:31","end":"06:31","startHours":29.519405547447597,"endHours":30.519405547447597,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvānkṣa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-9.760636954870629,"eotMinutes":-13.840664342755995,"ayanamsa":23.45}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2028,"vikram_samvatsara":"Raktākṣī","saka_samvat":1893,"saka_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","bengali_samvat":1378,"malayalam_era":1147,"nanakshahi_year":502,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_amanta":"Māgha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2028 Raktākṣī · Śaka 1893 Virodhakṛt"},"festivals":[{"id":"maha-shivaratri","name":"Mahā Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"महा शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.","vrata":true,"primary_observance":"Strict fast + night-long vigil + 4-yāma pūjā","detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":1},{"id":"masika-shivaratri","name":"Māsika Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"मासिक शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Monthly Śiva observance.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"maha-shivaratri-walk","name":"Mahā Śivarātri Walk","name_sanskrit":"महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा","type":"festival","description":"Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.","step_count":12,"url":"/walk/maha-shivaratri-walk"},"reason":"Today is Mahā Śivarātri — 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 February 24, 1971 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 24, 1971 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:31, sūryāsta 17:59.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1971-02-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1971-02-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1971-02-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1971-02-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1971-02-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-08T03:11:30.016Z","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":"2026-08-08T03:11:30.016Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-08T03:11:30.016Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}