{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1997-03-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1997-03-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1997-03-08","date_display":"March 8, 1997 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":1997,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450515.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1862050.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.8694,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":310.4339,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":346.5645,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.5645},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":310.4339,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7672},"yoga":{"number":21,"name":"Siddha","sum_longitude":274.3033},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"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":1997,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450515.770833,"ahargana":1862050.2708,"kali_year":5098,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8136,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.69333400000005,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":309.33783399999993,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.1924},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":156.41213400000004,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":320.411034,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":286.55063399999995,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":317.338034,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":343.601434,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":159.6158,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":339.6158,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","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":1997,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450515.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1862050.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.8694,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":310.4339,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":346.5645,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.5645},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":310.4339,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7672},"yoga":{"number":21,"name":"Siddha","sum_longitude":274.3033},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.192,"elongation":13.436},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.192,"opposition_distance":166.564}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":1,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":1.134,"elongation":0.078},{"offset_days":16,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.031,"opposition_distance":1.434}]},"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":"06:19","sunsetLocal":"18:06","solarNoonLocal":"12:13","dayLengthHours":11.791625736064475,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 47 Mins 30 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 12 Mins 30 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:34","moonsetLocal":"16:57","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:16","end":"10:44","startHours":9.263987156241896,"endHours":10.737940373249955,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:41","end":"15:10","startHours":13.685846807266074,"endHours":15.159800024274134,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:19","end":"07:47","startHours":6.316080722225777,"endHours":7.790033939233837,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:04","end":"09:28","startHours":9.067460060640823,"endHours":9.460514251842971,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:48","end":"07:07","startHours":6.8073984612284635,"endHours":7.121841814190183,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:49","end":"12:36","startHours":11.818839399055866,"endHours":12.604947781460163,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:45","end":"05:32","startHours":4.74386395741718,"endHours":5.529972339821479,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:20","end":"06:19","startHours":5.333445244220404,"endHours":6.316080722225777,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:11","end":"14:58","startHours":14.177164546268761,"endHours":14.96327292867306,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:54","end":"18:18","startHours":17.907706458290253,"endHours":18.30770645829025,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:06","end":"18:36","startHours":18.107706458290252,"endHours":18.599024197292938,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:51","end":"19:36","startHours":17.857706458290252,"endHours":19.607706458290252,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:49","end":"00:36","startHours":23.818839399055864,"endHours":24.604947781460165,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:19","end":"07:47","startHours":6.316080722225777,"endHours":7.790033939233837,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:47","end":"09:16","startHours":7.790033939233837,"endHours":9.263987156241896,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:16","end":"10:44","startHours":9.263987156241896,"endHours":10.737940373249955,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:44","end":"12:13","startHours":10.737940373249955,"endHours":12.211893590258015,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:13","end":"13:41","startHours":12.211893590258015,"endHours":13.685846807266074,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:41","end":"15:10","startHours":13.685846807266074,"endHours":15.159800024274134,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:10","end":"16:38","startHours":15.159800024274134,"endHours":16.633753241282193,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:38","end":"18:06","startHours":16.633753241282193,"endHours":18.107706458290252,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:06","end":"19:38","startHours":18.107706458290252,"endHours":19.633753241282193,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:38","end":"21:10","startHours":19.633753241282193,"endHours":21.159800024274134,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:10","end":"22:41","startHours":21.159800024274134,"endHours":22.685846807266074,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:41","end":"00:13","startHours":22.685846807266074,"endHours":24.211893590258015,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:13","end":"01:44","startHours":24.211893590258015,"endHours":25.737940373249955,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:44","end":"03:16","startHours":25.737940373249955,"endHours":27.263987156241896,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:16","end":"04:47","startHours":27.263987156241896,"endHours":28.790033939233837,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:47","end":"06:19","startHours":28.790033939233837,"endHours":30.316080722225777,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:19","end":"07:19","startHours":6.316080722225777,"endHours":7.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:19","end":"08:19","startHours":7.316080722225777,"endHours":8.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:19","end":"09:19","startHours":8.316080722225777,"endHours":9.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:19","end":"10:19","startHours":9.316080722225777,"endHours":10.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:19","end":"11:19","startHours":10.316080722225777,"endHours":11.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:19","end":"12:19","startHours":11.316080722225777,"endHours":12.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:19","end":"13:19","startHours":12.316080722225777,"endHours":13.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:19","end":"14:19","startHours":13.316080722225777,"endHours":14.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:19","end":"15:19","startHours":14.316080722225777,"endHours":15.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:19","end":"16:19","startHours":15.316080722225777,"endHours":16.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:19","end":"17:19","startHours":16.316080722225777,"endHours":17.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:19","end":"18:19","startHours":17.316080722225777,"endHours":18.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:19","end":"19:19","startHours":18.316080722225777,"endHours":19.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:19","end":"20:19","startHours":19.316080722225777,"endHours":20.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:19","end":"21:19","startHours":20.316080722225777,"endHours":21.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:19","end":"22:19","startHours":21.316080722225777,"endHours":22.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:19","end":"23:19","startHours":22.316080722225777,"endHours":23.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:19","end":"00:19","startHours":23.316080722225777,"endHours":24.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:19","end":"01:19","startHours":24.316080722225777,"endHours":25.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:19","end":"02:19","startHours":25.316080722225777,"endHours":26.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:19","end":"03:19","startHours":26.316080722225777,"endHours":27.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:19","end":"04:19","startHours":27.316080722225777,"endHours":28.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:19","end":"05:19","startHours":28.316080722225777,"endHours":29.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:19","end":"06:19","startHours":29.316080722225777,"endHours":30.316080722225777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Śubha","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-4.935720402752483,"eotMinutes":-11.52961541548083,"ayanamsa":23.8136}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2054,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vikṛti","saka_samvat":1919,"saka_samvatsara":"Īśvara","bengali_samvat":1404,"malayalam_era":1173,"nanakshahi_year":528,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2054 Vikṛti · Śaka 1919 Īśvara"},"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":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5},{"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 March 8, 1997 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 8, 1997 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:19, sūryāsta 18:06.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1997-03-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1997-03-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1997-03-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1997-03-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1997-03-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-16T18:47:09.578Z","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":"2026-05-16T18:47:09.578Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-16T18:47:09.578Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}