{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1998-11-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-11-18","date_display":"November 18, 1998 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":1998,"month":11,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451135.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862670.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":211.0605,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":198.4462,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":347.3858,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.3858},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":198.4462,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.7796},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":49.5067},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"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":1998,"month":11,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451135.770833,"ahargana":1862670.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8373,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":211.652246,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":199.245546,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.2715},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":150.84394600000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":233.12254600000006,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":324.352446,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":216.400446,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":4.346846000000028,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":126.7653,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":306.7653,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":1998,"month":11,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451135.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862670.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":211.0605,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":198.4462,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":347.3858,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.3858},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":198.4462,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.7796},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":49.5067},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.272,"elongation":12.614},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.272,"opposition_distance":167.386}},"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":"06:23","sunsetLocal":"17:11","solarNoonLocal":"11:47","dayLengthHours":10.788006151948291,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 47 Mins 17 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 12 Mins 43 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:27","moonsetLocal":"16:27","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:47","end":"13:08","startHours":11.782936321352834,"endHours":13.13143709034637,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:44","end":"09:05","startHours":7.737434014372225,"endHours":9.085934783365762,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:26","end":"11:47","startHours":10.434435552359297,"endHours":11.782936321352834,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:54","end":"09:16","startHours":8.90613468083329,"endHours":9.265734885898233,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:50","end":"07:08","startHours":6.838433501709867,"endHours":7.126113665761821,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:25","end":"12:09","startHours":11.42333611628789,"endHours":12.142536526417777,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:57","end":"05:40","startHours":4.950532425118915,"endHours":5.6697328352488015,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:29","end":"06:23","startHours":5.48993273271633,"endHours":6.388933245378688,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:35","end":"14:18","startHours":13.58093734667755,"endHours":14.300137756807436,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:59","end":"17:23","startHours":16.97693939732698,"endHours":17.37693939732698,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:11","end":"17:38","startHours":17.17693939732698,"endHours":17.626439653658156,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:56","end":"18:41","startHours":16.92693939732698,"endHours":18.67693939732698,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:25","end":"00:09","startHours":23.423336116287892,"endHours":24.14253652641778,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:23","end":"07:44","startHours":6.388933245378688,"endHours":7.737434014372225,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:44","end":"09:05","startHours":7.737434014372225,"endHours":9.085934783365762,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:05","end":"10:26","startHours":9.085934783365762,"endHours":10.434435552359297,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:26","end":"11:47","startHours":10.434435552359297,"endHours":11.782936321352834,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:47","end":"13:08","startHours":11.782936321352834,"endHours":13.13143709034637,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:08","end":"14:29","startHours":13.13143709034637,"endHours":14.479937859339906,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:29","end":"15:50","startHours":14.479937859339906,"endHours":15.828438628333442,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:50","end":"17:11","startHours":15.828438628333442,"endHours":17.17693939732698,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:11","end":"18:50","startHours":17.17693939732698,"endHours":18.828438628333444,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"18:50","end":"20:29","startHours":18.828438628333444,"endHours":20.479937859339906,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:29","end":"22:08","startHours":20.479937859339906,"endHours":22.13143709034637,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:08","end":"23:47","startHours":22.13143709034637,"endHours":23.782936321352835,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:47","end":"01:26","startHours":23.782936321352835,"endHours":25.434435552359297,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:26","end":"03:05","startHours":25.434435552359297,"endHours":27.08593478336576,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:05","end":"04:44","startHours":27.08593478336576,"endHours":28.737434014372226,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:44","end":"06:23","startHours":28.737434014372226,"endHours":30.388933245378688,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:23","end":"07:23","startHours":6.388933245378688,"endHours":7.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:23","end":"08:23","startHours":7.388933245378688,"endHours":8.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:23","end":"09:23","startHours":8.388933245378688,"endHours":9.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:23","end":"10:23","startHours":9.388933245378688,"endHours":10.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:23","end":"11:23","startHours":10.388933245378688,"endHours":11.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:23","end":"12:23","startHours":11.388933245378688,"endHours":12.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:23","end":"13:23","startHours":12.388933245378688,"endHours":13.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:23","end":"14:23","startHours":13.388933245378688,"endHours":14.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:23","end":"15:23","startHours":14.388933245378688,"endHours":15.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:23","end":"16:23","startHours":15.388933245378688,"endHours":16.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:23","end":"17:23","startHours":16.388933245378688,"endHours":17.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:23","end":"18:23","startHours":17.388933245378688,"endHours":18.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:23","end":"19:23","startHours":18.388933245378688,"endHours":19.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:23","end":"20:23","startHours":19.388933245378688,"endHours":20.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:23","end":"21:23","startHours":20.388933245378688,"endHours":21.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:23","end":"22:23","startHours":21.388933245378688,"endHours":22.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:23","end":"23:23","startHours":22.388933245378688,"endHours":23.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:23","end":"00:23","startHours":23.388933245378688,"endHours":24.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:23","end":"01:23","startHours":24.388933245378688,"endHours":25.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:23","end":"02:23","startHours":25.388933245378688,"endHours":26.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:23","end":"03:23","startHours":26.388933245378688,"endHours":27.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:23","end":"04:23","startHours":27.388933245378688,"endHours":28.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:23","end":"05:23","startHours":28.388933245378688,"endHours":29.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:23","end":"06:23","startHours":29.388933245378688,"endHours":30.388933245378688,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-19.13169807040799,"eotMinutes":14.207820718830007,"ayanamsa":23.8373}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrischika-sankranti","name":"Vṛścika Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Scorpio.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛścika"},"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":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — 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 November 18, 1998 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"November 18, 1998 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:23, sūryāsta 17:11.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T00:36:13.368Z","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":"2026-05-17T00:36:13.368Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T00:36:13.368Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}