{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:1998-11-21:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-21","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-11-21","date_display":"November 21, 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":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451138.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862673.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":214.1073,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":236.3919,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":22.2846,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.2846},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":236.3919,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.7253},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":90.4992},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"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":1998,"month":11,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451138.770833,"ahargana":1862673.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8375,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":214.67973099999995,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":235.237531,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.2338},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":152.55803100000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":233.95663100000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":324.41383099999996,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":220.16613099999995,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":4.154030999999975,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":126.6063,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":306.6063,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"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":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451138.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862673.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":214.1073,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":236.3919,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":22.2846,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.2846},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":236.3919,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.7253},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":90.4992},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.234,"elongation":22.285},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.234,"opposition_distance":157.715}},"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":"06:26","sunsetLocal":"17:10","solarNoonLocal":"11:48","dayLengthHours":10.73517486249896,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 44 Mins 07 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 15 Mins 53 Secs","moonriseLocal":"07:57","moonsetLocal":"18:23","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:07","end":"10:27","startHours":9.112112365180167,"endHours":10.454009222992537,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:08","end":"14:29","startHours":13.137802938617277,"endHours":14.479699796429648,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:26","end":"07:46","startHours":6.428318649555427,"endHours":7.770215507367797,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:56","end":"09:17","startHours":8.933192784138518,"endHours":9.291031946221818,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:53","end":"07:10","startHours":6.875617602159551,"endHours":7.16188893182619,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:26","end":"12:09","startHours":11.43806691872161,"endHours":12.153745242888206,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:00","end":"05:43","startHours":4.996962001222233,"endHours":5.71264032538883,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:32","end":"06:26","startHours":5.53372074434718,"endHours":6.428318649555427,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:35","end":"14:18","startHours":13.5851018912214,"endHours":14.300780215387999,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:58","end":"17:22","startHours":16.963493512054388,"endHours":17.363493512054387,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:10","end":"17:37","startHours":17.163493512054387,"endHours":17.61079246465851,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:55","end":"18:40","startHours":16.913493512054387,"endHours":18.663493512054387,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:26","end":"00:09","startHours":23.43806691872161,"endHours":24.153745242888206,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:26","end":"07:46","startHours":6.428318649555427,"endHours":7.770215507367797,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:46","end":"09:07","startHours":7.770215507367797,"endHours":9.112112365180167,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:07","end":"10:27","startHours":9.112112365180167,"endHours":10.454009222992537,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:27","end":"11:48","startHours":10.454009222992537,"endHours":11.795906080804908,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:48","end":"13:08","startHours":11.795906080804908,"endHours":13.137802938617277,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:08","end":"14:29","startHours":13.137802938617277,"endHours":14.479699796429648,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:29","end":"15:49","startHours":14.479699796429648,"endHours":15.821596654242017,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:49","end":"17:10","startHours":15.821596654242017,"endHours":17.163493512054387,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:10","end":"18:49","startHours":17.163493512054387,"endHours":18.82159665424202,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:49","end":"20:29","startHours":18.82159665424202,"endHours":20.479699796429646,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:29","end":"22:08","startHours":20.479699796429646,"endHours":22.137802938617277,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:08","end":"23:48","startHours":22.137802938617277,"endHours":23.795906080804908,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:48","end":"01:27","startHours":23.795906080804908,"endHours":25.45400922299254,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:27","end":"03:07","startHours":25.45400922299254,"endHours":27.112112365180167,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:07","end":"04:46","startHours":27.112112365180167,"endHours":28.770215507367798,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:46","end":"06:26","startHours":28.770215507367798,"endHours":30.42831864955543,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:26","end":"07:26","startHours":6.428318649555427,"endHours":7.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:26","end":"08:26","startHours":7.428318649555427,"endHours":8.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:26","end":"09:26","startHours":8.428318649555427,"endHours":9.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:26","end":"10:26","startHours":9.428318649555427,"endHours":10.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:26","end":"11:26","startHours":10.428318649555427,"endHours":11.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:26","end":"12:26","startHours":11.428318649555427,"endHours":12.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:26","end":"13:26","startHours":12.428318649555427,"endHours":13.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:26","end":"14:26","startHours":13.428318649555427,"endHours":14.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:26","end":"15:26","startHours":14.428318649555427,"endHours":15.428318649555427,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:26","end":"16:26","startHours":15.428318649555427,"endHours":16.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:26","end":"17:26","startHours":16.42831864955543,"endHours":17.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:26","end":"18:26","startHours":17.42831864955543,"endHours":18.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:26","end":"19:26","startHours":18.42831864955543,"endHours":19.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:26","end":"20:26","startHours":19.42831864955543,"endHours":20.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:26","end":"21:26","startHours":20.42831864955543,"endHours":21.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:26","end":"22:26","startHours":21.42831864955543,"endHours":22.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:26","end":"23:26","startHours":22.42831864955543,"endHours":23.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:26","end":"00:26","startHours":23.42831864955543,"endHours":24.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:26","end":"01:26","startHours":24.42831864955543,"endHours":25.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:26","end":"02:26","startHours":25.42831864955543,"endHours":26.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:26","end":"03:26","startHours":26.42831864955543,"endHours":27.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:26","end":"04:26","startHours":27.42831864955543,"endHours":28.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:26","end":"05:26","startHours":28.42831864955543,"endHours":29.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:26","end":"06:26","startHours":29.42831864955543,"endHours":30.42831864955543,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Padma","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-19.827236997334165,"eotMinutes":13.429635151705593,"ayanamsa":23.8375}},"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 Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-20","event":"Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17)","chart_id":"karna","shared_marker":"same Jyeṣṭhā","url":"/day/-3137-10-20","relevance":0.5}]},"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 21, 1998 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"November 21, 1998 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 06:26, sūryāsta 17:10.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-21","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-21","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-21","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-21","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/1998-11-21"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T00:46:21.526Z","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":"2026-05-31T00:46:21.526Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T00:46:21.526Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}