{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2008-10-03:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2008-10-03","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-10-03","date_display":"October 3, 2008 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":2008,"month":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454742.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866277.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":165.4632,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":210.9472,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":45.4841,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4841},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":210.9472,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.9472},"yoga":{"number":2,"name":"Prīti","sum_longitude":16.4104},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":2008,"month":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454742.770833,"ahargana":1866277.2708,"kali_year":5110,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9753,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":166.23013200000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":208.87123199999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4807},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":185.11033199999997,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":174.43593199999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":260.07283200000006,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":196.80423199999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":141.30533200000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":295.649,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":115.649,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3},"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":2008,"month":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454742.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866277.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":165.4632,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":210.9472,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":45.4841,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4841},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":210.9472,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.9472},"yoga":{"number":2,"name":"Prīti","sum_longitude":16.4104},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.481,"elongation":45.484},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.481,"opposition_distance":134.516}},"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":"05:54","sunsetLocal":"17:45","solarNoonLocal":"11:49","dayLengthHours":11.852123299507136,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 51 Mins 08 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 08 Mins 52 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:16","moonsetLocal":"20:04","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:20","end":"11:49","startHours":10.341645769535683,"endHours":11.823161181974076,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:47","end":"16:16","startHours":14.78619200685086,"endHours":16.267707419289252,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:23","end":"08:52","startHours":7.3786149446588984,"endHours":8.86013035709729,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:40","end":"09:03","startHours":8.662594968772172,"endHours":9.05766574542241,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:23","end":"06:42","startHours":6.390938003033304,"endHours":6.706994624353494,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:26","end":"12:13","startHours":11.428090405323838,"endHours":12.218231958624314,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:19","end":"05:06","startHours":4.316816425619555,"endHours":5.106957978920031,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:55","end":"05:54","startHours":4.909422590594912,"endHours":5.897099532220507,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:48","end":"14:35","startHours":13.798515065225263,"endHours":14.58865661852574,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:33","end":"17:57","startHours":17.549222831727644,"endHours":17.949222831727642,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:45","end":"18:15","startHours":17.749222831727643,"endHours":18.24306130254044,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:30","end":"19:15","startHours":17.499222831727643,"endHours":19.249222831727643,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:26","end":"00:13","startHours":23.42809040532384,"endHours":24.21823195862431,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:54","end":"07:23","startHours":5.897099532220507,"endHours":7.3786149446588984,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:23","end":"08:52","startHours":7.3786149446588984,"endHours":8.86013035709729,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:52","end":"10:20","startHours":8.86013035709729,"endHours":10.341645769535683,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:20","end":"11:49","startHours":10.341645769535683,"endHours":11.823161181974076,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:49","end":"13:18","startHours":11.823161181974076,"endHours":13.304676594412467,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:18","end":"14:47","startHours":13.304676594412467,"endHours":14.78619200685086,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:47","end":"16:16","startHours":14.78619200685086,"endHours":16.267707419289252,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:16","end":"17:45","startHours":16.267707419289252,"endHours":17.749222831727643,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:45","end":"19:16","startHours":17.749222831727643,"endHours":19.267707419289252,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:16","end":"20:47","startHours":19.267707419289252,"endHours":20.786192006850857,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:47","end":"22:18","startHours":20.786192006850857,"endHours":22.304676594412467,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:18","end":"23:49","startHours":22.304676594412467,"endHours":23.823161181974076,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:49","end":"01:20","startHours":23.823161181974076,"endHours":25.34164576953568,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:20","end":"02:52","startHours":25.34164576953568,"endHours":26.86013035709729,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:52","end":"04:23","startHours":26.86013035709729,"endHours":28.3786149446589,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:23","end":"05:54","startHours":28.3786149446589,"endHours":29.89709953222051,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:54","end":"06:54","startHours":5.897099532220507,"endHours":6.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:54","end":"07:54","startHours":6.897099532220507,"endHours":7.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:54","end":"08:54","startHours":7.897099532220507,"endHours":8.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:54","end":"09:54","startHours":8.897099532220507,"endHours":9.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:54","end":"10:54","startHours":9.897099532220507,"endHours":10.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:54","end":"11:54","startHours":10.897099532220507,"endHours":11.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:54","end":"12:54","startHours":11.897099532220507,"endHours":12.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:54","end":"13:54","startHours":12.897099532220507,"endHours":13.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:54","end":"14:54","startHours":13.897099532220507,"endHours":14.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:54","end":"15:54","startHours":14.897099532220507,"endHours":15.897099532220507,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:54","end":"16:54","startHours":15.897099532220507,"endHours":16.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:54","end":"17:54","startHours":16.89709953222051,"endHours":17.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:54","end":"18:54","startHours":17.89709953222051,"endHours":18.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:54","end":"19:54","startHours":18.89709953222051,"endHours":19.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:54","end":"20:54","startHours":19.89709953222051,"endHours":20.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:54","end":"21:54","startHours":20.89709953222051,"endHours":21.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:54","end":"22:54","startHours":21.89709953222051,"endHours":22.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:54","end":"23:54","startHours":22.89709953222051,"endHours":23.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:54","end":"00:54","startHours":23.89709953222051,"endHours":24.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:54","end":"01:54","startHours":24.89709953222051,"endHours":25.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:54","end":"02:54","startHours":25.89709953222051,"endHours":26.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:54","end":"03:54","startHours":26.89709953222051,"endHours":27.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:54","end":"04:54","startHours":27.89709953222051,"endHours":28.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:54","end":"05:54","startHours":28.89709953222051,"endHours":29.89709953222051,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"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":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Śrīvatsa","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-4.040951934852895,"eotMinutes":11.794329081555436,"ayanamsa":23.9753}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[{"id":"kanya-sankranti","name":"Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)","name_sanskrit":"कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kanyā"},"precedence":4},{"id":"vinayaka-chaturthi","name":"Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)","name_sanskrit":"विनायक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī; auspicious for new ventures.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":4,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Viśākhā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","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 October 3, 2008 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 3, 2008 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 05:54, sūryāsta 17:45.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2008-10-03","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2008-10-03","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2008-10-03","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2008-10-03","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2008-10-03"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T20:16:59.123Z","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":"2026-05-15T20:16:59.123Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T20:16:59.123Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}