{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2016-01-09:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2016-01-09","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-01-09","date_display":"January 9, 2016 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":2016,"month":1,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457396.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868931.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":263.9068,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":250.0927,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":346.1859,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.1859},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":250.0927,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.0927},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":153.9994},"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":2016,"month":1,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457396.770833,"ahargana":1868931.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0768,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":264.11352999999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":251.46592999999996,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4824},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":188.66673000000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":275.60052999999994,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":148.43193000000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":227.53543000000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":227.69653000000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":155.0273,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":335.0273,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","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":2016,"month":1,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457396.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868931.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":263.9068,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":250.0927,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":346.1859,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.1859},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":250.0927,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.0927},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":153.9994},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.482,"elongation":13.814},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.482,"opposition_distance":166.186}},"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":"06:52","sunsetLocal":"17:25","solarNoonLocal":"12:08","dayLengthHours":10.550900183002057,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:05","moonsetLocal":"16:30","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:30","end":"10:49","startHours":9.500413126222462,"endHours":10.819275649097719,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:27","end":"14:47","startHours":13.457000694848233,"endHours":14.77586321772349,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:52","end":"08:11","startHours":6.862688080471948,"endHours":8.181550603347205,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:19","end":"09:41","startHours":9.324564789839094,"endHours":9.67626146260583,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:18","end":"07:35","startHours":7.302308921430367,"endHours":7.5836662596437545,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:47","end":"12:29","startHours":11.78644149920624,"endHours":12.489834844739711,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:27","end":"06:10","startHours":5.455901389405007,"endHours":6.159294734938477,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:59","end":"06:52","startHours":5.98344639855511,"endHours":6.862688080471948,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:54","end":"14:36","startHours":13.896621535806652,"endHours":14.600014881340122,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:13","end":"17:37","startHours":17.213588263474005,"endHours":17.613588263474004,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:25","end":"17:51","startHours":17.413588263474004,"endHours":17.853209104432423,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:10","end":"18:55","startHours":17.163588263474004,"endHours":18.913588263474004,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:47","end":"00:29","startHours":23.78644149920624,"endHours":24.48983484473971,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:52","end":"08:11","startHours":6.862688080471948,"endHours":8.181550603347205,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:11","end":"09:30","startHours":8.181550603347205,"endHours":9.500413126222462,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:30","end":"10:49","startHours":9.500413126222462,"endHours":10.819275649097719,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:49","end":"12:08","startHours":10.819275649097719,"endHours":12.138138171972976,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:08","end":"13:27","startHours":12.138138171972976,"endHours":13.457000694848233,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:27","end":"14:47","startHours":13.457000694848233,"endHours":14.77586321772349,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:47","end":"16:06","startHours":14.77586321772349,"endHours":16.094725740598747,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:06","end":"17:25","startHours":16.094725740598747,"endHours":17.413588263474004,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:25","end":"19:06","startHours":17.413588263474004,"endHours":19.094725740598747,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:06","end":"20:47","startHours":19.094725740598747,"endHours":20.77586321772349,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:47","end":"22:27","startHours":20.77586321772349,"endHours":22.457000694848233,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:27","end":"00:08","startHours":22.457000694848233,"endHours":24.138138171972976,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:08","end":"01:49","startHours":24.138138171972976,"endHours":25.81927564909772,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:49","end":"03:30","startHours":25.81927564909772,"endHours":27.500413126222462,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:30","end":"05:11","startHours":27.500413126222462,"endHours":29.181550603347205,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"05:11","end":"06:52","startHours":29.181550603347205,"endHours":30.862688080471948,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:52","end":"07:52","startHours":6.862688080471948,"endHours":7.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:52","end":"08:52","startHours":7.862688080471948,"endHours":8.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:52","end":"09:52","startHours":8.862688080471948,"endHours":9.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:52","end":"10:52","startHours":9.862688080471948,"endHours":10.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:52","end":"11:52","startHours":10.862688080471948,"endHours":11.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:52","end":"12:52","startHours":11.862688080471948,"endHours":12.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:52","end":"13:52","startHours":12.862688080471948,"endHours":13.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:52","end":"14:52","startHours":13.862688080471948,"endHours":14.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:52","end":"15:52","startHours":14.862688080471948,"endHours":15.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:52","end":"16:52","startHours":15.862688080471948,"endHours":16.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:52","end":"17:52","startHours":16.862688080471948,"endHours":17.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:52","end":"18:52","startHours":17.862688080471948,"endHours":18.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:52","end":"19:52","startHours":18.862688080471948,"endHours":19.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:52","end":"20:52","startHours":19.862688080471948,"endHours":20.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:52","end":"21:52","startHours":20.862688080471948,"endHours":21.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:52","end":"22:52","startHours":21.862688080471948,"endHours":22.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:52","end":"23:52","startHours":22.862688080471948,"endHours":23.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:52","end":"00:52","startHours":23.862688080471948,"endHours":24.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:52","end":"01:52","startHours":24.862688080471948,"endHours":25.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:52","end":"02:52","startHours":25.862688080471948,"endHours":26.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:52","end":"03:52","startHours":26.862688080471948,"endHours":27.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:52","end":"04:52","startHours":27.862688080471948,"endHours":28.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:52","end":"05:52","startHours":28.862688080471948,"endHours":29.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:52","end":"06:52","startHours":29.862688080471948,"endHours":30.862688080471948,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Lumba","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-22.200921807158533,"eotMinutes":-7.10429031837854,"ayanamsa":24.0768}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"lohri","name":"Lohri","name_sanskrit":"लोहड़ी","tradition":"Regional","significance":"Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"precedence":4},{"id":"dhanu-sankranti","name":"Dhanu Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"धनु सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Sagittarius; Dhanu-māsa (Khara-māsa).","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"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":"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":[]},"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 January 9, 2016 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 9, 2016 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:52, sūryāsta 17:25.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2016-01-09","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2016-01-09","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2016-01-09","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2016-01-09","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2016-01-09"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-16T15:40:56.167Z","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":"2026-05-16T15:40:56.167Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-16T15:40:56.167Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}