{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2017-07-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-07-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-07-24","date_display":"July 24, 2017 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":2017,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457958.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869493.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":96.7304,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":106.1762,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":9.4459,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4459},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4,"moon_longitude":106.1762,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.8429},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":202.9066},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":1,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":2017,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457958.770833,"ahargana":1869493.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0983,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.259657,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":105.85945700000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.4692},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":97.94435699999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":123.41585699999996,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":171.54005699999993,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":56.953457000000014,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":237.74285699999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":125.2499,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":305.2499,"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":2017,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457958.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869493.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":96.7304,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":106.1762,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":9.4459,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4459},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4,"moon_longitude":106.1762,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.8429},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":202.9066},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":1,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.469,"elongation":9.446},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.469,"opposition_distance":170.554}},"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":"05:21","sunsetLocal":"18:53","solarNoonLocal":"12:07","dayLengthHours":13.536036221293642,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 32 Mins 10 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 27 Mins 50 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:02","moonsetLocal":"19:22","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:03","end":"08:44","startHours":7.0463892502001935,"endHours":8.738393777861898,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:26","end":"12:07","startHours":10.430398305523603,"endHours":12.122402833185308,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:49","end":"15:30","startHours":13.814407360847014,"endHours":15.506411888508719,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:31","end":"08:58","startHours":8.512793174173671,"endHours":8.963994381550126,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:55","end":"06:17","startHours":5.918386231759056,"endHours":6.27934719766022,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:34","startHours":11.671201625808854,"endHours":12.573604040561763,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:33","end":"04:27","startHours":3.549579893032669,"endHours":4.4519823077855785,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:14","end":"05:21","startHours":4.226381704097351,"endHours":5.354384722538488,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:23","end":"15:17","startHours":14.378408870067585,"endHours":15.280811284820494,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:41","end":"19:05","startHours":18.69042094383213,"endHours":19.09042094383213,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:53","end":"19:27","startHours":18.89042094383213,"endHours":19.454422453052697,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:38","end":"20:23","startHours":18.64042094383213,"endHours":20.39042094383213,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:34","startHours":23.671201625808855,"endHours":24.57360404056176,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:21","end":"07:03","startHours":5.354384722538488,"endHours":7.0463892502001935,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:03","end":"08:44","startHours":7.0463892502001935,"endHours":8.738393777861898,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:44","end":"10:26","startHours":8.738393777861898,"endHours":10.430398305523603,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:26","end":"12:07","startHours":10.430398305523603,"endHours":12.122402833185308,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:07","end":"13:49","startHours":12.122402833185308,"endHours":13.814407360847014,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:49","end":"15:30","startHours":13.814407360847014,"endHours":15.506411888508719,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:30","end":"17:12","startHours":15.506411888508719,"endHours":17.198416416170424,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:12","end":"18:53","startHours":17.198416416170424,"endHours":18.89042094383213,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"18:53","end":"20:12","startHours":18.89042094383213,"endHours":20.198416416170424,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:12","end":"21:30","startHours":20.198416416170424,"endHours":21.50641188850872,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:30","end":"22:49","startHours":21.50641188850872,"endHours":22.814407360847014,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:49","end":"00:07","startHours":22.814407360847014,"endHours":24.12240283318531,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:07","end":"01:26","startHours":24.12240283318531,"endHours":25.430398305523603,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:26","end":"02:44","startHours":25.430398305523603,"endHours":26.738393777861898,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:44","end":"04:03","startHours":26.738393777861898,"endHours":28.046389250200193,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:03","end":"05:21","startHours":28.046389250200193,"endHours":29.354384722538487,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.354384722538488,"endHours":6.354384722538488,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.354384722538488,"endHours":7.354384722538488,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.354384722538488,"endHours":8.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.354384722538487,"endHours":9.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.354384722538487,"endHours":10.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.354384722538487,"endHours":11.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.354384722538487,"endHours":12.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.354384722538487,"endHours":13.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.354384722538487,"endHours":14.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.354384722538487,"endHours":15.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.354384722538487,"endHours":16.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.354384722538487,"endHours":17.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.354384722538487,"endHours":18.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.354384722538487,"endHours":19.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.354384722538487,"endHours":20.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.354384722538487,"endHours":21.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.354384722538487,"endHours":22.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.354384722538487,"endHours":23.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.354384722538487,"endHours":24.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.354384722538487,"endHours":25.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.354384722538487,"endHours":26.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.354384722538487,"endHours":27.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.354384722538487,"endHours":28.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.354384722538487,"endHours":29.354384722538487,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Maitra","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":19.85474906392036,"eotMinutes":-6.160169991118456,"ayanamsa":24.0983}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pratipada · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — 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 July 24, 2017 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 24, 2017 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:21, sūryāsta 18:53.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-07-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-07-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-07-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-07-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-07-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T13:16:44.875Z","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":"2026-05-15T13:16:44.875Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T13:16:44.875Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}