{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2017-12-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-12-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-12-23","date_display":"December 23, 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":12,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458110.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869645.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":246.9276,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":302.5476,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":55.62,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.62},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":302.5476,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.2142},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":189.4752},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":9,"name":"Bālava"},"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":2017,"month":12,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458110.770833,"ahargana":1869645.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1041,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":247.28605000000005,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":299.02315,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.4193},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":194.16145000000006,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":228.52334999999994,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":201.01845000000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":242.91395,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":246.08225000000004,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":117.1962,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":297.1962,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"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":12,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458110.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869645.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":246.9276,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":302.5476,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":55.62,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.62},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":302.5476,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.2142},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":189.4752},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":9,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.419,"elongation":55.62},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.419,"opposition_distance":124.38}},"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":"06:47","sunsetLocal":"17:14","solarNoonLocal":"12:01","dayLengthHours":10.452871468579843,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:54","moonsetLocal":"21:02","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:24","end":"10:42","startHours":9.399123937993252,"endHours":10.705732871565733,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:19","end":"14:38","startHours":13.318950738710694,"endHours":14.625559672283174,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:47","end":"08:06","startHours":6.7859060708482914,"endHours":8.092515004420772,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:13","end":"09:34","startHours":9.224909413516922,"endHours":9.573338462469582,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:13","end":"07:30","startHours":7.221442382039118,"endHours":7.500185621201247,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:22","startHours":11.663912756185551,"endHours":12.360770854090875,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:24","end":"06:05","startHours":5.392189875037646,"endHours":6.089047972942969,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:55","end":"06:47","startHours":5.914833448466638,"endHours":6.7859060708482914,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:45","end":"14:27","startHours":13.75448704990152,"endHours":14.451345147806844,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:02","end":"17:26","startHours":17.038777539428136,"endHours":17.438777539428134,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:14","end":"17:40","startHours":17.238777539428135,"endHours":17.67431385061896,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:59","end":"18:44","startHours":16.988777539428135,"endHours":18.738777539428135,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:22","startHours":23.663912756185553,"endHours":24.360770854090873,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:47","end":"08:06","startHours":6.7859060708482914,"endHours":8.092515004420772,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:06","end":"09:24","startHours":8.092515004420772,"endHours":9.399123937993252,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:24","end":"10:42","startHours":9.399123937993252,"endHours":10.705732871565733,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:42","end":"12:01","startHours":10.705732871565733,"endHours":12.012341805138213,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:01","end":"13:19","startHours":12.012341805138213,"endHours":13.318950738710694,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:19","end":"14:38","startHours":13.318950738710694,"endHours":14.625559672283174,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:38","end":"15:56","startHours":14.625559672283174,"endHours":15.932168605855654,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:56","end":"17:14","startHours":15.932168605855654,"endHours":17.238777539428135,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:14","end":"18:56","startHours":17.238777539428135,"endHours":18.932168605855654,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:56","end":"20:38","startHours":18.932168605855654,"endHours":20.625559672283174,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:38","end":"22:19","startHours":20.625559672283174,"endHours":22.318950738710694,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:19","end":"00:01","startHours":22.318950738710694,"endHours":24.012341805138213,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:01","end":"01:42","startHours":24.012341805138213,"endHours":25.705732871565733,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:42","end":"03:24","startHours":25.705732871565733,"endHours":27.399123937993252,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:24","end":"05:06","startHours":27.399123937993252,"endHours":29.092515004420772,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"05:06","end":"06:47","startHours":29.092515004420772,"endHours":30.78590607084829,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:47","end":"07:47","startHours":6.7859060708482914,"endHours":7.7859060708482914,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:47","end":"08:47","startHours":7.7859060708482914,"endHours":8.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:47","end":"09:47","startHours":8.785906070848291,"endHours":9.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:47","end":"10:47","startHours":9.785906070848291,"endHours":10.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:47","end":"11:47","startHours":10.785906070848291,"endHours":11.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:47","end":"12:47","startHours":11.785906070848291,"endHours":12.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:47","end":"13:47","startHours":12.785906070848291,"endHours":13.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:47","end":"14:47","startHours":13.785906070848291,"endHours":14.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:47","end":"15:47","startHours":14.785906070848291,"endHours":15.785906070848291,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:47","end":"16:47","startHours":15.785906070848291,"endHours":16.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:47","end":"17:47","startHours":16.78590607084829,"endHours":17.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:47","end":"18:47","startHours":17.78590607084829,"endHours":18.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:47","end":"19:47","startHours":18.78590607084829,"endHours":19.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:47","end":"20:47","startHours":19.78590607084829,"endHours":20.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:47","end":"21:47","startHours":20.78590607084829,"endHours":21.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:47","end":"22:47","startHours":21.78590607084829,"endHours":22.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:47","end":"23:47","startHours":22.78590607084829,"endHours":23.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:47","end":"00:47","startHours":23.78590607084829,"endHours":24.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:47","end":"01:47","startHours":24.78590607084829,"endHours":25.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:47","end":"02:47","startHours":25.78590607084829,"endHours":26.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:47","end":"03:47","startHours":26.78590607084829,"endHours":27.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:47","end":"04:47","startHours":27.78590607084829,"endHours":28.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:47","end":"05:47","startHours":28.78590607084829,"endHours":29.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:47","end":"06:47","startHours":29.78590607084829,"endHours":30.78590607084829,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","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":-23.429189927734743,"eotMinutes":0.4434916917071845,"ayanamsa":24.1041}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"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}],"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 December 23, 2017 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 23, 2017 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:47, sūryāsta 17:14.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-12-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-12-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-12-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-12-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2017-12-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T18:57:05.785Z","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":"2026-05-15T18:57:05.785Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T18:57:05.785Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}