{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2020-01-09:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-01-09","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2020-01-09","date_display":"January 9, 2020 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":2020,"month":1,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458857.770833,"kali_year":5121,"ahargana":1870392.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":263.8708,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":60.5749,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":156.7041,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.7041},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":60.5749,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.2415},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":324.4456},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":26,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":2020,"month":1,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458857.770833,"ahargana":1870392.2708,"kali_year":5121,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1327,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":264.08710900000005,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":61.490008999999986,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.3176},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":219.40600900000004,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":262.877709,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":254.40680900000007,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":299.82030899999995,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":268.161109,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":77.6165,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":257.6165,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","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":2020,"month":1,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458857.770833,"kali_year":5121,"ahargana":1870392.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":263.8708,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":60.5749,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":156.7041,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.7041},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":60.5749,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.2415},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":324.4456},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":26,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.318,"elongation":156.704},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.318,"opposition_distance":23.296}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-14,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.726,"elongation":0.409},{"offset_days":2,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.783,"opposition_distance":1.611}]},"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":10.551212822857387,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs","moonriseLocal":"15:45","moonsetLocal":"05:31","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:27","end":"14:47","startHours":13.45703977483015,"endHours":14.775941377687325,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:52","end":"08:11","startHours":6.862531760544283,"endHours":8.181433363401457,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:30","end":"10:49","startHours":9.500334966258631,"endHours":10.819236569115803,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:19","end":"09:41","startHours":9.324481419211008,"endHours":9.676188513306254,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:18","end":"07:35","startHours":7.302165628163341,"endHours":7.583531303439538,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:47","end":"12:29","startHours":11.78643107787773,"endHours":12.489845266068222,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:27","end":"06:10","startHours":5.455703384163298,"endHours":6.159117572353791,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:59","end":"06:52","startHours":5.983264025306168,"endHours":6.862531760544283,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:54","end":"14:36","startHours":13.896673642449208,"endHours":14.600087830639701,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:13","end":"17:37","startHours":17.21374458340167,"endHours":17.61374458340167,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:25","end":"17:51","startHours":17.41374458340167,"endHours":17.853378451020728,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:10","end":"18:55","startHours":17.16374458340167,"endHours":18.91374458340167,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:47","end":"00:29","startHours":23.78643107787773,"endHours":24.489845266068222,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:52","end":"08:11","startHours":6.862531760544283,"endHours":8.181433363401457,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:11","end":"09:30","startHours":8.181433363401457,"endHours":9.500334966258631,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:30","end":"10:49","startHours":9.500334966258631,"endHours":10.819236569115803,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:49","end":"12:08","startHours":10.819236569115803,"endHours":12.138138171972976,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:08","end":"13:27","startHours":12.138138171972976,"endHours":13.45703977483015,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:27","end":"14:47","startHours":13.45703977483015,"endHours":14.775941377687325,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:47","end":"16:06","startHours":14.775941377687325,"endHours":16.094842980544495,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:06","end":"17:25","startHours":16.094842980544495,"endHours":17.41374458340167,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:25","end":"19:06","startHours":17.41374458340167,"endHours":19.094842980544495,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:06","end":"20:47","startHours":19.094842980544495,"endHours":20.775941377687325,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:47","end":"22:27","startHours":20.775941377687325,"endHours":22.45703977483015,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:27","end":"00:08","startHours":22.45703977483015,"endHours":24.138138171972976,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:08","end":"01:49","startHours":24.138138171972976,"endHours":25.8192365691158,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:49","end":"03:30","startHours":25.8192365691158,"endHours":27.500334966258627,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:30","end":"05:11","startHours":27.500334966258627,"endHours":29.181433363401457,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:11","end":"06:52","startHours":29.181433363401457,"endHours":30.862531760544282,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:52","end":"07:52","startHours":6.862531760544283,"endHours":7.862531760544283,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:52","end":"08:52","startHours":7.862531760544283,"endHours":8.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:52","end":"09:52","startHours":8.862531760544282,"endHours":9.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:52","end":"10:52","startHours":9.862531760544282,"endHours":10.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:52","end":"11:52","startHours":10.862531760544282,"endHours":11.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:52","end":"12:52","startHours":11.862531760544282,"endHours":12.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:52","end":"13:52","startHours":12.862531760544282,"endHours":13.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:52","end":"14:52","startHours":13.862531760544282,"endHours":14.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:52","end":"15:52","startHours":14.862531760544282,"endHours":15.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:52","end":"16:52","startHours":15.862531760544282,"endHours":16.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:52","end":"17:52","startHours":16.862531760544282,"endHours":17.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:52","end":"18:52","startHours":17.862531760544282,"endHours":18.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:52","end":"19:52","startHours":18.862531760544282,"endHours":19.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:52","end":"20:52","startHours":19.862531760544282,"endHours":20.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:52","end":"21:52","startHours":20.862531760544282,"endHours":21.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:52","end":"22:52","startHours":21.862531760544282,"endHours":22.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:52","end":"23:52","startHours":22.862531760544282,"endHours":23.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:52","end":"00:52","startHours":23.862531760544282,"endHours":24.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:52","end":"01:52","startHours":24.862531760544282,"endHours":25.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:52","end":"02:52","startHours":25.862531760544282,"endHours":26.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:52","end":"03:52","startHours":26.862531760544282,"endHours":27.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:52","end":"04:52","startHours":27.862531760544282,"endHours":28.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:52","end":"05:52","startHours":28.862531760544282,"endHours":29.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:52","end":"06:52","startHours":29.862531760544282,"endHours":30.862531760544282,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"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":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","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":-22.196965521674255,"eotMinutes":-7.10429031837854,"ayanamsa":24.1327}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2077,"vikram_samvatsara":"Pramādī","saka_samvat":1942,"saka_samvatsara":"Śārvarī","bengali_samvat":1427,"malayalam_era":1196,"nanakshahi_year":551,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī · Vikram 2077 Pramādī · Śaka 1942 Śārvarī"},"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":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — 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, 2020 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 9, 2020 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:52, sūryāsta 17:25.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-01-09","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-01-09","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-01-09","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-01-09","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-01-09"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T03:27:25.321Z","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":"2026-05-15T03:27:25.321Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T03:27:25.321Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}