{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2020-07-21:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-07-21","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2020-07-21","date_display":"July 21, 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":7,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459051.770833,"kali_year":5122,"ahargana":1870586.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":94.0974,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.0822,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":2.9848,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.9848},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2,"moon_longitude":97.0822,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7489},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":191.1796},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":0,"name":"Kiṃstughna"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":7,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459051.770833,"ahargana":1870586.2708,"kali_year":5122,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1401,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":94.61629700000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":98.582897,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.2309},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":348.474897,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":74.31899699999997,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":267.33319700000004,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":51.09509700000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":274.472797,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":67.3375,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":247.3375,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","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":2020,"month":7,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459051.770833,"kali_year":5122,"ahargana":1870586.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":94.0974,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.0822,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":2.9848,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.9848},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2,"moon_longitude":97.0822,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7489},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":191.1796},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":0,"name":"Kiṃstughna"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.231,"elongation":2.985},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.231,"opposition_distance":177.015}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-16,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.833,"opposition_distance":0.084}]},"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":"05:20","sunsetLocal":"18:55","solarNoonLocal":"12:07","dayLengthHours":13.579573061771192,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 34 Mins 46 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 25 Mins 14 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:39","moonsetLocal":"19:07","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:31","end":"17:13","startHours":15.515456656030867,"endHours":17.212903288752265,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:44","end":"10:25","startHours":8.725670125145271,"endHours":10.42311675786667,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:07","end":"13:49","startHours":12.120563390588067,"endHours":13.818010023309466,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:30","end":"08:57","startHours":8.499343907449084,"endHours":8.951996342841458,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:54","end":"06:16","startHours":5.896592403942939,"endHours":6.258714352256837,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:34","startHours":11.667910955195694,"endHours":12.57321582598044,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:31","end":"04:26","startHours":3.5201671181329797,"endHours":4.425471988917726,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:12","end":"05:20","startHours":4.19914577122154,"endHours":5.330776859702472,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:23","end":"15:17","startHours":14.383825567549934,"endHours":15.28913043833468,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:43","end":"19:07","startHours":18.710349921473664,"endHours":19.110349921473663,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:55","end":"19:29","startHours":18.910349921473664,"endHours":19.47616546571413,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:40","end":"20:25","startHours":18.660349921473664,"endHours":20.410349921473664,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:34","startHours":23.667910955195694,"endHours":24.57321582598044,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:20","end":"07:02","startHours":5.330776859702472,"endHours":7.028223492423871,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:02","end":"08:44","startHours":7.028223492423871,"endHours":8.725670125145271,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:44","end":"10:25","startHours":8.725670125145271,"endHours":10.42311675786667,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:25","end":"12:07","startHours":10.42311675786667,"endHours":12.120563390588067,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:07","end":"13:49","startHours":12.120563390588067,"endHours":13.818010023309466,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:49","end":"15:31","startHours":13.818010023309466,"endHours":15.515456656030867,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:31","end":"17:13","startHours":15.515456656030867,"endHours":17.212903288752265,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"17:13","end":"18:55","startHours":17.212903288752265,"endHours":18.910349921473664,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:55","end":"20:13","startHours":18.910349921473664,"endHours":20.212903288752265,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:13","end":"21:31","startHours":20.212903288752265,"endHours":21.515456656030864,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:31","end":"22:49","startHours":21.515456656030864,"endHours":22.818010023309466,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:49","end":"00:07","startHours":22.818010023309466,"endHours":24.120563390588067,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:07","end":"01:25","startHours":24.120563390588067,"endHours":25.42311675786667,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:25","end":"02:44","startHours":25.42311675786667,"endHours":26.72567012514527,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:44","end":"04:02","startHours":26.72567012514527,"endHours":28.02822349242387,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:02","end":"05:20","startHours":28.02822349242387,"endHours":29.33077685970247,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:20","end":"06:20","startHours":5.330776859702472,"endHours":6.330776859702472,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:20","end":"07:20","startHours":6.330776859702472,"endHours":7.330776859702472,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:20","end":"08:20","startHours":7.330776859702472,"endHours":8.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:20","end":"09:20","startHours":8.330776859702471,"endHours":9.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:20","end":"10:20","startHours":9.330776859702471,"endHours":10.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:20","end":"11:20","startHours":10.330776859702471,"endHours":11.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:20","end":"12:20","startHours":11.330776859702471,"endHours":12.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:20","end":"13:20","startHours":12.330776859702471,"endHours":13.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:20","end":"14:20","startHours":13.330776859702471,"endHours":14.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:20","end":"15:20","startHours":14.330776859702471,"endHours":15.330776859702471,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:20","end":"16:20","startHours":15.330776859702471,"endHours":16.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:20","end":"17:20","startHours":16.33077685970247,"endHours":17.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:20","end":"18:20","startHours":17.33077685970247,"endHours":18.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:20","end":"19:20","startHours":18.33077685970247,"endHours":19.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:20","end":"20:20","startHours":19.33077685970247,"endHours":20.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:20","end":"21:20","startHours":20.33077685970247,"endHours":21.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:20","end":"22:20","startHours":21.33077685970247,"endHours":22.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:20","end":"23:20","startHours":22.33077685970247,"endHours":23.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:20","end":"00:20","startHours":23.33077685970247,"endHours":24.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:20","end":"01:20","startHours":24.33077685970247,"endHours":25.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:20","end":"02:20","startHours":25.33077685970247,"endHours":26.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:20","end":"03:20","startHours":26.33077685970247,"endHours":27.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:20","end":"04:20","startHours":27.33077685970247,"endHours":28.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:20","end":"05:20","startHours":28.33077685970247,"endHours":29.33077685970247,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Utpāta","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":20.406680515070576,"eotMinutes":-6.049803435283957,"ayanamsa":24.1401}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2077,"vikram_samvatsara":"Pramādī","saka_samvat":1942,"saka_samvatsara":"Śārvarī","bengali_samvat":1427,"malayalam_era":1196,"nanakshahi_year":551,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pratipada · Vikram 2077 Pramādī · Śaka 1942 Śārvarī"},"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":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — 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 21, 2020 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 21, 2020 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:20, sūryāsta 18:55.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-07-21","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-07-21","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-07-21","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-07-21","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2020-07-21"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T14:40:25.702Z","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":"2026-05-15T14:40:25.702Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T14:40:25.702Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}