{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2022-09-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2022-09-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2022-09-18","date_display":"September 18, 2022 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":2022,"month":9,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459840.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871375.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":150.1662,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":61.34,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":271.1738,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.1738},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":61.34,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.0067},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":211.5063},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":45,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":2022,"month":9,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459840.770833,"ahargana":1871375.2708,"kali_year":5124,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1703,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":150.953351,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":62.30595099999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.631},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":50.41095100000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":161.29095099999995,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":340.668951,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":141.514451,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":295.47125099999994,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":25.5325,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":205.5325,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","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":2022,"month":9,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459840.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871375.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":150.1662,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":61.34,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":271.1738,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.1738},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":61.34,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.0067},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":211.5063},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":45,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.631,"elongation":88.826},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.631,"opposition_distance":91.174}},"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":"05:47","sunsetLocal":"18:02","solarNoonLocal":"11:55","dayLengthHours":12.255083969495537,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 15 Mins 18 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 44 Mins 42 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:07","moonsetLocal":"12:53","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:30","end":"18:02","startHours":16.505222785666255,"endHours":18.037108281853197,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:55","end":"13:26","startHours":11.909566297105428,"endHours":13.441451793292371,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:58","end":"16:30","startHours":14.973337289479314,"endHours":16.505222785666255,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:38","end":"09:03","startHours":8.641543905239953,"endHours":9.050046704223137,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:18","end":"06:37","startHours":6.292652811086641,"endHours":6.619455050273189,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:30","end":"12:19","startHours":11.501063498122244,"endHours":12.318069096088612,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:09","end":"04:58","startHours":4.148013116424922,"endHours":4.965018714391292,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:46","end":"05:47","startHours":4.760767314899699,"endHours":5.7820243123576605,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:57","end":"14:46","startHours":13.952080292021353,"endHours":14.769085889987723,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:50","end":"18:14","startHours":17.837108281853197,"endHours":18.237108281853196,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:02","end":"18:33","startHours":18.037108281853197,"endHours":18.547736780582177,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:47","end":"19:32","startHours":17.787108281853197,"endHours":19.537108281853197,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:30","end":"00:19","startHours":23.501063498122242,"endHours":24.318069096088614,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:47","end":"07:19","startHours":5.7820243123576605,"endHours":7.313909808544603,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:19","end":"08:51","startHours":7.313909808544603,"endHours":8.845795304731546,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:51","end":"10:23","startHours":8.845795304731546,"endHours":10.377680800918487,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:23","end":"11:55","startHours":10.377680800918487,"endHours":11.909566297105428,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:55","end":"13:26","startHours":11.909566297105428,"endHours":13.441451793292371,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:26","end":"14:58","startHours":13.441451793292371,"endHours":14.973337289479314,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:58","end":"16:30","startHours":14.973337289479314,"endHours":16.505222785666255,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:30","end":"18:02","startHours":16.505222785666255,"endHours":18.037108281853197,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:02","end":"19:30","startHours":18.037108281853197,"endHours":19.505222785666255,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:30","end":"20:58","startHours":19.505222785666255,"endHours":20.97333728947931,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:58","end":"22:26","startHours":20.97333728947931,"endHours":22.44145179329237,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:26","end":"23:55","startHours":22.44145179329237,"endHours":23.909566297105428,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:55","end":"01:23","startHours":23.909566297105428,"endHours":25.377680800918487,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:23","end":"02:51","startHours":25.377680800918487,"endHours":26.845795304731546,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:51","end":"04:19","startHours":26.845795304731546,"endHours":28.3139098085446,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:19","end":"05:47","startHours":28.3139098085446,"endHours":29.78202431235766,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:47","end":"06:47","startHours":5.7820243123576605,"endHours":6.7820243123576605,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:47","end":"07:47","startHours":6.7820243123576605,"endHours":7.7820243123576605,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:47","end":"08:47","startHours":7.7820243123576605,"endHours":8.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:47","end":"09:47","startHours":8.78202431235766,"endHours":9.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:47","end":"10:47","startHours":9.78202431235766,"endHours":10.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:47","end":"11:47","startHours":10.78202431235766,"endHours":11.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:47","end":"12:47","startHours":11.78202431235766,"endHours":12.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:47","end":"13:47","startHours":12.78202431235766,"endHours":13.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:47","end":"14:47","startHours":13.78202431235766,"endHours":14.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:47","end":"15:47","startHours":14.78202431235766,"endHours":15.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:47","end":"16:47","startHours":15.78202431235766,"endHours":16.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:47","end":"17:47","startHours":16.78202431235766,"endHours":17.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:47","end":"18:47","startHours":17.78202431235766,"endHours":18.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:47","end":"19:47","startHours":18.78202431235766,"endHours":19.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:47","end":"20:47","startHours":19.78202431235766,"endHours":20.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:47","end":"21:47","startHours":20.78202431235766,"endHours":21.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:47","end":"22:47","startHours":21.78202431235766,"endHours":22.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:47","end":"23:47","startHours":22.78202431235766,"endHours":23.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:47","end":"00:47","startHours":23.78202431235766,"endHours":24.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:47","end":"01:47","startHours":24.78202431235766,"endHours":25.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:47","end":"02:47","startHours":25.78202431235766,"endHours":26.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:47","end":"03:47","startHours":26.78202431235766,"endHours":27.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:47","end":"04:47","startHours":27.78202431235766,"endHours":28.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:47","end":"05:47","startHours":28.78202431235766,"endHours":29.78202431235766,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"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":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":1.9375109616589155,"eotMinutes":6.610022173674397,"ayanamsa":24.1703}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2079,"vikram_samvatsara":"Rākṣasa","saka_samvat":1944,"saka_samvatsara":"Śubhakṛt","bengali_samvat":1429,"malayalam_era":1198,"nanakshahi_year":553,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2079 Rākṣasa · Śaka 1944 Śubhakṛt"},"festivals":[{"id":"kanya-sankranti","name":"Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)","name_sanskrit":"कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kanyā"},"precedence":4}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3226-07-09","event":"Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3226-07-09","relevance":0.5}]},"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 September 18, 2022 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"September 18, 2022 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 05:47, sūryāsta 18:02.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2022-09-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2022-09-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2022-09-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2022-09-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2022-09-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T14:07:27.105Z","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":"2026-05-15T14:07:27.105Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T14:07:27.105Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}