{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2023-02-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-02-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2023-02-22","date_display":"February 22, 2023 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":2023,"month":2,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459997.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871532.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":309.043,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":332.5548,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":23.5118,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.5118},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":332.5548,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.5548},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":281.5978},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":2023,"month":2,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459997.770833,"ahargana":1871532.2708,"kali_year":5124,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1763,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":308.96885199999997,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":333.155752,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.1613},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":51.99665199999998,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":291.06715199999996,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":346.180552,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":337.614352,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":304.28905199999997,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":17.2138,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":197.2138,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","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":2023,"month":2,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459997.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871532.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":309.043,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":332.5548,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":23.5118,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.5118},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":332.5548,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.5548},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":281.5978},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.161,"elongation":23.512},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.161,"opposition_distance":156.488}},"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":"06:33","sunsetLocal":"17:58","solarNoonLocal":"12:15","dayLengthHours":11.421160360832094,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs","moonriseLocal":"07:52","moonsetLocal":"19:52","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:15","end":"13:41","startHours":12.254479332581546,"endHours":13.682124377685557,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:58","end":"09:24","startHours":7.971544197269511,"endHours":9.399189242373522,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:50","end":"12:15","startHours":10.826834287477535,"endHours":12.254479332581546,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:13","end":"09:35","startHours":9.208836569692988,"endHours":9.589541915054056,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:01","end":"07:19","startHours":7.019780833866836,"endHours":7.324345110155692,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:52","end":"12:38","startHours":11.873773987220474,"endHours":12.635184677942615,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:01","end":"05:47","startHours":5.021077770721219,"endHours":5.782488461443359,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:36","end":"06:33","startHours":5.592135788762824,"endHours":6.543899152165499,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:09","end":"14:55","startHours":14.158006059386894,"endHours":14.919416750109033,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:46","end":"18:10","startHours":17.765059512997592,"endHours":18.16505951299759,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:58","end":"18:26","startHours":17.96505951299759,"endHours":18.44094119469893,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:43","end":"19:28","startHours":17.71505951299759,"endHours":19.46505951299759,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:52","end":"00:38","startHours":23.873773987220478,"endHours":24.635184677942615,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:33","end":"07:58","startHours":6.543899152165499,"endHours":7.971544197269511,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:58","end":"09:24","startHours":7.971544197269511,"endHours":9.399189242373522,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:24","end":"10:50","startHours":9.399189242373522,"endHours":10.826834287477535,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:50","end":"12:15","startHours":10.826834287477535,"endHours":12.254479332581546,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:15","end":"13:41","startHours":12.254479332581546,"endHours":13.682124377685557,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:41","end":"15:07","startHours":13.682124377685557,"endHours":15.109769422789569,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:07","end":"16:32","startHours":15.109769422789569,"endHours":16.53741446789358,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:32","end":"17:58","startHours":16.53741446789358,"endHours":17.96505951299759,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:58","end":"19:32","startHours":17.96505951299759,"endHours":19.53741446789358,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:32","end":"21:07","startHours":19.53741446789358,"endHours":21.10976942278957,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:07","end":"22:41","startHours":21.10976942278957,"endHours":22.682124377685554,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:41","end":"00:15","startHours":22.682124377685554,"endHours":24.254479332581546,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:15","end":"01:50","startHours":24.254479332581546,"endHours":25.82683428747753,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:50","end":"03:24","startHours":25.82683428747753,"endHours":27.39918924237352,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:24","end":"04:58","startHours":27.39918924237352,"endHours":28.97154419726951,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:58","end":"06:33","startHours":28.97154419726951,"endHours":30.543899152165498,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:33","end":"07:33","startHours":6.543899152165499,"endHours":7.543899152165499,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:33","end":"08:33","startHours":7.543899152165499,"endHours":8.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:33","end":"09:33","startHours":8.543899152165498,"endHours":9.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:33","end":"10:33","startHours":9.543899152165498,"endHours":10.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:33","end":"11:33","startHours":10.543899152165498,"endHours":11.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:33","end":"12:33","startHours":11.543899152165498,"endHours":12.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:33","end":"13:33","startHours":12.543899152165498,"endHours":13.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:33","end":"14:33","startHours":13.543899152165498,"endHours":14.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:33","end":"15:33","startHours":14.543899152165498,"endHours":15.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:33","end":"16:33","startHours":15.543899152165498,"endHours":16.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:33","end":"17:33","startHours":16.543899152165498,"endHours":17.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:33","end":"18:33","startHours":17.543899152165498,"endHours":18.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:33","end":"19:33","startHours":18.543899152165498,"endHours":19.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:33","end":"20:33","startHours":19.543899152165498,"endHours":20.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:33","end":"21:33","startHours":20.543899152165498,"endHours":21.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:33","end":"22:33","startHours":21.543899152165498,"endHours":22.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:33","end":"23:33","startHours":22.543899152165498,"endHours":23.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:33","end":"00:33","startHours":23.543899152165498,"endHours":24.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:33","end":"01:33","startHours":24.543899152165498,"endHours":25.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:33","end":"02:33","startHours":25.543899152165498,"endHours":26.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:33","end":"03:33","startHours":26.543899152165498,"endHours":27.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:33","end":"04:33","startHours":27.543899152165498,"endHours":28.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:33","end":"05:33","startHours":28.543899152165498,"endHours":29.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:33","end":"06:33","startHours":29.543899152165498,"endHours":30.543899152165498,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Vajra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-10.35044537657337,"eotMinutes":-14.08475995489261,"ayanamsa":24.1763}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2080,"vikram_samvatsara":"Nala","saka_samvat":1945,"saka_samvatsara":"Śobhana","bengali_samvat":1430,"malayalam_era":1199,"nanakshahi_year":554,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2080 Nala · Śaka 1945 Śobhana"},"festivals":[{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — 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 February 22, 2023 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 22, 2023 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 06:33, sūryāsta 17:58.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-02-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-02-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-02-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-02-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-02-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T03:21:30.961Z","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":"2026-05-15T03:21:30.961Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T03:21:30.961Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}