{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2023-03-13:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-03-13","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2023-03-13","date_display":"March 13, 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":3,"day":13,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460016.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871551.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":328.1435,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":214.8159,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":246.6723,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.6723},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":214.8159,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.4825},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":182.9594},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":3,"day":13,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460016.770833,"ahargana":1871551.2708,"kali_year":5124,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.177,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":328.0218259999999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":212.27762600000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.4346},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":59.73522600000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":323.54382599999997,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":350.468926,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":0.793925999999999,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":306.54302600000005,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":16.2071,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":196.2071,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","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":2023,"month":3,"day":13,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460016.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871551.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":328.1435,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":214.8159,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":246.6723,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.6723},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":214.8159,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.4825},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":182.9594},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.435,"elongation":113.328},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.435,"opposition_distance":66.672}},"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":"06:14","sunsetLocal":"18:09","solarNoonLocal":"12:11","dayLengthHours":11.915979964534756,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:07","moonsetLocal":"09:50","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:43","end":"09:13","startHours":7.7215395121129475,"endHours":9.211037007679792,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:42","end":"12:11","startHours":10.700534503246637,"endHours":12.190031998813481,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:41","end":"15:10","startHours":13.679529494380326,"endHours":15.16902698994717,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:01","end":"09:25","startHours":9.012437341604212,"endHours":9.409636673755372,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:44","end":"07:03","startHours":6.728541181735051,"endHours":7.046300647455977,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:48","end":"12:35","startHours":11.792832666662322,"endHours":12.58723133096464,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:39","end":"05:26","startHours":4.643244687941468,"endHours":5.437643352243786,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:14","end":"06:14","startHours":5.239043686168206,"endHours":6.232042016546103,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:11","end":"14:58","startHours":14.176028659569274,"endHours":14.970427323871592,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:57","end":"18:21","startHours":17.94802198108086,"endHours":18.34802198108086,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:09","end":"18:39","startHours":18.14802198108086,"endHours":18.644521146269806,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:54","end":"19:39","startHours":17.89802198108086,"endHours":19.64802198108086,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:48","end":"00:35","startHours":23.792832666662324,"endHours":24.587231330964638,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:14","end":"07:43","startHours":6.232042016546103,"endHours":7.7215395121129475,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:43","end":"09:13","startHours":7.7215395121129475,"endHours":9.211037007679792,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:13","end":"10:42","startHours":9.211037007679792,"endHours":10.700534503246637,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:42","end":"12:11","startHours":10.700534503246637,"endHours":12.190031998813481,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:11","end":"13:41","startHours":12.190031998813481,"endHours":13.679529494380326,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:41","end":"15:10","startHours":13.679529494380326,"endHours":15.16902698994717,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:10","end":"16:40","startHours":15.16902698994717,"endHours":16.658524485514015,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:40","end":"18:09","startHours":16.658524485514015,"endHours":18.14802198108086,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"18:09","end":"19:40","startHours":18.14802198108086,"endHours":19.658524485514015,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:40","end":"21:10","startHours":19.658524485514015,"endHours":21.16902698994717,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:10","end":"22:41","startHours":21.16902698994717,"endHours":22.679529494380326,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:41","end":"00:11","startHours":22.679529494380326,"endHours":24.19003199881348,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:11","end":"01:42","startHours":24.19003199881348,"endHours":25.700534503246637,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:42","end":"03:13","startHours":25.700534503246637,"endHours":27.211037007679792,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:13","end":"04:43","startHours":27.211037007679792,"endHours":28.721539512112948,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:43","end":"06:14","startHours":28.721539512112948,"endHours":30.232042016546103,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:14","end":"07:14","startHours":6.232042016546103,"endHours":7.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:14","end":"08:14","startHours":7.232042016546103,"endHours":8.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:14","end":"09:14","startHours":8.232042016546103,"endHours":9.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:14","end":"10:14","startHours":9.232042016546103,"endHours":10.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:14","end":"11:14","startHours":10.232042016546103,"endHours":11.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:14","end":"12:14","startHours":11.232042016546103,"endHours":12.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:14","end":"13:14","startHours":12.232042016546103,"endHours":13.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:14","end":"14:14","startHours":13.232042016546103,"endHours":14.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:14","end":"15:14","startHours":14.232042016546103,"endHours":15.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:14","end":"16:14","startHours":15.232042016546103,"endHours":16.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:14","end":"17:14","startHours":16.232042016546103,"endHours":17.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:14","end":"18:14","startHours":17.232042016546103,"endHours":18.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:14","end":"19:14","startHours":18.232042016546103,"endHours":19.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:14","end":"20:14","startHours":19.232042016546103,"endHours":20.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:14","end":"21:14","startHours":20.232042016546103,"endHours":21.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:14","end":"22:14","startHours":21.232042016546103,"endHours":22.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:14","end":"23:14","startHours":22.232042016546103,"endHours":23.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:14","end":"00:14","startHours":23.232042016546103,"endHours":24.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:14","end":"01:14","startHours":24.232042016546103,"endHours":25.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:14","end":"02:14","startHours":25.232042016546103,"endHours":26.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:14","end":"03:14","startHours":26.232042016546103,"endHours":27.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:14","end":"04:14","startHours":27.232042016546103,"endHours":28.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:14","end":"05:14","startHours":28.232042016546103,"endHours":29.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:14","end":"06:14","startHours":29.232042016546103,"endHours":30.232042016546103,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"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","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","quality":"Auspicious"},"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":-3.0947067231121035,"eotMinutes":-10.217919928808794,"ayanamsa":24.177}},"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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · 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":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — 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 March 13, 2023 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 13, 2023 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 06:14, sūryāsta 18:09.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-03-13","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-03-13","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-03-13","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-03-13","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2023-03-13"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:12:54.968Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:12:54.968Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:12:54.968Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}