{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2024-12-07:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2024-12-07","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2024-12-07","date_display":"December 7, 2024 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":2024,"month":12,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460651.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1872186.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":230.7087,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":301.8571,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":71.1484,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.1484},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":301.8571,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.5238},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":172.5658},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":2024,"month":12,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460651.770833,"ahargana":1872186.2708,"kali_year":5126,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2013,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":231.22096499999998,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":300.81706499999996,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.933},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":101.61976500000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":228.62656500000003,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":52.13606500000003,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":275.21306500000003,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":318.99096499999996,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":342.5618,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":162.5618,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1},"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":2024,"month":12,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460651.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1872186.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":230.7087,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":301.8571,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":71.1484,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.1484},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":301.8571,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.5238},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":172.5658},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.933,"elongation":71.148},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.933,"opposition_distance":108.852}},"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":"06:38","sunsetLocal":"17:09","solarNoonLocal":"11:53","dayLengthHours":10.516137373443092,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs","moonriseLocal":"10:56","moonsetLocal":"22:07","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:16","end":"10:35","startHours":9.261970714583608,"endHours":10.576487886263994,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:12","end":"14:31","startHours":13.205522229624767,"endHours":14.520039401305153,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:38","end":"07:57","startHours":6.632936371222835,"endHours":7.947453542903221,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:05","end":"09:26","startHours":9.086701758359556,"endHours":9.43723967080766,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:04","end":"07:21","startHours":7.0711087617829635,"endHours":7.351539091741446,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:32","end":"12:14","startHours":11.540467145496276,"endHours":12.241542970392484,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:14","end":"05:56","startHours":5.230784721430423,"endHours":5.931860546326629,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:45","end":"06:38","startHours":5.756591590102577,"endHours":6.632936371222835,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:39","end":"14:21","startHours":13.643694620184895,"endHours":14.344770445081101,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:57","end":"17:21","startHours":16.949073744665927,"endHours":17.349073744665926,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:09","end":"17:35","startHours":17.149073744665927,"endHours":17.587246135226057,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:54","end":"18:39","startHours":16.899073744665927,"endHours":18.649073744665927,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:32","end":"00:14","startHours":23.540467145496276,"endHours":24.241542970392484,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:38","end":"07:57","startHours":6.632936371222835,"endHours":7.947453542903221,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:57","end":"09:16","startHours":7.947453542903221,"endHours":9.261970714583608,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:16","end":"10:35","startHours":9.261970714583608,"endHours":10.576487886263994,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:35","end":"11:53","startHours":10.576487886263994,"endHours":11.89100505794438,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:53","end":"13:12","startHours":11.89100505794438,"endHours":13.205522229624767,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:12","end":"14:31","startHours":13.205522229624767,"endHours":14.520039401305153,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:31","end":"15:50","startHours":14.520039401305153,"endHours":15.83455657298554,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:50","end":"17:09","startHours":15.83455657298554,"endHours":17.149073744665927,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:09","end":"18:50","startHours":17.149073744665927,"endHours":18.83455657298554,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:50","end":"20:31","startHours":18.83455657298554,"endHours":20.520039401305155,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:31","end":"22:12","startHours":20.520039401305155,"endHours":22.20552222962477,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:12","end":"23:53","startHours":22.20552222962477,"endHours":23.89100505794438,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:53","end":"01:35","startHours":23.89100505794438,"endHours":25.576487886263994,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:35","end":"03:16","startHours":25.576487886263994,"endHours":27.261970714583608,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:16","end":"04:57","startHours":27.261970714583608,"endHours":28.94745354290322,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:57","end":"06:38","startHours":28.94745354290322,"endHours":30.632936371222833,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:38","end":"07:38","startHours":6.632936371222835,"endHours":7.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:38","end":"08:38","startHours":7.632936371222835,"endHours":8.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:38","end":"09:38","startHours":8.632936371222835,"endHours":9.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:38","end":"10:38","startHours":9.632936371222835,"endHours":10.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:38","end":"11:38","startHours":10.632936371222835,"endHours":11.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:38","end":"12:38","startHours":11.632936371222835,"endHours":12.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:38","end":"13:38","startHours":12.632936371222835,"endHours":13.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:38","end":"14:38","startHours":13.632936371222835,"endHours":14.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:38","end":"15:38","startHours":14.632936371222835,"endHours":15.632936371222835,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:38","end":"16:38","startHours":15.632936371222835,"endHours":16.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:38","end":"17:38","startHours":16.632936371222833,"endHours":17.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:38","end":"18:38","startHours":17.632936371222833,"endHours":18.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:38","end":"19:38","startHours":18.632936371222833,"endHours":19.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:38","end":"20:38","startHours":19.632936371222833,"endHours":20.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:38","end":"21:38","startHours":20.632936371222833,"endHours":21.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:38","end":"22:38","startHours":21.632936371222833,"endHours":22.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:38","end":"23:38","startHours":22.632936371222833,"endHours":23.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:38","end":"00:38","startHours":23.632936371222833,"endHours":24.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:38","end":"01:38","startHours":24.632936371222833,"endHours":25.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:38","end":"02:38","startHours":25.632936371222833,"endHours":26.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:38","end":"03:38","startHours":26.632936371222833,"endHours":27.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:38","end":"04:38","startHours":27.632936371222833,"endHours":28.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:38","end":"05:38","startHours":28.632936371222833,"endHours":29.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:38","end":"06:38","startHours":29.632936371222833,"endHours":30.632936371222833,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-22.639287889694323,"eotMinutes":7.723696523337262,"ayanamsa":24.2013}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2081,"vikram_samvatsara":"Piṅgala","saka_samvat":1946,"saka_samvatsara":"Krodhi","bengali_samvat":1431,"malayalam_era":1200,"nanakshahi_year":555,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2081 Piṅgala · Śaka 1946 Krodhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"skanda-shashthi","name":"Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī","name_sanskrit":"स्कन्द षष्ठी","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Kārttikeya / Skanda / Murugan","significance":"Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":6,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":3},{"id":"vrischika-sankranti","name":"Vṛścika Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Scorpio.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛścika"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — 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 December 7, 2024 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 7, 2024 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 06:38, sūryāsta 17:09.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2024-12-07","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2024-12-07","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2024-12-07","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2024-12-07","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2024-12-07"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T03:18:50.870Z","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":"2026-05-15T03:18:50.870Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T03:18:50.870Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}