{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2026-02-17:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2026-02-17","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2026-02-17","date_display":"February 17, 2026 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":2026,"month":2,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461088.770833,"kali_year":5127,"ahargana":1872623.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":304.2059,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":297.6473,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":30,"name":"Amāvasyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","elongation_degrees":353.4414,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.4414},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":297.6473,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.314},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":241.8532},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":58,"name":"Catuṣpāda"},"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":2026,"month":2,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461088.770833,"ahargana":1872623.2708,"kali_year":5127,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.218,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":304.159268,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":298.5678680000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.6668},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":294.702668,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":321.499468,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":81.50246800000002,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":313.705968,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":336.207968,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":319.4074,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":139.4074,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","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":2026,"month":2,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461088.770833,"kali_year":5127,"ahargana":1872623.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":304.2059,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":297.6473,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":30,"name":"Amāvasyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","elongation_degrees":353.4414,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.4414},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":297.6473,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.314},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":241.8532},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":58,"name":"Catuṣpāda"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.667,"elongation":6.559},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.667,"opposition_distance":173.441}},"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":"06:37","sunsetLocal":"17:55","solarNoonLocal":"12:16","dayLengthHours":11.303454700204838,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 18 Mins 12 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 41 Mins 48 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:19","moonsetLocal":"17:27","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:05","end":"16:30","startHours":15.087139814240146,"endHours":16.50007165176575,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:26","end":"10:51","startHours":9.435412464137727,"endHours":10.848344301663332,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:16","end":"13:40","startHours":12.261276139188936,"endHours":13.674207976714541,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:15","end":"09:37","startHours":9.247021552467645,"endHours":9.623803375807807,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:05","end":"07:23","startHours":7.080526068261718,"endHours":7.381951526933847,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:53","end":"12:38","startHours":11.884494315848775,"endHours":12.638057962529098,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:06","end":"05:51","startHours":5.102421495725871,"endHours":5.855985142406194,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:40","end":"06:37","startHours":5.667594230736113,"endHours":6.609548789086516,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:09","end":"14:54","startHours":14.145185255889743,"endHours":14.898748902570066,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:43","end":"18:07","startHours":17.713003489291356,"endHours":18.113003489291355,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:55","end":"18:23","startHours":17.913003489291356,"endHours":18.383980768466557,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:40","end":"19:25","startHours":17.663003489291356,"endHours":19.413003489291356,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:53","end":"00:38","startHours":23.884494315848777,"endHours":24.638057962529096,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:37","end":"08:01","startHours":6.609548789086516,"endHours":8.022480626612122,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:01","end":"09:26","startHours":8.022480626612122,"endHours":9.435412464137727,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:26","end":"10:51","startHours":9.435412464137727,"endHours":10.848344301663332,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:51","end":"12:16","startHours":10.848344301663332,"endHours":12.261276139188936,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:16","end":"13:40","startHours":12.261276139188936,"endHours":13.674207976714541,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:40","end":"15:05","startHours":13.674207976714541,"endHours":15.087139814240146,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:05","end":"16:30","startHours":15.087139814240146,"endHours":16.50007165176575,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:30","end":"17:55","startHours":16.50007165176575,"endHours":17.913003489291356,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:55","end":"19:30","startHours":17.913003489291356,"endHours":19.50007165176575,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:30","end":"21:05","startHours":19.50007165176575,"endHours":21.087139814240146,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:05","end":"22:40","startHours":21.087139814240146,"endHours":22.67420797671454,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:40","end":"00:16","startHours":22.67420797671454,"endHours":24.261276139188936,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:16","end":"01:51","startHours":24.261276139188936,"endHours":25.84834430166333,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:51","end":"03:26","startHours":25.84834430166333,"endHours":27.435412464137727,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:26","end":"05:01","startHours":27.435412464137727,"endHours":29.022480626612122,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:01","end":"06:37","startHours":29.022480626612122,"endHours":30.609548789086517,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:37","end":"07:37","startHours":6.609548789086516,"endHours":7.609548789086516,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:37","end":"08:37","startHours":7.609548789086516,"endHours":8.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:37","end":"09:37","startHours":8.609548789086517,"endHours":9.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:37","end":"10:37","startHours":9.609548789086517,"endHours":10.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:37","end":"11:37","startHours":10.609548789086517,"endHours":11.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:37","end":"12:37","startHours":11.609548789086517,"endHours":12.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:37","end":"13:37","startHours":12.609548789086517,"endHours":13.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:37","end":"14:37","startHours":13.609548789086517,"endHours":14.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:37","end":"15:37","startHours":14.609548789086517,"endHours":15.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:37","end":"16:37","startHours":15.609548789086517,"endHours":16.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:37","end":"17:37","startHours":16.609548789086517,"endHours":17.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:37","end":"18:37","startHours":17.609548789086517,"endHours":18.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:37","end":"19:37","startHours":18.609548789086517,"endHours":19.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:37","end":"20:37","startHours":19.609548789086517,"endHours":20.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:37","end":"21:37","startHours":20.609548789086517,"endHours":21.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:37","end":"22:37","startHours":21.609548789086517,"endHours":22.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:37","end":"23:37","startHours":22.609548789086517,"endHours":23.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:37","end":"00:37","startHours":23.609548789086517,"endHours":24.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:37","end":"01:37","startHours":24.609548789086517,"endHours":25.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:37","end":"02:37","startHours":25.609548789086517,"endHours":26.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:37","end":"03:37","startHours":26.609548789086517,"endHours":27.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:37","end":"04:37","startHours":27.609548789086517,"endHours":28.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:37","end":"05:37","startHours":28.609548789086517,"endHours":29.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:37","end":"06:37","startHours":29.609548789086517,"endHours":30.609548789086517,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-12.036840782475853,"eotMinutes":-14.492568351336082,"ayanamsa":24.218}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2083,"vikram_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","saka_samvat":1948,"saka_samvatsara":"Parābhava","bengali_samvat":1433,"malayalam_era":1202,"nanakshahi_year":557,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā · Vikram 2083 Siddhārthī · Śaka 1948 Parābhava"},"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":"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":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-20","event":"Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17)","chart_id":"karna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","url":"/day/-3137-10-20","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 February 17, 2026 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 17, 2026 CE for Ayodhyā: Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā, sūryodaya 06:37, sūryāsta 17:55.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2026-02-17","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2026-02-17","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2026-02-17","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2026-02-17","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2026-02-17"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:16:11.526Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:16:11.526Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:16:11.526Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}