{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2031-03-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2031-03-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2031-03-08","date_display":"March 8, 2031 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":2031,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462933.770833,"kali_year":5132,"ahargana":1874468.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.07,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":128.46,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":165.3901,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.3901},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":128.46,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.46},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":91.53},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":27,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2031,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462933.770833,"ahargana":1874468.2708,"kali_year":5132,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2886,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":322.974376,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":129.263776,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.493},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":204.43747600000006,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":335.967776,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":242.518376,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":355.126676,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":38.629076,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":221.6504,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":41.6504,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","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":2031,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462933.770833,"kali_year":5132,"ahargana":1874468.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.07,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":128.46,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":165.3901,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.3901},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":128.46,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.46},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":91.53},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":27,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.493,"elongation":165.39},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.493,"opposition_distance":14.61}},"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":"06:19","sunsetLocal":"18:06","solarNoonLocal":"12:13","dayLengthHours":11.7851913927052,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs","moonriseLocal":"16:54","moonsetLocal":"05:41","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:16","end":"10:44","startHours":9.265595742081716,"endHours":10.738744666169865,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:41","end":"15:09","startHours":13.685042514346165,"endHours":15.158191438434315,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:19","end":"07:48","startHours":6.319297893905416,"endHours":7.792446817993566,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:04","end":"09:28","startHours":9.06917588553663,"endHours":9.462015598626802,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:49","end":"07:07","startHours":6.810347535268133,"endHours":7.124619305740271,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:49","end":"12:36","startHours":11.81905387716784,"endHours":12.604733303348189,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:45","end":"05:32","startHours":4.747939041544723,"endHours":5.53361846772507,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:20","end":"06:19","startHours":5.337198611179983,"endHours":6.319297893905416,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:11","end":"14:58","startHours":14.176092155708883,"endHours":14.961771581889229,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:54","end":"18:18","startHours":17.904489286610616,"endHours":18.304489286610615,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:06","end":"18:36","startHours":18.104489286610615,"endHours":18.595538927973333,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:51","end":"19:36","startHours":17.854489286610615,"endHours":19.604489286610615,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:49","end":"00:36","startHours":23.819053877167843,"endHours":24.604733303348187,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:19","end":"07:48","startHours":6.319297893905416,"endHours":7.792446817993566,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:48","end":"09:16","startHours":7.792446817993566,"endHours":9.265595742081716,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:16","end":"10:44","startHours":9.265595742081716,"endHours":10.738744666169865,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:44","end":"12:13","startHours":10.738744666169865,"endHours":12.211893590258015,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:13","end":"13:41","startHours":12.211893590258015,"endHours":13.685042514346165,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:41","end":"15:09","startHours":13.685042514346165,"endHours":15.158191438434315,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:09","end":"16:38","startHours":15.158191438434315,"endHours":16.631340362522465,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:38","end":"18:06","startHours":16.631340362522465,"endHours":18.104489286610615,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:06","end":"19:38","startHours":18.104489286610615,"endHours":19.631340362522465,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:38","end":"21:09","startHours":19.631340362522465,"endHours":21.158191438434315,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:09","end":"22:41","startHours":21.158191438434315,"endHours":22.685042514346165,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:41","end":"00:13","startHours":22.685042514346165,"endHours":24.211893590258015,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:13","end":"01:44","startHours":24.211893590258015,"endHours":25.738744666169865,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:44","end":"03:16","startHours":25.738744666169865,"endHours":27.265595742081715,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:16","end":"04:48","startHours":27.265595742081715,"endHours":28.792446817993564,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:48","end":"06:19","startHours":28.792446817993564,"endHours":30.319297893905414,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:19","end":"07:19","startHours":6.319297893905416,"endHours":7.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:19","end":"08:19","startHours":7.319297893905416,"endHours":8.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:19","end":"09:19","startHours":8.319297893905416,"endHours":9.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:19","end":"10:19","startHours":9.319297893905416,"endHours":10.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:19","end":"11:19","startHours":10.319297893905416,"endHours":11.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:19","end":"12:19","startHours":11.319297893905416,"endHours":12.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:19","end":"13:19","startHours":12.319297893905416,"endHours":13.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:19","end":"14:19","startHours":13.319297893905416,"endHours":14.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:19","end":"15:19","startHours":14.319297893905416,"endHours":15.319297893905416,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:19","end":"16:19","startHours":15.319297893905416,"endHours":16.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:19","end":"17:19","startHours":16.319297893905414,"endHours":17.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:19","end":"18:19","startHours":17.319297893905414,"endHours":18.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:19","end":"19:19","startHours":18.319297893905414,"endHours":19.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:19","end":"20:19","startHours":19.319297893905414,"endHours":20.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:19","end":"21:19","startHours":20.319297893905414,"endHours":21.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:19","end":"22:19","startHours":21.319297893905414,"endHours":22.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:19","end":"23:19","startHours":22.319297893905414,"endHours":23.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:19","end":"00:19","startHours":23.319297893905414,"endHours":24.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:19","end":"01:19","startHours":24.319297893905414,"endHours":25.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:19","end":"02:19","startHours":25.319297893905414,"endHours":26.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:19","end":"03:19","startHours":26.319297893905414,"endHours":27.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:19","end":"04:19","startHours":27.319297893905414,"endHours":28.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:19","end":"05:19","startHours":28.319297893905414,"endHours":29.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:19","end":"06:19","startHours":29.319297893905414,"endHours":30.319297893905414,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"West","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvānkṣa","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":-5.030767263050479,"eotMinutes":-11.52961541548083,"ayanamsa":24.2886}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2088,"vikram_samvatsara":"Raktākṣī","saka_samvat":1953,"saka_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","bengali_samvat":1438,"malayalam_era":1207,"nanakshahi_year":562,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī · Vikram 2088 Raktākṣī · Śaka 1953 Virodhakṛt"},"festivals":[{"id":"holika-dahana","name":"Holikā Dahana","name_sanskrit":"होलिका दहन","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Narasiṁha (Prahlāda-rakṣaka)","significance":"Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":14,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Bhāgavata 7.5"]},{"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":"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 March 8, 2031 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 8, 2031 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:19, sūryāsta 18:06.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2031-03-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2031-03-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2031-03-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2031-03-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2031-03-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T04:13:55.573Z","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":"2026-05-15T04:13:55.573Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T04:13:55.573Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}