{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2296-05-15:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2296-05-15","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2296-05-15","date_display":"May 15, 2296 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":2296,"month":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2559791.770833,"kali_year":5398,"ahargana":1971326.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":26.2411,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":163.4782,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":137.2371,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.2371},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2,"moon_longitude":163.4782,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.4782},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":189.7194},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":22,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":2296,"month":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2559791.770833,"ahargana":1971326.2708,"kali_year":5398,"ayanamsa_lahiri":27.993,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":26.932687999999985,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":162.79978800000004,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.5036},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":129.18548799999996,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":27.446788000000026,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":5.152188000000024,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":37.55928800000004,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":41.362487999999985,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":129.6475,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":309.6475,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":2296,"month":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2559791.770833,"kali_year":5398,"ahargana":1971326.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":26.2411,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":163.4782,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":137.2371,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.2371},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2,"moon_longitude":163.4782,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.4782},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":189.7194},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":22,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.504,"elongation":137.237},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.504,"opposition_distance":42.763}},"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":"05:13","sunsetLocal":"18:41","solarNoonLocal":"11:57","dayLengthHours":13.469040391386745,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 28 Mins 09 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 31 Mins 51 Secs","moonriseLocal":"15:07","moonsetLocal":"02:55","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:16","end":"11:57","startHours":10.27349993547789,"endHours":11.95712998440123,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:19","end":"17:00","startHours":15.32439008224792,"endHours":17.00802013117126,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:54","end":"08:35","startHours":6.906239837631203,"endHours":8.589869886554546,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:22","end":"08:49","startHours":8.365385880031432,"endHours":8.814353893077659,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:47","end":"06:09","startHours":5.78381980501564,"endHours":6.14299421545262,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:30","end":"12:24","startHours":11.508161971355008,"endHours":12.406097997447457,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:26","end":"04:19","startHours":3.42673773652296,"endHours":4.32467376261541,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:06","end":"05:13","startHours":4.100189756092297,"endHours":5.222609788707859,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:12","end":"15:06","startHours":14.201970049632358,"endHours":15.099906075724808,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:29","end":"18:53","startHours":18.491650180094606,"endHours":18.891650180094604,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:41","end":"19:15","startHours":18.691650180094605,"endHours":19.252860196402388,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:26","end":"20:11","startHours":18.441650180094605,"endHours":20.191650180094605,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:30","end":"00:24","startHours":23.50816197135501,"endHours":24.40609799744746,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:13","end":"06:54","startHours":5.222609788707859,"endHours":6.906239837631203,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"06:54","end":"08:35","startHours":6.906239837631203,"endHours":8.589869886554546,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:35","end":"10:16","startHours":8.589869886554546,"endHours":10.27349993547789,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:16","end":"11:57","startHours":10.27349993547789,"endHours":11.95712998440123,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:57","end":"13:38","startHours":11.95712998440123,"endHours":13.640760033324575,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:38","end":"15:19","startHours":13.640760033324575,"endHours":15.32439008224792,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:19","end":"17:00","startHours":15.32439008224792,"endHours":17.00802013117126,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"17:00","end":"18:41","startHours":17.00802013117126,"endHours":18.691650180094605,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:41","end":"20:00","startHours":18.691650180094605,"endHours":20.00802013117126,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:00","end":"21:19","startHours":20.00802013117126,"endHours":21.32439008224792,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:19","end":"22:38","startHours":21.32439008224792,"endHours":22.640760033324575,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:38","end":"23:57","startHours":22.640760033324575,"endHours":23.957129984401234,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:57","end":"01:16","startHours":23.957129984401234,"endHours":25.27349993547789,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:16","end":"02:35","startHours":25.27349993547789,"endHours":26.589869886554546,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:35","end":"03:54","startHours":26.589869886554546,"endHours":27.906239837631205,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:54","end":"05:13","startHours":27.906239837631205,"endHours":29.22260978870786,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:13","end":"06:13","startHours":5.222609788707859,"endHours":6.222609788707859,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:13","end":"07:13","startHours":6.222609788707859,"endHours":7.222609788707859,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:13","end":"08:13","startHours":7.222609788707859,"endHours":8.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:13","end":"09:13","startHours":8.22260978870786,"endHours":9.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:13","end":"10:13","startHours":9.22260978870786,"endHours":10.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:13","end":"11:13","startHours":10.22260978870786,"endHours":11.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:13","end":"12:13","startHours":11.22260978870786,"endHours":12.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:13","end":"13:13","startHours":12.22260978870786,"endHours":13.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:13","end":"14:13","startHours":13.22260978870786,"endHours":14.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:13","end":"15:13","startHours":14.22260978870786,"endHours":15.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:13","end":"16:13","startHours":15.22260978870786,"endHours":16.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:13","end":"17:13","startHours":16.22260978870786,"endHours":17.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:13","end":"18:13","startHours":17.22260978870786,"endHours":18.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:13","end":"19:13","startHours":18.22260978870786,"endHours":19.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:13","end":"20:13","startHours":19.22260978870786,"endHours":20.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:13","end":"21:13","startHours":20.22260978870786,"endHours":21.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:13","end":"22:13","startHours":21.22260978870786,"endHours":22.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:13","end":"23:13","startHours":22.22260978870786,"endHours":23.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:13","end":"00:13","startHours":23.22260978870786,"endHours":24.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:13","end":"01:13","startHours":24.22260978870786,"endHours":25.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:13","end":"02:13","startHours":25.22260978870786,"endHours":26.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:13","end":"03:13","startHours":26.22260978870786,"endHours":27.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:13","end":"04:13","startHours":27.22260978870786,"endHours":28.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:13","end":"05:13","startHours":28.22260978870786,"endHours":29.22260978870786,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":18.99630653036967,"eotMinutes":3.7562009359260493,"ayanamsa":27.993}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2353,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":2218,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1703,"malayalam_era":1472,"nanakshahi_year":827,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī · Vikram 2353 Virodhi · Śaka 2218 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — 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 May 15, 2296 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 15, 2296 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 05:13, sūryāsta 18:41.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2296-05-15","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2296-05-15","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2296-05-15","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2296-05-15","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2296-05-15"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T23:20:39.122Z","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":"2026-06-01T23:20:39.122Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T23:20:39.122Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}