{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2344-01-21:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2344-01-21","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2344-01-21","date_display":"January 21, 2344 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":2344,"month":1,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2577207.770833,"kali_year":5445,"ahargana":1988742.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":270.2027,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":324.4696,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":54.2669,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.2669},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":324.4696,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.4696},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":234.6723},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":9,"name":"Bālava"},"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":2344,"month":1,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2577207.770833,"ahargana":1988742.2708,"kali_year":5445,"ayanamsa_lahiri":28.6591,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":271.12686899999994,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":325.27996899999994,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.7442},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":283.636169,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":283.9412689999999,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":358.051769,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":255.8409690000001,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":264.955869,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":286.864,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":106.864,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":2344,"month":1,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2577207.770833,"kali_year":5445,"ahargana":1988742.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":270.2027,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":324.4696,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":54.2669,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.2669},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":324.4696,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.4696},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":234.6723},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":9,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.744,"elongation":54.267},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.744,"opposition_distance":125.733}},"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":"06:51","sunsetLocal":"17:34","solarNoonLocal":"12:12","dayLengthHours":10.70717519944179,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:51","moonsetLocal":"21:47","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:52","end":"12:12","startHours":10.868931954221978,"endHours":12.207328854152202,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:53","end":"16:13","startHours":14.88412265401265,"endHours":16.222519553942874,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:12","end":"09:32","startHours":8.192138154361531,"endHours":9.530535054291756,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:21","end":"09:43","startHours":9.352082134301059,"endHours":9.70898797428245,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:18","end":"07:35","startHours":7.299873554408049,"endHours":7.585398226393163,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:34","startHours":11.85042301417081,"endHours":12.564234694133594,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:26","end":"06:08","startHours":5.426117894505735,"endHours":6.139929574468521,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:58","end":"06:51","startHours":5.961476654477825,"endHours":6.853741254431307,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:00","end":"14:42","startHours":13.991858054059168,"endHours":14.705669734021955,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:22","end":"17:46","startHours":17.3609164538731,"endHours":17.760916453873097,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:34","end":"18:00","startHours":17.560916453873098,"endHours":18.00704875384984,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:19","end":"19:04","startHours":17.310916453873098,"endHours":19.060916453873098,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:34","startHours":23.850423014170808,"endHours":24.564234694133596,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:51","end":"08:12","startHours":6.853741254431307,"endHours":8.192138154361531,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:12","end":"09:32","startHours":8.192138154361531,"endHours":9.530535054291756,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:32","end":"10:52","startHours":9.530535054291756,"endHours":10.868931954221978,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:52","end":"12:12","startHours":10.868931954221978,"endHours":12.207328854152202,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:12","end":"13:33","startHours":12.207328854152202,"endHours":13.545725754082426,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:33","end":"14:53","startHours":13.545725754082426,"endHours":14.88412265401265,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:53","end":"16:13","startHours":14.88412265401265,"endHours":16.222519553942874,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:13","end":"17:34","startHours":16.222519553942874,"endHours":17.560916453873098,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:34","end":"19:13","startHours":17.560916453873098,"endHours":19.222519553942874,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:13","end":"20:53","startHours":19.222519553942874,"endHours":20.88412265401265,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:53","end":"22:33","startHours":20.88412265401265,"endHours":22.545725754082426,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:33","end":"00:12","startHours":22.545725754082426,"endHours":24.207328854152202,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:12","end":"01:52","startHours":24.207328854152202,"endHours":25.868931954221978,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:52","end":"03:32","startHours":25.868931954221978,"endHours":27.530535054291754,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:32","end":"05:12","startHours":27.530535054291754,"endHours":29.19213815436153,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"05:12","end":"06:51","startHours":29.19213815436153,"endHours":30.853741254431306,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:51","end":"07:51","startHours":6.853741254431307,"endHours":7.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:51","end":"08:51","startHours":7.853741254431307,"endHours":8.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:51","end":"09:51","startHours":8.853741254431307,"endHours":9.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:51","end":"10:51","startHours":9.853741254431307,"endHours":10.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:51","end":"11:51","startHours":10.853741254431307,"endHours":11.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:51","end":"12:51","startHours":11.853741254431307,"endHours":12.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:51","end":"13:51","startHours":12.853741254431307,"endHours":13.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:51","end":"14:51","startHours":13.853741254431307,"endHours":14.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:51","end":"15:51","startHours":14.853741254431307,"endHours":15.853741254431307,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:51","end":"16:51","startHours":15.853741254431307,"endHours":16.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:51","end":"17:51","startHours":16.853741254431306,"endHours":17.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:51","end":"18:51","startHours":17.853741254431306,"endHours":18.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:51","end":"19:51","startHours":18.853741254431306,"endHours":19.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:51","end":"20:51","startHours":19.853741254431306,"endHours":20.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:51","end":"21:51","startHours":20.853741254431306,"endHours":21.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:51","end":"22:51","startHours":21.853741254431306,"endHours":22.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:51","end":"23:51","startHours":22.853741254431306,"endHours":23.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:51","end":"00:51","startHours":23.853741254431306,"endHours":24.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:51","end":"01:51","startHours":24.853741254431306,"endHours":25.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:51","end":"02:51","startHours":25.853741254431306,"endHours":26.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:51","end":"03:51","startHours":26.853741254431306,"endHours":27.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:51","end":"04:51","startHours":27.853741254431306,"endHours":28.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:51","end":"05:51","startHours":28.853741254431306,"endHours":29.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:51","end":"06:51","startHours":29.853741254431306,"endHours":30.853741254431306,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"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":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mṛtyu","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-20.193204286226454,"eotMinutes":-11.255731249132124,"ayanamsa":28.6591}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2401,"vikram_samvatsara":"Īśvara","saka_samvat":2266,"saka_samvatsara":"Raktākṣī","bengali_samvat":1751,"malayalam_era":1520,"nanakshahi_year":875,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Māgha","lunar_month_amanta":"Māgha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Śukla Pañcamī · Vikram 2401 Īśvara · Śaka 2266 Raktākṣī"},"festivals":[{"id":"makara-sankranti","name":"Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)","name_sanskrit":"मकर सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi_ingress":"Makara"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Mahābhārata Bhīṣma-Stuti","Sūrya-Siddhānta"]},{"id":"sarasvati-jayanti","name":"Sarasvatī Jayantī (Vasanta Pañchamī)","name_sanskrit":"सरस्वती जयन्ती / वसन्त पञ्चमी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sarasvatī (Vāk-tattva)","significance":"Manifestation of Devī Sarasvatī; vidyā-ārambha day; vasanta-ṛtu begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":5,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Māgha"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Skanda Purāṇa","Devī Bhāgavata"]},{"id":"pongal","name":"Pongal / Thai Pongal","name_sanskrit":"पोङ्गल","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Tamil 4-day harvest festival; coincides with Makara Saṅkrānti.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi_ingress":"Makara"},"precedence":2}],"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 January 21, 2344 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 21, 2344 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:51, sūryāsta 17:34.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2344-01-21","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2344-01-21","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2344-01-21","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2344-01-21","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2344-01-21"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-05T01:49:14.332Z","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":"2026-06-05T01:49:14.332Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-05T01:49:14.332Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}