{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:badrinath:2016-12-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/badrinath/2016-12-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-12-22","date_display":"December 22, 2016 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":2016,"month":12,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457744.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869279.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":246.166,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":164.6392,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":278.4732,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.4732},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2,"moon_longitude":164.6392,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.6392},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":50.8052},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":46,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":2016,"month":12,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457744.770833,"ahargana":1869279.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0901,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":246.52843400000006,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":167.24133400000005,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.1144},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":307.665034,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":260.27573400000006,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":175.36963400000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":292.165034,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":235.93833399999994,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":136.5886,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":316.5886,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"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":2016,"month":12,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457744.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869279.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":246.166,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":164.6392,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":278.4732,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.4732},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2,"moon_longitude":164.6392,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.6392},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":50.8052},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":46,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.114,"elongation":81.527},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.114,"opposition_distance":98.473}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"badrinath","name":"Badarīnāth","lat":30.7433,"lon":79.4938,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttarakhand","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha","elevation_m":3133},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"badrinath","name":"Badarīnāth","lat":30.7433,"lon":79.4938,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttarakhand","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha","elevation_m":3133},"sunriseLocal":"07:07","sunsetLocal":"17:16","solarNoonLocal":"12:11","dayLengthHours":10.153339493706135,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs","moonriseLocal":"01:02","moonsetLocal":"12:46","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:27","end":"14:43","startHours":13.454363985054595,"endHours":14.723531421767861,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:07","end":"08:23","startHours":7.10852680148826,"endHours":8.377694238201528,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:39","end":"10:55","startHours":9.646861674914794,"endHours":10.91602911162806,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:29","end":"09:49","startHours":9.477639350019691,"endHours":9.816083999809896,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:32","end":"07:48","startHours":7.531582613726016,"endHours":7.80233833355818,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:31","startHours":11.846751898551123,"endHours":12.523641198131532,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:45","end":"06:26","startHours":5.754748202327442,"endHours":6.431637501907851,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:16","end":"07:07","startHours":6.262415177012749,"endHours":7.10852680148826,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:53","end":"14:33","startHours":13.877419797292351,"endHours":14.55430909687276,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:04","end":"17:28","startHours":17.061866295194395,"endHours":17.461866295194394,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:16","end":"17:41","startHours":17.261866295194395,"endHours":17.68492210743215,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:01","end":"18:46","startHours":17.011866295194395,"endHours":18.761866295194395,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:31","startHours":23.846751898551123,"endHours":24.523641198131532,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:07","end":"08:23","startHours":7.10852680148826,"endHours":8.377694238201528,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:23","end":"09:39","startHours":8.377694238201528,"endHours":9.646861674914794,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:39","end":"10:55","startHours":9.646861674914794,"endHours":10.91602911162806,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:55","end":"12:11","startHours":10.91602911162806,"endHours":12.185196548341327,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:11","end":"13:27","startHours":12.185196548341327,"endHours":13.454363985054595,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:27","end":"14:43","startHours":13.454363985054595,"endHours":14.723531421767861,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:43","end":"16:00","startHours":14.723531421767861,"endHours":15.992698858481127,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:00","end":"17:16","startHours":15.992698858481127,"endHours":17.261866295194395,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:16","end":"19:00","startHours":17.261866295194395,"endHours":18.992698858481127,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:00","end":"20:43","startHours":18.992698858481127,"endHours":20.72353142176786,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:43","end":"22:27","startHours":20.72353142176786,"endHours":22.454363985054595,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:27","end":"00:11","startHours":22.454363985054595,"endHours":24.185196548341327,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:11","end":"01:55","startHours":24.185196548341327,"endHours":25.91602911162806,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:55","end":"03:39","startHours":25.91602911162806,"endHours":27.646861674914796,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:39","end":"05:23","startHours":27.646861674914796,"endHours":29.377694238201528,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:23","end":"07:07","startHours":29.377694238201528,"endHours":31.10852680148826,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:07","end":"08:07","startHours":7.10852680148826,"endHours":8.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:07","end":"09:07","startHours":8.10852680148826,"endHours":9.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:07","end":"10:07","startHours":9.10852680148826,"endHours":10.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:07","end":"11:07","startHours":10.10852680148826,"endHours":11.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:07","end":"12:07","startHours":11.10852680148826,"endHours":12.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:07","end":"13:07","startHours":12.10852680148826,"endHours":13.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:07","end":"14:07","startHours":13.10852680148826,"endHours":14.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:07","end":"15:07","startHours":14.10852680148826,"endHours":15.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:07","end":"16:07","startHours":15.10852680148826,"endHours":16.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:07","end":"17:07","startHours":16.10852680148826,"endHours":17.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:07","end":"18:07","startHours":17.10852680148826,"endHours":18.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:07","end":"19:07","startHours":18.10852680148826,"endHours":19.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:07","end":"20:07","startHours":19.10852680148826,"endHours":20.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:07","end":"21:07","startHours":20.10852680148826,"endHours":21.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:07","end":"22:07","startHours":21.10852680148826,"endHours":22.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:07","end":"23:07","startHours":22.10852680148826,"endHours":23.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:07","end":"00:07","startHours":23.10852680148826,"endHours":24.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:07","end":"01:07","startHours":24.10852680148826,"endHours":25.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:07","end":"02:07","startHours":25.10852680148826,"endHours":26.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:07","end":"03:07","startHours":26.10852680148826,"endHours":27.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:07","end":"04:07","startHours":27.10852680148826,"endHours":28.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:07","end":"05:07","startHours":28.10852680148826,"endHours":29.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:07","end":"06:07","startHours":29.10852680148826,"endHours":30.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:07","end":"07:07","startHours":30.10852680148826,"endHours":31.10852680148826,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"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":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Ānanda","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-23.43505272115265,"eotMinutes":0.9130070995203906,"ayanamsa":24.0901}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Navamī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"badrinath"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 22, 2016 CE · Badarīnāth · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 22, 2016 CE for Badarīnāth: Kṛṣṇa Navamī, sūryodaya 07:07, sūryāsta 17:16.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/badrinath/2016-12-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/badrinath/2016-12-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/badrinath/2016-12-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/badrinath/2016-12-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/badrinath/2016-12-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T11:40:22.923Z","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":"2026-05-31T11:40:22.923Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T11:40:22.923Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}