{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:beijing:2001-08-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/beijing/2001-08-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2001-08-16","date_display":"August 16, 2001 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":2001,"month":8,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452137.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863672.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":118.759,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":77.7327,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":27,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":318.9737,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.9737},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":77.7327,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.066},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":196.4917},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":53,"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":2001,"month":8,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452137.770833,"ahargana":1863672.2708,"kali_year":5103,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8757,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":119.38086199999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":76.26956200000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.3181},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":235.97376200000008,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":129.509662,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":73.14296200000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":82.96606200000002,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":49.497162,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":73.6745,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":253.6745,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","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":2001,"month":8,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452137.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863672.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":118.759,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":77.7327,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":27,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":318.9737,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.9737},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":77.7327,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.066},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":196.4917},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":53,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.318,"elongation":41.026},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.318,"opposition_distance":138.974}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"beijing","name":"Beijing, Beijing","lat":39.9075,"lon":116.3972,"tz_offset_hours":8,"state":"Beijing","country":"CN","tier":"mega"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"beijing","name":"Beijing, Beijing","lat":39.9075,"lon":116.3972,"tz_offset_hours":8,"state":"Beijing","country":"CN","tier":"mega"},"sunriseLocal":"05:27","sunsetLocal":"19:10","solarNoonLocal":"12:18","dayLengthHours":13.728980030516105,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 43 Mins 44 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 16 Mins 16 Secs","moonriseLocal":"01:59","moonsetLocal":"16:53","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:01","end":"15:44","startHours":14.022473430433386,"endHours":15.738595934247897,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"05:27","end":"07:09","startHours":5.441860911360819,"endHours":7.157983415175332,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:52","end":"10:35","startHours":8.874105918989844,"endHours":10.590228422804358,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:39","end":"09:06","startHours":8.64528958514791,"endHours":9.10292225283178,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:01","end":"06:23","startHours":6.013901745965657,"endHours":6.380007880112753,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:46","startHours":11.848718258935003,"endHours":12.763983594302742,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:37","end":"04:32","startHours":3.611330240625338,"endHours":4.5265955759930785,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:18","end":"05:27","startHours":4.297779242151144,"endHours":5.441860911360819,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:36","end":"15:31","startHours":14.594514265038221,"endHours":15.509779600405961,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:58","end":"19:22","startHours":18.970840941876926,"endHours":19.370840941876924,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:10","end":"19:45","startHours":19.170840941876925,"endHours":19.742881776481763,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:55","end":"20:40","startHours":18.920840941876925,"endHours":20.670840941876925,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:46","startHours":23.848718258935,"endHours":24.763983594302744,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:27","end":"07:09","startHours":5.441860911360819,"endHours":7.157983415175332,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:09","end":"08:52","startHours":7.157983415175332,"endHours":8.874105918989844,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:52","end":"10:35","startHours":8.874105918989844,"endHours":10.590228422804358,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:35","end":"12:18","startHours":10.590228422804358,"endHours":12.306350926618872,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:18","end":"14:01","startHours":12.306350926618872,"endHours":14.022473430433386,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:01","end":"15:44","startHours":14.022473430433386,"endHours":15.738595934247897,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:44","end":"17:27","startHours":15.738595934247897,"endHours":17.45471843806241,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:27","end":"19:10","startHours":17.45471843806241,"endHours":19.170840941876925,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:10","end":"20:27","startHours":19.170840941876925,"endHours":20.45471843806241,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:27","end":"21:44","startHours":20.45471843806241,"endHours":21.738595934247897,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:44","end":"23:01","startHours":21.738595934247897,"endHours":23.022473430433386,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:01","end":"00:18","startHours":23.022473430433386,"endHours":24.306350926618872,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:18","end":"01:35","startHours":24.306350926618872,"endHours":25.59022842280436,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:35","end":"02:52","startHours":25.59022842280436,"endHours":26.874105918989848,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:52","end":"04:09","startHours":26.874105918989848,"endHours":28.157983415175334,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:09","end":"05:27","startHours":28.157983415175334,"endHours":29.44186091136082,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:27","end":"06:27","startHours":5.441860911360819,"endHours":6.441860911360819,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:27","end":"07:27","startHours":6.441860911360819,"endHours":7.441860911360819,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:27","end":"08:27","startHours":7.441860911360819,"endHours":8.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:27","end":"09:27","startHours":8.44186091136082,"endHours":9.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:27","end":"10:27","startHours":9.44186091136082,"endHours":10.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:27","end":"11:27","startHours":10.44186091136082,"endHours":11.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:27","end":"12:27","startHours":11.44186091136082,"endHours":12.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:27","end":"13:27","startHours":12.44186091136082,"endHours":13.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:27","end":"14:27","startHours":13.44186091136082,"endHours":14.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:27","end":"15:27","startHours":14.44186091136082,"endHours":15.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:27","end":"16:27","startHours":15.44186091136082,"endHours":16.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:27","end":"17:27","startHours":16.44186091136082,"endHours":17.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:27","end":"18:27","startHours":17.44186091136082,"endHours":18.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:27","end":"19:27","startHours":18.44186091136082,"endHours":19.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:27","end":"20:27","startHours":19.44186091136082,"endHours":20.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:27","end":"21:27","startHours":20.44186091136082,"endHours":21.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:27","end":"22:27","startHours":21.44186091136082,"endHours":22.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:27","end":"23:27","startHours":22.44186091136082,"endHours":23.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:27","end":"00:27","startHours":23.44186091136082,"endHours":24.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:27","end":"01:27","startHours":24.44186091136082,"endHours":25.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:27","end":"02:27","startHours":25.44186091136082,"endHours":26.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:27","end":"03:27","startHours":26.44186091136082,"endHours":27.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:27","end":"04:27","startHours":27.44186091136082,"endHours":28.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:27","end":"05:27","startHours":28.44186091136082,"endHours":29.44186091136082,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mausala","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":13.764789700033868,"eotMinutes":-3.969855597132357,"ayanamsa":23.8757}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2058,"vikram_samvatsara":"Jaya","saka_samvat":1923,"saka_samvatsara":"Vṛṣa","bengali_samvat":1408,"malayalam_era":1177,"nanakshahi_year":532,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī · Vikram 2058 Jaya · Śaka 1923 Vṛṣa"},"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":"beijing"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 16, 2001 CE · Beijing, Beijing · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 16, 2001 CE for Beijing, Beijing: Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 05:27, sūryāsta 19:10.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/beijing/2001-08-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/beijing/2001-08-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/beijing/2001-08-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/beijing/2001-08-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/beijing/2001-08-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T19:35:59.226Z","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":"2026-05-31T19:35:59.227Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T19:35:59.227Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}