{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:boston:2008-10-03:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/boston/2008-10-03","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-10-03","date_display":"October 3, 2008 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2008,"month":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454742.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866277.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":165.4632,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":210.9472,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":45.4841,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4841},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":210.9472,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.9472},"yoga":{"number":2,"name":"Prīti","sum_longitude":16.4104},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":2008,"month":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454742.770833,"ahargana":1866277.2708,"kali_year":5110,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9753,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":166.23013200000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":208.87123199999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4807},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":185.11033199999997,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":174.43593199999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":260.07283200000006,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":196.80423199999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":141.30533200000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":295.649,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":115.649,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2008,"month":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454742.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866277.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":165.4632,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":210.9472,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":45.4841,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4841},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":210.9472,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.9472},"yoga":{"number":2,"name":"Prīti","sum_longitude":16.4104},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.481,"elongation":45.484},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.481,"opposition_distance":134.516}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"boston","name":"Boston, USA","lat":42.3601,"lon":-71.0589,"tz_offset_hours":-5,"country":"US","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"boston","name":"Boston, USA","lat":42.3601,"lon":-71.0589,"tz_offset_hours":-5,"country":"US","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"05:43","sunsetLocal":"17:22","solarNoonLocal":"11:32","dayLengthHours":11.658449256188193,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 39 Mins 30 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 20 Mins 30 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:30","moonsetLocal":"19:16","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:05","end":"11:32","startHours":10.08338169161722,"endHours":11.540687848640744,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:27","end":"15:55","startHours":14.455300162687791,"endHours":15.912606319711315,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:10","end":"08:38","startHours":7.16876937757017,"endHours":8.626075534593694,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:26","end":"08:49","startHours":8.431768046990559,"endHours":8.82038302219683,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:12","end":"06:30","startHours":6.197231939554487,"endHours":6.508123919719505,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:09","end":"11:56","startHours":11.15207287343447,"endHours":11.929302823847017,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:09","end":"04:56","startHours":4.157003319721554,"endHours":4.9342332701341,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:44","end":"05:43","startHours":4.739925782530963,"endHours":5.711463220546646,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:29","end":"14:16","startHours":13.483762724672108,"endHours":14.260992675084655,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:10","end":"17:34","startHours":17.16991247673484,"endHours":17.56991247673484,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:22","end":"17:51","startHours":17.36991247673484,"endHours":17.85568119574268,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:07","end":"18:52","startHours":17.11991247673484,"endHours":18.86991247673484,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:09","end":"23:56","startHours":23.15207287343447,"endHours":23.929302823847017,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:43","end":"07:10","startHours":5.711463220546646,"endHours":7.16876937757017,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:10","end":"08:38","startHours":7.16876937757017,"endHours":8.626075534593694,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:38","end":"10:05","startHours":8.626075534593694,"endHours":10.08338169161722,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:05","end":"11:32","startHours":10.08338169161722,"endHours":11.540687848640744,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:32","end":"13:00","startHours":11.540687848640744,"endHours":12.997994005664268,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:00","end":"14:27","startHours":12.997994005664268,"endHours":14.455300162687791,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:27","end":"15:55","startHours":14.455300162687791,"endHours":15.912606319711315,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:55","end":"17:22","startHours":15.912606319711315,"endHours":17.36991247673484,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:22","end":"18:55","startHours":17.36991247673484,"endHours":18.912606319711315,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:55","end":"20:27","startHours":18.912606319711315,"endHours":20.45530016268779,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:27","end":"22:00","startHours":20.45530016268779,"endHours":21.997994005664268,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:00","end":"23:32","startHours":21.997994005664268,"endHours":23.540687848640744,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:32","end":"01:05","startHours":23.540687848640744,"endHours":25.08338169161722,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:05","end":"02:38","startHours":25.08338169161722,"endHours":26.626075534593696,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:38","end":"04:10","startHours":26.626075534593696,"endHours":28.16876937757017,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:10","end":"05:43","startHours":28.16876937757017,"endHours":29.711463220546648,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:43","end":"06:43","startHours":5.711463220546646,"endHours":6.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:43","end":"07:43","startHours":6.711463220546646,"endHours":7.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:43","end":"08:43","startHours":7.711463220546646,"endHours":8.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:43","end":"09:43","startHours":8.711463220546646,"endHours":9.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:43","end":"10:43","startHours":9.711463220546646,"endHours":10.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:43","end":"11:43","startHours":10.711463220546646,"endHours":11.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:43","end":"12:43","startHours":11.711463220546646,"endHours":12.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:43","end":"13:43","startHours":12.711463220546646,"endHours":13.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:43","end":"14:43","startHours":13.711463220546646,"endHours":14.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:43","end":"15:43","startHours":14.711463220546646,"endHours":15.711463220546646,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:43","end":"16:43","startHours":15.711463220546646,"endHours":16.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:43","end":"17:43","startHours":16.711463220546648,"endHours":17.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:43","end":"18:43","startHours":17.711463220546648,"endHours":18.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:43","end":"19:43","startHours":18.711463220546648,"endHours":19.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:43","end":"20:43","startHours":19.711463220546648,"endHours":20.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:43","end":"21:43","startHours":20.711463220546648,"endHours":21.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:43","end":"22:43","startHours":21.711463220546648,"endHours":22.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:43","end":"23:43","startHours":22.711463220546648,"endHours":23.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:43","end":"00:43","startHours":23.711463220546648,"endHours":24.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:43","end":"01:43","startHours":24.711463220546648,"endHours":25.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:43","end":"02:43","startHours":25.711463220546648,"endHours":26.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:43","end":"03:43","startHours":26.711463220546648,"endHours":27.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:43","end":"04:43","startHours":27.711463220546648,"endHours":28.711463220546648,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:43","end":"05:43","startHours":28.711463220546648,"endHours":29.711463220546648,"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","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Śrīvatsa","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-4.040951934852895,"eotMinutes":11.794329081555436,"ayanamsa":23.9753}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[{"id":"vinayaka-chaturthi","name":"Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)","name_sanskrit":"विनायक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī; auspicious for new ventures.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":4,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla"},"precedence":6}],"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":"Dedicated festival walk for Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly) is not live yet; Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"boston"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga October 3, 2008 CE · Boston, USA · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 3, 2008 CE for Boston, USA: Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 05:43, sūryāsta 17:22.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/boston/2008-10-03","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/boston/2008-10-03","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/boston/2008-10-03","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/boston/2008-10-03","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/boston/2008-10-03"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T11:14:17.225Z","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":"2026-09-06T11:14:17.225Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-06T11:14:17.225Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}