{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:chennai:2000-07-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chennai/2000-07-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2000-07-24","date_display":"July 24, 2000 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":2000,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451749.770833,"kali_year":5102,"ahargana":1863284.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.1088,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":5.6389,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":268.5301,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.5301},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":5.6389,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.6389},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":102.7477},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":44,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":2000,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451749.770833,"ahargana":1863284.2708,"kali_year":5102,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8608,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.59898699999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":2.4366870000000063,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4986},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":90.89018699999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":78.354987,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":40.705287,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":109.31438700000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":34.910887,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":94.2326,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":274.2326,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","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":2000,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451749.770833,"kali_year":5102,"ahargana":1863284.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.1088,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":5.6389,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":268.5301,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.5301},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":5.6389,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.6389},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":102.7477},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":44,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.499,"elongation":91.47},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.499,"opposition_distance":88.53}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":7,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.753,"elongation":0.251}]},"city":{"slug":"chennai","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu","lat":13.0827,"lon":80.2707,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"mega","elevation_m":6},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"chennai","name":"Chennai, Tamil Nadu","lat":13.0827,"lon":80.2707,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"mega","elevation_m":6},"sunriseLocal":"05:52","sunsetLocal":"18:38","solarNoonLocal":"12:15","dayLengthHours":12.76276421844279,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 45 Mins 46 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 14 Mins 14 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:42","moonsetLocal":"12:06","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:28","end":"09:04","startHours":7.465252917935929,"endHours":9.060598445241277,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:39","end":"12:15","startHours":10.655943972546627,"endHours":12.251289499851975,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:51","end":"15:27","startHours":13.846635027157323,"endHours":15.441980554462672,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:51","end":"09:16","startHours":8.847885708267231,"endHours":9.273311182215323,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:24","end":"06:45","startHours":6.401689233065696,"endHours":6.7420296122241705,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:50","end":"12:41","startHours":11.825864025903881,"endHours":12.676714973800069,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:10","end":"05:01","startHours":4.168205494838208,"endHours":5.019056442734394,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:48","end":"05:52","startHours":4.806343705760347,"endHours":5.86990739063058,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:23","end":"15:14","startHours":14.37841686959244,"endHours":15.229267817488626,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:26","end":"18:50","startHours":18.43267160907337,"endHours":18.83267160907337,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:38","end":"19:10","startHours":18.63267160907337,"endHours":19.164453451508486,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:23","end":"20:08","startHours":18.38267160907337,"endHours":20.13267160907337,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:50","end":"00:41","startHours":23.825864025903883,"endHours":24.676714973800067,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:52","end":"07:28","startHours":5.86990739063058,"endHours":7.465252917935929,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:28","end":"09:04","startHours":7.465252917935929,"endHours":9.060598445241277,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:04","end":"10:39","startHours":9.060598445241277,"endHours":10.655943972546627,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:39","end":"12:15","startHours":10.655943972546627,"endHours":12.251289499851975,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:15","end":"13:51","startHours":12.251289499851975,"endHours":13.846635027157323,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:51","end":"15:27","startHours":13.846635027157323,"endHours":15.441980554462672,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:27","end":"17:02","startHours":15.441980554462672,"endHours":17.037326081768022,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:02","end":"18:38","startHours":17.037326081768022,"endHours":18.63267160907337,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"18:38","end":"20:02","startHours":18.63267160907337,"endHours":20.037326081768022,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:02","end":"21:27","startHours":20.037326081768022,"endHours":21.441980554462674,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:27","end":"22:51","startHours":21.441980554462674,"endHours":22.846635027157323,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:51","end":"00:15","startHours":22.846635027157323,"endHours":24.251289499851975,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:15","end":"01:39","startHours":24.251289499851975,"endHours":25.655943972546627,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:39","end":"03:04","startHours":25.655943972546627,"endHours":27.060598445241276,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:04","end":"04:28","startHours":27.060598445241276,"endHours":28.465252917935928,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:28","end":"05:52","startHours":28.465252917935928,"endHours":29.86990739063058,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:52","end":"06:52","startHours":5.86990739063058,"endHours":6.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:52","end":"07:52","startHours":6.86990739063058,"endHours":7.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:52","end":"08:52","startHours":7.86990739063058,"endHours":8.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:52","end":"09:52","startHours":8.86990739063058,"endHours":9.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:52","end":"10:52","startHours":9.86990739063058,"endHours":10.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:52","end":"11:52","startHours":10.86990739063058,"endHours":11.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:52","end":"12:52","startHours":11.86990739063058,"endHours":12.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:52","end":"13:52","startHours":12.86990739063058,"endHours":13.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:52","end":"14:52","startHours":13.86990739063058,"endHours":14.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:52","end":"15:52","startHours":14.86990739063058,"endHours":15.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:52","end":"16:52","startHours":15.86990739063058,"endHours":16.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:52","end":"17:52","startHours":16.86990739063058,"endHours":17.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:52","end":"18:52","startHours":17.86990739063058,"endHours":18.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:52","end":"19:52","startHours":18.86990739063058,"endHours":19.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:52","end":"20:52","startHours":19.86990739063058,"endHours":20.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:52","end":"21:52","startHours":20.86990739063058,"endHours":21.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:52","end":"22:52","startHours":21.86990739063058,"endHours":22.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:52","end":"23:52","startHours":22.86990739063058,"endHours":23.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:52","end":"00:52","startHours":23.86990739063058,"endHours":24.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:52","end":"01:52","startHours":24.86990739063058,"endHours":25.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:52","end":"02:52","startHours":25.86990739063058,"endHours":26.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:52","end":"03:52","startHours":26.86990739063058,"endHours":27.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:52","end":"04:52","startHours":27.86990739063058,"endHours":28.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:52","end":"05:52","startHours":28.86990739063058,"endHours":29.86990739063058,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":19.832309884608794,"eotMinutes":-6.160169991118456,"ayanamsa":23.8608}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2057,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vijaya","saka_samvat":1922,"saka_samvatsara":"Vikrama","bengali_samvat":1407,"malayalam_era":1176,"nanakshahi_year":531,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_amanta":"Āṣāḍha","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":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2057 Vijaya · Śaka 1922 Vikrama"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3226-07-09","event":"Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3226-07-09","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3101-02-18","event":"Kali Yuga Epoch","chart_id":"kali-yuga-epoch","shared_marker":"same Aśvinī","url":"/day/-3101-02-18","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"chennai"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga July 24, 2000 CE · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 24, 2000 CE for Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 05:52, sūryāsta 18:38.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chennai/2000-07-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chennai/2000-07-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/chennai/2000-07-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/chennai/2000-07-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chennai/2000-07-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T23:04:32.820Z","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":"2026-06-02T23:04:32.820Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T23:04:32.820Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}