{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:chicago:2018-08-06:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chicago/2018-08-06","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-08-06","date_display":"August 6, 2018 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":2018,"month":8,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458336.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869871.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":108.8381,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":38.285,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":25,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Daśamī","elongation_degrees":289.4469,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.4469},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":38.285,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.6183},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":147.123},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":48,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2018,"month":8,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458336.770833,"ahargana":1869871.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1128,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":109.44601499999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":35.541315,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.1397},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":277.170715,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":114.51031499999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":200.14831500000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":154.67901499999994,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":249.083215,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":105.2216,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":285.2216,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"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":2018,"month":8,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458336.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869871.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":108.8381,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":38.285,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":25,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Daśamī","elongation_degrees":289.4469,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.4469},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":38.285,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.6183},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":147.123},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":48,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.14,"elongation":70.553},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.14,"opposition_distance":109.447}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"chicago","name":"Chicago, USA","lat":41.8781,"lon":-87.6298,"tz_offset_hours":-6,"country":"US","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"chicago","name":"Chicago, USA","lat":41.8781,"lon":-87.6298,"tz_offset_hours":-6,"country":"US","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"04:49","sunsetLocal":"19:04","solarNoonLocal":"11:56","dayLengthHours":14.249743617167013,"dayLengthDisplay":"14 Hours 14 Mins 59 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"9 Hours 45 Mins 01 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:40","moonsetLocal":"14:21","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"06:35","end":"08:22","startHours":6.591538229046129,"endHours":8.372756181192006,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:09","end":"11:56","startHours":10.153974133337883,"endHours":11.93519208548376,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:43","end":"15:30","startHours":13.716410037629636,"endHours":15.497627989775513,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:08","end":"08:37","startHours":8.135260454239223,"endHours":8.61025190814479,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:24","end":"05:47","startHours":5.404059594282211,"endHours":5.7840527574066645,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:28","end":"12:25","startHours":11.460200631578193,"endHours":12.410183539389326,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"02:55","end":"03:52","startHours":2.9103544612779837,"endHours":3.860337369089118,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"03:37","end":"04:49","startHours":3.622841642136334,"endHours":4.810320276900252,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:19","end":"15:16","startHours":14.310149355011596,"endHours":15.260132262822731,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:52","end":"19:16","startHours":18.860063894067267,"endHours":19.260063894067265,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:04","end":"19:39","startHours":19.060063894067266,"endHours":19.653803211449226,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:49","end":"20:34","startHours":18.810063894067266,"endHours":20.560063894067266,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:28","end":"00:25","startHours":23.460200631578193,"endHours":24.410183539389326,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:49","end":"06:35","startHours":4.810320276900252,"endHours":6.591538229046129,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:35","end":"08:22","startHours":6.591538229046129,"endHours":8.372756181192006,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:22","end":"10:09","startHours":8.372756181192006,"endHours":10.153974133337883,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:09","end":"11:56","startHours":10.153974133337883,"endHours":11.93519208548376,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:56","end":"13:43","startHours":11.93519208548376,"endHours":13.716410037629636,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:43","end":"15:30","startHours":13.716410037629636,"endHours":15.497627989775513,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:30","end":"17:17","startHours":15.497627989775513,"endHours":17.27884594192139,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:17","end":"19:04","startHours":17.27884594192139,"endHours":19.060063894067266,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"19:04","end":"20:17","startHours":19.060063894067266,"endHours":20.27884594192139,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:17","end":"21:30","startHours":20.27884594192139,"endHours":21.497627989775513,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:30","end":"22:43","startHours":21.497627989775513,"endHours":22.716410037629636,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:43","end":"23:56","startHours":22.716410037629636,"endHours":23.93519208548376,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:56","end":"01:09","startHours":23.93519208548376,"endHours":25.153974133337883,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:09","end":"02:22","startHours":25.153974133337883,"endHours":26.372756181192006,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:22","end":"03:35","startHours":26.372756181192006,"endHours":27.59153822904613,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:35","end":"04:49","startHours":27.59153822904613,"endHours":28.810320276900253,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"04:49","end":"05:49","startHours":4.810320276900252,"endHours":5.810320276900252,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"05:49","end":"06:49","startHours":5.810320276900252,"endHours":6.810320276900252,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"06:49","end":"07:49","startHours":6.810320276900252,"endHours":7.810320276900252,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"07:49","end":"08:49","startHours":7.810320276900252,"endHours":8.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"08:49","end":"09:49","startHours":8.810320276900253,"endHours":9.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"09:49","end":"10:49","startHours":9.810320276900253,"endHours":10.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"10:49","end":"11:49","startHours":10.810320276900253,"endHours":11.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"11:49","end":"12:49","startHours":11.810320276900253,"endHours":12.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"12:49","end":"13:49","startHours":12.810320276900253,"endHours":13.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"13:49","end":"14:49","startHours":13.810320276900253,"endHours":14.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"14:49","end":"15:49","startHours":14.810320276900253,"endHours":15.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"15:49","end":"16:49","startHours":15.810320276900253,"endHours":16.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"16:49","end":"17:49","startHours":16.810320276900253,"endHours":17.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"17:49","end":"18:49","startHours":17.810320276900253,"endHours":18.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"18:49","end":"19:49","startHours":18.810320276900253,"endHours":19.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"19:49","end":"20:49","startHours":19.810320276900253,"endHours":20.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"20:49","end":"21:49","startHours":20.810320276900253,"endHours":21.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"21:49","end":"22:49","startHours":21.810320276900253,"endHours":22.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"22:49","end":"23:49","startHours":22.810320276900253,"endHours":23.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"23:49","end":"00:49","startHours":23.810320276900253,"endHours":24.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"00:49","end":"01:49","startHours":24.810320276900253,"endHours":25.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"01:49","end":"02:49","startHours":25.810320276900253,"endHours":26.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"02:49","end":"03:49","startHours":26.810320276900253,"endHours":27.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"03:49","end":"04:49","startHours":27.810320276900253,"endHours":28.810320276900253,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":16.751643862983666,"eotMinutes":-5.592325129025582,"ayanamsa":24.1128}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2}],"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":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"chicago"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 6, 2018 CE · Chicago, USA · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 6, 2018 CE for Chicago, USA: Kṛṣṇa Daśamī, sūryodaya 04:49, sūryāsta 19:04.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chicago/2018-08-06","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chicago/2018-08-06","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/chicago/2018-08-06","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/chicago/2018-08-06","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/chicago/2018-08-06"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T16:56:13.890Z","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":"2026-05-15T16:56:13.890Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T16:56:13.890Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}