{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:colombo:2005-04-26:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/colombo/2005-04-26","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2005-04-26","date_display":"April 26, 2005 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":2005,"month":4,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453486.770833,"kali_year":5107,"ahargana":1865021.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":12.0623,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":211.699,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":17,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":199.6367,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.6367},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":211.699,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.699},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":223.7612},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":33,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":2005,"month":4,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453486.770833,"ahargana":1865021.2708,"kali_year":5107,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9273,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":11.989820000000009,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":212.64722000000006,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.2142},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":302.34342000000004,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":344.82952,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":167.72572000000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":18.60451999999998,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":87.41442,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":2.198,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":182.198,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","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":2005,"month":4,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453486.770833,"kali_year":5107,"ahargana":1865021.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":12.0623,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":211.699,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":17,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":199.6367,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.6367},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":211.699,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.699},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":223.7612},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":33,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.214,"elongation":160.363},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.214,"opposition_distance":19.637}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"colombo","name":"Colombo, Sri Lanka","lat":6.9271,"lon":79.8612,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"country":"LK","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"colombo","name":"Colombo, Sri Lanka","lat":6.9271,"lon":79.8612,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"country":"LK","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"05:58","sunsetLocal":"18:19","solarNoonLocal":"12:08","dayLengthHours":12.337860615741258,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 20 Mins 16 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 39 Mins 44 Secs","moonriseLocal":"19:38","moonsetLocal":"07:24","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:13","end":"16:46","startHours":15.224338810923795,"endHours":16.766571387891453,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:03","end":"10:36","startHours":9.055408503053165,"endHours":10.597641080020823,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:08","end":"13:41","startHours":12.139873656988481,"endHours":13.682106233956137,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:51","end":"09:16","startHours":8.84977749279081,"endHours":9.26103951331552,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:29","end":"06:49","startHours":6.485020874773737,"endHours":6.8140304911935035,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:44","end":"12:33","startHours":11.728611636463773,"endHours":12.551135677513189,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:20","end":"05:09","startHours":4.325895267019017,"endHours":5.1484193080684335,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:57","end":"05:58","startHours":4.9427882978060795,"endHours":5.970943349117851,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:12","end":"15:01","startHours":14.196183759612024,"endHours":15.018707800661442,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:07","end":"18:31","startHours":18.10880396485911,"endHours":18.50880396485911,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:19","end":"18:49","startHours":18.30880396485911,"endHours":18.822881490514995,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:04","end":"19:49","startHours":18.05880396485911,"endHours":19.80880396485911,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:44","end":"00:33","startHours":23.72861163646377,"endHours":24.55113567751319,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:58","end":"07:31","startHours":5.970943349117851,"endHours":7.513175926085508,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:31","end":"09:03","startHours":7.513175926085508,"endHours":9.055408503053165,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:03","end":"10:36","startHours":9.055408503053165,"endHours":10.597641080020823,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:36","end":"12:08","startHours":10.597641080020823,"endHours":12.139873656988481,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:08","end":"13:41","startHours":12.139873656988481,"endHours":13.682106233956137,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:41","end":"15:13","startHours":13.682106233956137,"endHours":15.224338810923795,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:13","end":"16:46","startHours":15.224338810923795,"endHours":16.766571387891453,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:46","end":"18:19","startHours":16.766571387891453,"endHours":18.30880396485911,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:19","end":"19:46","startHours":18.30880396485911,"endHours":19.766571387891453,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:46","end":"21:13","startHours":19.766571387891453,"endHours":21.224338810923793,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:13","end":"22:41","startHours":21.224338810923793,"endHours":22.682106233956137,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:41","end":"00:08","startHours":22.682106233956137,"endHours":24.13987365698848,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:08","end":"01:36","startHours":24.13987365698848,"endHours":25.59764108002082,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:36","end":"03:03","startHours":25.59764108002082,"endHours":27.055408503053165,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:03","end":"04:31","startHours":27.055408503053165,"endHours":28.51317592608551,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:31","end":"05:58","startHours":28.51317592608551,"endHours":29.970943349117853,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:58","end":"06:58","startHours":5.970943349117851,"endHours":6.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:58","end":"07:58","startHours":6.970943349117851,"endHours":7.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:58","end":"08:58","startHours":7.970943349117851,"endHours":8.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:58","end":"09:58","startHours":8.970943349117851,"endHours":9.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:58","end":"10:58","startHours":9.970943349117851,"endHours":10.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:58","end":"11:58","startHours":10.970943349117851,"endHours":11.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:58","end":"12:58","startHours":11.970943349117851,"endHours":12.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:58","end":"13:58","startHours":12.970943349117851,"endHours":13.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:58","end":"14:58","startHours":13.970943349117851,"endHours":14.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:58","end":"15:58","startHours":14.970943349117851,"endHours":15.970943349117851,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:58","end":"16:58","startHours":15.970943349117851,"endHours":16.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:58","end":"17:58","startHours":16.970943349117853,"endHours":17.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:58","end":"18:58","startHours":17.970943349117853,"endHours":18.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:58","end":"19:58","startHours":18.970943349117853,"endHours":19.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:58","end":"20:58","startHours":19.970943349117853,"endHours":20.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:58","end":"21:58","startHours":20.970943349117853,"endHours":21.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:58","end":"22:58","startHours":21.970943349117853,"endHours":22.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:58","end":"23:58","startHours":22.970943349117853,"endHours":23.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:58","end":"00:58","startHours":23.970943349117853,"endHours":24.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:58","end":"01:58","startHours":24.970943349117853,"endHours":25.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:58","end":"02:58","startHours":25.970943349117853,"endHours":26.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:58","end":"03:58","startHours":26.970943349117853,"endHours":27.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:58","end":"04:58","startHours":27.970943349117853,"endHours":28.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:58","end":"05:58","startHours":28.970943349117853,"endHours":29.970943349117853,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mātaṇga","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":13.492352619629944,"eotMinutes":2.162780580691212,"ayanamsa":23.9273}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2062,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vilambī","saka_samvat":1927,"saka_samvatsara":"Pārthiva","bengali_samvat":1412,"malayalam_era":1181,"nanakshahi_year":536,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā · Vikram 2062 Vilambī · Śaka 1927 Pārthiva"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"colombo"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga April 26, 2005 CE · Colombo, Sri Lanka · Vidhyamitra","description":"April 26, 2005 CE for Colombo, Sri Lanka: Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 05:58, sūryāsta 18:19.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/colombo/2005-04-26","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/colombo/2005-04-26","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/colombo/2005-04-26","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/colombo/2005-04-26","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/colombo/2005-04-26"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-10T09:28:32.869Z","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":"2026-08-10T09:28:32.869Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-10T09:28:32.869Z","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":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"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"}}}