{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:cuttack:2018-08-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/cuttack/2018-08-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-08-18","date_display":"August 18, 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":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458348.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869883.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":120.2904,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":204.5998,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":84.3094,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.3094},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":204.5998,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.5998},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":324.8902},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458348.770833,"ahargana":1869883.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1132,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":120.96205600000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":207.61555599999997,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4313},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":274.86255600000004,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":107.220756,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":201.25145599999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":166.61165600000004,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":248.61665600000003,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":104.5858,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":284.5858,"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":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458348.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869883.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":120.2904,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":204.5998,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":84.3094,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.3094},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":204.5998,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.5998},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":324.8902},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.431,"elongation":84.309},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.431,"opposition_distance":95.691}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"cuttack","name":"Cuttack, Odisha","lat":20.4625,"lon":85.8828,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Odisha","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"cuttack","name":"Cuttack, Odisha","lat":20.4625,"lon":85.8828,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Odisha","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:26","sunsetLocal":"18:14","solarNoonLocal":"11:50","dayLengthHours":12.789737535773583,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:02","moonsetLocal":"23:11","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:38","end":"10:14","startHours":8.635846578071778,"endHours":10.234563770043476,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:26","end":"15:02","startHours":13.431998153986871,"endHours":15.03071534595857,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:26","end":"07:02","startHours":5.438412194128382,"endHours":7.03712938610008,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:25","end":"08:51","startHours":8.422684285808884,"endHours":8.849008870334671,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:58","end":"06:19","startHours":5.971317924785615,"endHours":6.312377592406244,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:24","end":"12:16","startHours":11.406956377489388,"endHours":12.259605546540959,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:44","end":"04:35","startHours":3.7331138560252377,"endHours":4.58576302507681,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:22","end":"05:26","startHours":4.372600732813917,"endHours":5.438412194128382,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:58","end":"14:49","startHours":13.964903884644103,"endHours":14.817553053695676,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:02","end":"18:26","startHours":18.028149729901966,"endHours":18.428149729901964,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:14","end":"18:46","startHours":18.228149729901965,"endHours":18.7610554605592,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:59","end":"19:44","startHours":17.978149729901965,"endHours":19.728149729901965,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:24","end":"00:16","startHours":23.406956377489387,"endHours":24.25960554654096,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:26","end":"07:02","startHours":5.438412194128382,"endHours":7.03712938610008,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:02","end":"08:38","startHours":7.03712938610008,"endHours":8.635846578071778,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:38","end":"10:14","startHours":8.635846578071778,"endHours":10.234563770043476,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:14","end":"11:50","startHours":10.234563770043476,"endHours":11.833280962015174,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:50","end":"13:26","startHours":11.833280962015174,"endHours":13.431998153986871,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:26","end":"15:02","startHours":13.431998153986871,"endHours":15.03071534595857,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:02","end":"16:38","startHours":15.03071534595857,"endHours":16.629432537930267,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:38","end":"18:14","startHours":16.629432537930267,"endHours":18.228149729901965,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:14","end":"19:38","startHours":18.228149729901965,"endHours":19.629432537930267,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:38","end":"21:02","startHours":19.629432537930267,"endHours":21.03071534595857,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:02","end":"22:26","startHours":21.03071534595857,"endHours":22.43199815398687,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:26","end":"23:50","startHours":22.43199815398687,"endHours":23.833280962015174,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:50","end":"01:14","startHours":23.833280962015174,"endHours":25.234563770043476,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:14","end":"02:38","startHours":25.234563770043476,"endHours":26.635846578071778,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:38","end":"04:02","startHours":26.635846578071778,"endHours":28.03712938610008,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:02","end":"05:26","startHours":28.03712938610008,"endHours":29.438412194128382,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:26","end":"06:26","startHours":5.438412194128382,"endHours":6.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:26","end":"07:26","startHours":6.438412194128382,"endHours":7.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:26","end":"08:26","startHours":7.438412194128382,"endHours":8.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:26","end":"09:26","startHours":8.438412194128382,"endHours":9.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:26","end":"10:26","startHours":9.438412194128382,"endHours":10.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:26","end":"11:26","startHours":10.438412194128382,"endHours":11.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:26","end":"12:26","startHours":11.438412194128382,"endHours":12.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:26","end":"13:26","startHours":12.438412194128382,"endHours":13.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:26","end":"14:26","startHours":13.438412194128382,"endHours":14.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:26","end":"15:26","startHours":14.438412194128382,"endHours":15.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:26","end":"16:26","startHours":15.438412194128382,"endHours":16.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:26","end":"17:26","startHours":16.438412194128382,"endHours":17.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:26","end":"18:26","startHours":17.438412194128382,"endHours":18.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:26","end":"19:26","startHours":18.438412194128382,"endHours":19.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:26","end":"20:26","startHours":19.438412194128382,"endHours":20.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:26","end":"21:26","startHours":20.438412194128382,"endHours":21.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:26","end":"22:26","startHours":21.438412194128382,"endHours":22.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:26","end":"23:26","startHours":22.438412194128382,"endHours":23.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:26","end":"00:26","startHours":23.438412194128382,"endHours":24.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:26","end":"01:26","startHours":24.438412194128382,"endHours":25.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:26","end":"02:26","startHours":25.438412194128382,"endHours":26.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:26","end":"03:26","startHours":26.438412194128382,"endHours":27.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:26","end":"04:26","startHours":27.438412194128382,"endHours":28.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:26","end":"05:26","startHours":28.438412194128382,"endHours":29.438412194128382,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Maitra","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":13.161807104473706,"eotMinutes":-3.5280577209103767,"ayanamsa":24.1132}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"radhashtami","name":"Rādhāṣṭamī","name_sanskrit":"राधाष्टमी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Śrī Rādhā (Krishna's hlādinī-śakti)","significance":"Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":8,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Padma Purāṇa","Brahma-Vaivarta Purāṇa"]},{"id":"simha-sankranti","name":"Siṁha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Leo.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Siṃha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Śukla Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Viśākhā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"cuttack"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 18, 2018 CE · Cuttack, Odisha · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 18, 2018 CE for Cuttack, Odisha: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 05:26, sūryāsta 18:14.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/cuttack/2018-08-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/cuttack/2018-08-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/cuttack/2018-08-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/cuttack/2018-08-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/cuttack/2018-08-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T14:16:09.211Z","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":"2026-05-15T14:16:09.211Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T14:16:09.211Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}