{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:dhanbad:2002-03-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2002-03-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2002-03-18","date_display":"March 18, 2002 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":2002,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452351.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863886.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":333.5615,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.1328,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":46.5713,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.5713},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":20.1328,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.7994},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":353.6943},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":2002,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452351.770833,"ahargana":1863886.2708,"kali_year":5103,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8839,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":333.388186,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":16.62108599999999,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.0212},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":17.685986000000014,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":315.679586,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":72.08558599999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":348.500886,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":45.37698599999999,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":62.3357,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":242.3357,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"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":2002,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452351.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863886.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":333.5615,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.1328,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":46.5713,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.5713},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":20.1328,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.7994},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":353.6943},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.021,"elongation":46.571},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.021,"opposition_distance":133.429}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"dhanbad","name":"Dhanbad, Jharkhand","lat":23.7957,"lon":86.4304,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"dhanbad","name":"Dhanbad, Jharkhand","lat":23.7957,"lon":86.4304,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:51","sunsetLocal":"17:55","solarNoonLocal":"11:53","dayLengthHours":12.057624906347343,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 03 Mins 27 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 56 Mins 33 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:16","moonsetLocal":"21:16","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:22","end":"08:52","startHours":7.3624288941116305,"endHours":8.869632007405048,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:23","end":"11:53","startHours":10.376835120698466,"endHours":11.884038233991884,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:23","end":"14:54","startHours":13.391241347285302,"endHours":14.89844446057872,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:40","end":"09:04","startHours":8.668671592299258,"endHours":9.070592422510838,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:21","end":"06:41","startHours":6.357626818582685,"endHours":6.679163482751948,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:29","end":"12:17","startHours":11.482117403780306,"endHours":12.285959064203462,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:15","end":"05:03","startHours":4.2475424599719,"endHours":5.051384120395056,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:51","end":"05:51","startHours":4.850423705289267,"endHours":5.855225780818213,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:54","end":"14:42","startHours":13.893642385049775,"endHours":14.697484045472931,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:43","end":"18:07","startHours":17.712850687165556,"endHours":18.112850687165555,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:55","end":"18:25","startHours":17.912850687165555,"endHours":18.415251724930027,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:40","end":"19:25","startHours":17.662850687165555,"endHours":19.412850687165555,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:29","end":"00:17","startHours":23.482117403780308,"endHours":24.28595906420346,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:51","end":"07:22","startHours":5.855225780818213,"endHours":7.3624288941116305,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:22","end":"08:52","startHours":7.3624288941116305,"endHours":8.869632007405048,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:52","end":"10:23","startHours":8.869632007405048,"endHours":10.376835120698466,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:23","end":"11:53","startHours":10.376835120698466,"endHours":11.884038233991884,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:53","end":"13:23","startHours":11.884038233991884,"endHours":13.391241347285302,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:23","end":"14:54","startHours":13.391241347285302,"endHours":14.89844446057872,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:54","end":"16:24","startHours":14.89844446057872,"endHours":16.405647573872137,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:24","end":"17:55","startHours":16.405647573872137,"endHours":17.912850687165555,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:55","end":"19:24","startHours":17.912850687165555,"endHours":19.405647573872137,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:24","end":"20:54","startHours":19.405647573872137,"endHours":20.89844446057872,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:54","end":"22:23","startHours":20.89844446057872,"endHours":22.391241347285302,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:23","end":"23:53","startHours":22.391241347285302,"endHours":23.884038233991884,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:53","end":"01:23","startHours":23.884038233991884,"endHours":25.376835120698466,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:23","end":"02:52","startHours":25.376835120698466,"endHours":26.86963200740505,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:52","end":"04:22","startHours":26.86963200740505,"endHours":28.36242889411163,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:22","end":"05:51","startHours":28.36242889411163,"endHours":29.855225780818213,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:51","end":"06:51","startHours":5.855225780818213,"endHours":6.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:51","end":"07:51","startHours":6.855225780818213,"endHours":7.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:51","end":"08:51","startHours":7.855225780818213,"endHours":8.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:51","end":"09:51","startHours":8.855225780818213,"endHours":9.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:51","end":"10:51","startHours":9.855225780818213,"endHours":10.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:51","end":"11:51","startHours":10.855225780818213,"endHours":11.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:51","end":"12:51","startHours":11.855225780818213,"endHours":12.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:51","end":"13:51","startHours":12.855225780818213,"endHours":13.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:51","end":"14:51","startHours":13.855225780818213,"endHours":14.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:51","end":"15:51","startHours":14.855225780818213,"endHours":15.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:51","end":"16:51","startHours":15.855225780818213,"endHours":16.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:51","end":"17:51","startHours":16.855225780818213,"endHours":17.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:51","end":"18:51","startHours":17.855225780818213,"endHours":18.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:51","end":"19:51","startHours":18.855225780818213,"endHours":19.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:51","end":"20:51","startHours":19.855225780818213,"endHours":20.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:51","end":"21:51","startHours":20.855225780818213,"endHours":21.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:51","end":"22:51","startHours":21.855225780818213,"endHours":22.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:51","end":"23:51","startHours":22.855225780818213,"endHours":23.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:51","end":"00:51","startHours":23.855225780818213,"endHours":24.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:51","end":"01:51","startHours":24.855225780818213,"endHours":25.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:51","end":"02:51","startHours":25.855225780818213,"endHours":26.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:51","end":"03:51","startHours":26.855225780818213,"endHours":27.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:51","end":"04:51","startHours":27.855225780818213,"endHours":28.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:51","end":"05:51","startHours":28.855225780818213,"endHours":29.855225780818213,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","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":"Dhvānkṣa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-1.0846348681962028,"eotMinutes":-8.763894039513033,"ayanamsa":23.8839}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2059,"vikram_samvatsara":"Manmatha","saka_samvat":1924,"saka_samvatsara":"Citrabhānu","bengali_samvat":1409,"malayalam_era":1178,"nanakshahi_year":533,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_amanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2059 Manmatha · Śaka 1924 Citrabhānu"},"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":"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":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"dhanbad"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga March 18, 2002 CE · Dhanbad, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 18, 2002 CE for Dhanbad, Jharkhand: Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 05:51, sūryāsta 17:55.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2002-03-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2002-03-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2002-03-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2002-03-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2002-03-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T16:12:27.126Z","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":"2026-05-31T16:12:27.126Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T16:12:27.126Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}