{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:dhanbad:2012-08-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2012-08-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2012-08-08","date_display":"August 8, 2012 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":2012,"month":8,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456147.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867682.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":111.2695,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":2.8975,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":251.6279,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.6279},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":2.8975,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.8975},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":114.167},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":2012,"month":8,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456147.770833,"ahargana":1867682.2708,"kali_year":5114,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.029,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":111.87675100000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":2.7068510000000288,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.7877},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":176.05335100000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":97.152151,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":47.10365100000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":66.12415099999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":180.00025100000005,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":221.2054,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":41.2054,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","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":2012,"month":8,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456147.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867682.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":111.2695,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":2.8975,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":251.6279,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.6279},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":2.8975,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.8975},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":114.167},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.788,"elongation":108.372},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.788,"opposition_distance":71.628}},"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":"05:17","sunsetLocal":"18:23","solarNoonLocal":"11:50","dayLengthHours":13.100331454870904,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 53 Mins 59 Secs","moonriseLocal":"22:12","moonsetLocal":"10:54","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:50","end":"13:28","startHours":11.827124620659045,"endHours":13.46466605251791,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:55","end":"08:33","startHours":6.914500325082457,"endHours":8.552041756941321,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:11","end":"11:50","startHours":10.189583188800183,"endHours":11.827124620659045,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:20","end":"08:46","startHours":8.333702899360139,"endHours":8.770380614522502,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:49","end":"06:10","startHours":5.822806037176549,"endHours":6.17214820930644,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:23","end":"12:16","startHours":11.390446905496683,"endHours":12.263802335821408,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:32","end":"04:24","startHours":3.53024803257414,"endHours":4.403603462898867,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:11","end":"05:17","startHours":4.185264605317686,"endHours":5.276958893223594,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:01","end":"14:53","startHours":14.010513196470864,"endHours":14.883868626795591,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:11","end":"18:35","startHours":18.1772903480945,"endHours":18.577290348094497,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:23","end":"18:55","startHours":18.377290348094498,"endHours":18.923137492047452,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:08","end":"19:53","startHours":18.127290348094498,"endHours":19.877290348094498,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:23","end":"00:16","startHours":23.39044690549668,"endHours":24.26380233582141,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:17","end":"06:55","startHours":5.276958893223594,"endHours":6.914500325082457,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:55","end":"08:33","startHours":6.914500325082457,"endHours":8.552041756941321,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:33","end":"10:11","startHours":8.552041756941321,"endHours":10.189583188800183,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:11","end":"11:50","startHours":10.189583188800183,"endHours":11.827124620659045,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:50","end":"13:28","startHours":11.827124620659045,"endHours":13.46466605251791,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:28","end":"15:06","startHours":13.46466605251791,"endHours":15.102207484376773,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:06","end":"16:44","startHours":15.102207484376773,"endHours":16.739748916235634,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:44","end":"18:23","startHours":16.739748916235634,"endHours":18.377290348094498,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:23","end":"19:44","startHours":18.377290348094498,"endHours":19.739748916235634,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:44","end":"21:06","startHours":19.739748916235634,"endHours":21.10220748437677,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:06","end":"22:28","startHours":21.10220748437677,"endHours":22.46466605251791,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:28","end":"23:50","startHours":22.46466605251791,"endHours":23.827124620659045,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:50","end":"01:11","startHours":23.827124620659045,"endHours":25.18958318880018,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:11","end":"02:33","startHours":25.18958318880018,"endHours":26.55204175694132,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:33","end":"03:55","startHours":26.55204175694132,"endHours":27.914500325082457,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:55","end":"05:17","startHours":27.914500325082457,"endHours":29.276958893223593,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:17","end":"06:17","startHours":5.276958893223594,"endHours":6.276958893223594,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:17","end":"07:17","startHours":6.276958893223594,"endHours":7.276958893223594,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:17","end":"08:17","startHours":7.276958893223594,"endHours":8.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:17","end":"09:17","startHours":8.276958893223593,"endHours":9.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:17","end":"10:17","startHours":9.276958893223593,"endHours":10.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:17","end":"11:17","startHours":10.276958893223593,"endHours":11.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:17","end":"12:17","startHours":11.276958893223593,"endHours":12.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:17","end":"13:17","startHours":12.276958893223593,"endHours":13.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:17","end":"14:17","startHours":13.276958893223593,"endHours":14.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:17","end":"15:17","startHours":14.276958893223593,"endHours":15.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:17","end":"16:17","startHours":15.276958893223593,"endHours":16.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:17","end":"17:17","startHours":16.276958893223593,"endHours":17.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:17","end":"18:17","startHours":17.276958893223593,"endHours":18.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:17","end":"19:17","startHours":18.276958893223593,"endHours":19.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:17","end":"20:17","startHours":19.276958893223593,"endHours":20.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:17","end":"21:17","startHours":20.276958893223593,"endHours":21.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:17","end":"22:17","startHours":21.276958893223593,"endHours":22.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:17","end":"23:17","startHours":22.276958893223593,"endHours":23.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:17","end":"00:17","startHours":23.276958893223593,"endHours":24.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:17","end":"01:17","startHours":24.276958893223593,"endHours":25.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:17","end":"02:17","startHours":25.276958893223593,"endHours":26.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:17","end":"03:17","startHours":26.276958893223593,"endHours":27.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:17","end":"04:17","startHours":27.276958893223593,"endHours":28.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:17","end":"05:17","startHours":28.276958893223593,"endHours":29.276958893223593,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mānasa","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":16.06683309111582,"eotMinutes":-5.349077239542768,"ayanamsa":24.029}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2069,"vikram_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","saka_samvat":1934,"saka_samvatsara":"Nandana","bengali_samvat":1419,"malayalam_era":1188,"nanakshahi_year":543,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2069 Viśvāvasu · Śaka 1934 Nandana"},"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":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"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":"dhanbad"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 8, 2012 CE · Dhanbad, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 8, 2012 CE for Dhanbad, Jharkhand: Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 05:17, sūryāsta 18:23.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2012-08-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2012-08-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2012-08-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2012-08-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dhanbad/2012-08-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T04:46:50.160Z","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":"2026-05-17T04:46:50.160Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T04:46:50.160Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}