{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:durban:2012-08-07:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/durban/2012-08-07","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2012-08-07","date_display":"August 7, 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":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456146.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867681.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.3167,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":350.9475,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":240.6308,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.6308},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":350.9475,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.2808},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":101.2642},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":40,"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":2012,"month":8,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456146.770833,"ahargana":1867681.2708,"kali_year":5114,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.029,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.91848900000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":350.543589,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.4614},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":175.44418900000005,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":97.22378900000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":46.945689000000016,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":65.23138899999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":179.933989,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":221.2584,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":41.2584,"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":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456146.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867681.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.3167,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":350.9475,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":240.6308,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.6308},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":350.9475,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.2808},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":101.2642},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":40,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.461,"elongation":119.369},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.461,"opposition_distance":60.631}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"durban","name":"Durban, South Africa","lat":-29.8587,"lon":31.0218,"tz_offset_hours":2,"country":"ZA","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"durban","name":"Durban, South Africa","lat":-29.8587,"lon":31.0218,"tz_offset_hours":2,"country":"ZA","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"06:36","sunsetLocal":"17:27","solarNoonLocal":"12:01","dayLengthHours":10.842492078731677,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs","moonriseLocal":"22:10","moonsetLocal":"09:49","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:44","end":"16:05","startHours":14.733767949935011,"endHours":16.08907945977647,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:19","end":"10:40","startHours":9.312521910569172,"endHours":10.66783342041063,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:01","end":"13:23","startHours":12.02314493025209,"endHours":13.37845644009355,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:08","end":"09:30","startHours":9.131813709256978,"endHours":9.493230111881367,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:03","end":"07:21","startHours":7.053669394166739,"endHours":7.342802516266251,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:23","startHours":11.661728527627703,"endHours":12.384561332876482,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:09","end":"05:53","startHours":5.156233280388696,"endHours":5.879066085637475,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:42","end":"06:36","startHours":5.69835788432528,"endHours":6.601898890886253,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:50","end":"14:33","startHours":13.830226943374036,"endHours":14.553059748622815,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:15","end":"17:39","startHours":17.244390969617932,"endHours":17.64439096961793,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:27","end":"17:54","startHours":17.44439096961793,"endHours":17.896161472898417,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:12","end":"18:57","startHours":17.19439096961793,"endHours":18.94439096961793,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:23","startHours":23.661728527627705,"endHours":24.384561332876483,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:36","end":"07:57","startHours":6.601898890886253,"endHours":7.957210400727712,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:57","end":"09:19","startHours":7.957210400727712,"endHours":9.312521910569172,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:19","end":"10:40","startHours":9.312521910569172,"endHours":10.66783342041063,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:40","end":"12:01","startHours":10.66783342041063,"endHours":12.02314493025209,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:01","end":"13:23","startHours":12.02314493025209,"endHours":13.37845644009355,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:23","end":"14:44","startHours":13.37845644009355,"endHours":14.733767949935011,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:44","end":"16:05","startHours":14.733767949935011,"endHours":16.08907945977647,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:05","end":"17:27","startHours":16.08907945977647,"endHours":17.44439096961793,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:27","end":"19:05","startHours":17.44439096961793,"endHours":19.08907945977647,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:05","end":"20:44","startHours":19.08907945977647,"endHours":20.73376794993501,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:44","end":"22:23","startHours":20.73376794993501,"endHours":22.37845644009355,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:23","end":"00:01","startHours":22.37845644009355,"endHours":24.023144930252094,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:01","end":"01:40","startHours":24.023144930252094,"endHours":25.66783342041063,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:40","end":"03:19","startHours":25.66783342041063,"endHours":27.312521910569174,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:19","end":"04:57","startHours":27.312521910569174,"endHours":28.957210400727714,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:57","end":"06:36","startHours":28.957210400727714,"endHours":30.601898890886254,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:36","end":"07:36","startHours":6.601898890886253,"endHours":7.601898890886253,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:36","end":"08:36","startHours":7.601898890886253,"endHours":8.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:36","end":"09:36","startHours":8.601898890886254,"endHours":9.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:36","end":"10:36","startHours":9.601898890886254,"endHours":10.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:36","end":"11:36","startHours":10.601898890886254,"endHours":11.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:36","end":"12:36","startHours":11.601898890886254,"endHours":12.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:36","end":"13:36","startHours":12.601898890886254,"endHours":13.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:36","end":"14:36","startHours":13.601898890886254,"endHours":14.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:36","end":"15:36","startHours":14.601898890886254,"endHours":15.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:36","end":"16:36","startHours":15.601898890886254,"endHours":16.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:36","end":"17:36","startHours":16.601898890886254,"endHours":17.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:36","end":"18:36","startHours":17.601898890886254,"endHours":18.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:36","end":"19:36","startHours":18.601898890886254,"endHours":19.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:36","end":"20:36","startHours":19.601898890886254,"endHours":20.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:36","end":"21:36","startHours":20.601898890886254,"endHours":21.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:36","end":"22:36","startHours":21.601898890886254,"endHours":22.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:36","end":"23:36","startHours":22.601898890886254,"endHours":23.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:36","end":"00:36","startHours":23.601898890886254,"endHours":24.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:36","end":"01:36","startHours":24.601898890886254,"endHours":25.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:36","end":"02:36","startHours":25.601898890886254,"endHours":26.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:36","end":"03:36","startHours":26.601898890886254,"endHours":27.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:36","end":"04:36","startHours":27.601898890886254,"endHours":28.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:36","end":"05:36","startHours":28.601898890886254,"endHours":29.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:36","end":"06:36","startHours":29.601898890886254,"endHours":30.601898890886254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":16.349568004111003,"eotMinutes":-5.475895815125568,"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":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2069 Viśvāvasu · Śaka 1934 Nandana"},"festivals":[{"id":"balarama-jayanti","name":"Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)","name_sanskrit":"बलराम जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Balarāma (Krishna's elder brother; ādi-śeṣa)","significance":"Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":21,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":3,"sources":["Bhāgavata 10.2-3"]}],"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":"durban"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 7, 2012 CE · Durban, South Africa · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 7, 2012 CE for Durban, South Africa: Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 06:36, sūryāsta 17:27.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/durban/2012-08-07","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/durban/2012-08-07","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/durban/2012-08-07","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/durban/2012-08-07","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/durban/2012-08-07"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T09:30:19.465Z","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":"2026-06-01T09:30:19.465Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T09:30:19.465Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}