{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:dwarka:2016-12-09:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dwarka/2016-12-09","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-12-09","date_display":"December 9, 2016 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":2016,"month":12,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457731.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869266.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":232.8282,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":347.4263,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":114.5981,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.5981},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":347.4263,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.7596},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":220.2545},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":19,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":2016,"month":12,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457731.770833,"ahargana":1869266.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0896,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":233.30413,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":344.45903,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.2584},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":297.8671300000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":253.72172999999998,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":173.51233000000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":277.3418300000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":234.40562999999997,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":137.2774,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":317.2774,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"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":2016,"month":12,"day":9,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457731.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869266.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":232.8282,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":347.4263,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":114.5981,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.5981},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":347.4263,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.7596},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":220.2545},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":19,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.258,"elongation":114.598},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.258,"opposition_distance":65.402}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"dwarka","name":"Dvārakā","lat":22.2393,"lon":68.9686,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Gujarat","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"dwarka","name":"Dvārakā","lat":22.2393,"lon":68.9686,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Gujarat","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"07:23","sunsetLocal":"18:12","solarNoonLocal":"12:47","dayLengthHours":10.809791964668626,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 48 Mins 35 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 11 Mins 25 Secs","moonriseLocal":"14:04","moonsetLocal":"02:20","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:26","end":"12:47","startHours":11.436421630279733,"endHours":12.787645625863313,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:29","end":"16:50","startHours":15.490093617030467,"endHours":16.84131761261405,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:44","end":"10:05","startHours":8.733973639112577,"endHours":10.085197634696154,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:54","end":"10:16","startHours":9.90503443528501,"endHours":10.265360834107298,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:50","end":"08:07","startHours":7.833157642056858,"endHours":8.121418761114688,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:26","end":"13:09","startHours":12.427319227041025,"endHours":13.1479720246856,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:56","end":"06:40","startHours":5.941444048239848,"endHours":6.662096845884424,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:29","end":"07:23","startHours":6.48193364647328,"endHours":7.3827496435289985,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:35","end":"15:19","startHours":14.58927761997475,"endHours":15.309930417619325,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:00","end":"18:24","startHours":17.992541608197627,"endHours":18.392541608197625,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:12","end":"18:39","startHours":18.192541608197626,"endHours":18.642949606725484,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:57","end":"19:42","startHours":17.942541608197626,"endHours":19.692541608197626,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:26","end":"01:09","startHours":24.427319227041025,"endHours":25.1479720246856,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"07:23","end":"08:44","startHours":7.3827496435289985,"endHours":8.733973639112577,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:44","end":"10:05","startHours":8.733973639112577,"endHours":10.085197634696154,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:05","end":"11:26","startHours":10.085197634696154,"endHours":11.436421630279733,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:26","end":"12:47","startHours":11.436421630279733,"endHours":12.787645625863313,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:47","end":"14:08","startHours":12.787645625863313,"endHours":14.13886962144689,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:08","end":"15:29","startHours":14.13886962144689,"endHours":15.490093617030467,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:29","end":"16:50","startHours":15.490093617030467,"endHours":16.84131761261405,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:50","end":"18:12","startHours":16.84131761261405,"endHours":18.192541608197626,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:12","end":"19:50","startHours":18.192541608197626,"endHours":19.84131761261405,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:50","end":"21:29","startHours":19.84131761261405,"endHours":21.490093617030467,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:29","end":"23:08","startHours":21.490093617030467,"endHours":23.13886962144689,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:08","end":"00:47","startHours":23.13886962144689,"endHours":24.787645625863313,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:47","end":"02:26","startHours":24.787645625863313,"endHours":26.436421630279735,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:26","end":"04:05","startHours":26.436421630279735,"endHours":28.085197634696158,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:05","end":"05:44","startHours":28.085197634696158,"endHours":29.733973639112577,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"05:44","end":"07:23","startHours":29.733973639112577,"endHours":31.382749643529,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:23","end":"08:23","startHours":7.3827496435289985,"endHours":8.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:23","end":"09:23","startHours":8.382749643529,"endHours":9.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:23","end":"10:23","startHours":9.382749643529,"endHours":10.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:23","end":"11:23","startHours":10.382749643529,"endHours":11.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:23","end":"12:23","startHours":11.382749643529,"endHours":12.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:23","end":"13:23","startHours":12.382749643529,"endHours":13.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:23","end":"14:23","startHours":13.382749643529,"endHours":14.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:23","end":"15:23","startHours":14.382749643529,"endHours":15.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:23","end":"16:23","startHours":15.382749643529,"endHours":16.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:23","end":"17:23","startHours":16.382749643529,"endHours":17.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:23","end":"18:23","startHours":17.382749643529,"endHours":18.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:23","end":"19:23","startHours":18.382749643529,"endHours":19.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:23","end":"20:23","startHours":19.382749643529,"endHours":20.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:23","end":"21:23","startHours":20.382749643529,"endHours":21.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:23","end":"22:23","startHours":21.382749643529,"endHours":22.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:23","end":"23:23","startHours":22.382749643529,"endHours":23.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:23","end":"00:23","startHours":23.382749643529,"endHours":24.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:23","end":"01:23","startHours":24.382749643529,"endHours":25.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:23","end":"02:23","startHours":25.382749643529,"endHours":26.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:23","end":"03:23","startHours":26.382749643529,"endHours":27.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:23","end":"04:23","startHours":27.382749643529,"endHours":28.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:23","end":"05:23","startHours":28.382749643529,"endHours":29.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:23","end":"06:23","startHours":29.382749643529,"endHours":30.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:23","end":"07:23","startHours":30.382749643529,"endHours":31.382749643529,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"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":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-22.8390801805546,"eotMinutes":6.866862448201248,"ayanamsa":24.0896}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrischika-sankranti","name":"Vṛścika Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Scorpio.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛścika"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"dwarka"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 9, 2016 CE · Dvārakā · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 9, 2016 CE for Dvārakā: Śukla Daśamī, sūryodaya 07:23, sūryāsta 18:12.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dwarka/2016-12-09","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dwarka/2016-12-09","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/dwarka/2016-12-09","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/dwarka/2016-12-09","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/dwarka/2016-12-09"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T16:42:58.994Z","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":"2026-05-15T16:42:58.994Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T16:42:58.994Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}