{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:erode:1954-05-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1954-05-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1954-05-18","date_display":"May 18, 1954 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":1954,"month":5,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2434880.770833,"kali_year":5056,"ahargana":1846415.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":33.426,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":215.3888,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":181.9627,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.9627},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":215.3888,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.0554},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":248.8148},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"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":1954,"month":5,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2434880.770833,"ahargana":1846415.2708,"kali_year":5056,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.2157,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":33.355006,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":214.90400599999998,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.5756},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":255.72060599999998,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":44.69550600000002,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":65.59830599999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":60.68940599999996,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":191.65270600000008,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":268.0334,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":88.0334,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"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":1954,"month":5,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2434880.770833,"kali_year":5056,"ahargana":1846415.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":33.426,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":215.3888,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":181.9627,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.9627},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":215.3888,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.0554},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":248.8148},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.576,"elongation":178.037},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.576,"opposition_distance":1.963}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"erode","name":"Erode, Tamil Nadu","lat":11.341,"lon":77.7172,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"erode","name":"Erode, Tamil Nadu","lat":11.341,"lon":77.7172,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:56","sunsetLocal":"18:35","solarNoonLocal":"12:15","dayLengthHours":12.660060781623924,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 39 Mins 36 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 20 Mins 24 Secs","moonriseLocal":"18:36","moonsetLocal":"06:08","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:25","end":"17:00","startHours":15.422382158898156,"endHours":17.004889756601145,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:06","end":"10:40","startHours":9.092351768086194,"endHours":10.674859365789185,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:15","end":"13:50","startHours":12.257366963492174,"endHours":13.839874561195167,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:53","end":"09:18","startHours":8.881350755059128,"endHours":9.30335278111326,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:27","end":"06:48","startHours":6.454839105247876,"endHours":6.792440726091181,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:50","end":"12:41","startHours":11.835364937438044,"endHours":12.679368989546305,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:14","end":"05:05","startHours":4.23932846846369,"endHours":5.083332520571951,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:52","end":"05:56","startHours":4.872331507544886,"endHours":5.927336572680213,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:22","end":"15:13","startHours":14.367377093762828,"endHours":15.211381145871089,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:23","end":"18:47","startHours":18.387397354304138,"endHours":18.787397354304137,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:35","end":"19:07","startHours":18.587397354304137,"endHours":19.1148998868718,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:20","end":"20:05","startHours":18.337397354304137,"endHours":20.087397354304137,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:50","end":"00:41","startHours":23.835364937438044,"endHours":24.679368989546305,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:56","end":"07:31","startHours":5.927336572680213,"endHours":7.509844170383204,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:31","end":"09:06","startHours":7.509844170383204,"endHours":9.092351768086194,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:06","end":"10:40","startHours":9.092351768086194,"endHours":10.674859365789185,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:40","end":"12:15","startHours":10.674859365789185,"endHours":12.257366963492174,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:15","end":"13:50","startHours":12.257366963492174,"endHours":13.839874561195167,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:50","end":"15:25","startHours":13.839874561195167,"endHours":15.422382158898156,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:25","end":"17:00","startHours":15.422382158898156,"endHours":17.004889756601145,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"17:00","end":"18:35","startHours":17.004889756601145,"endHours":18.587397354304137,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:35","end":"20:00","startHours":18.587397354304137,"endHours":20.00488975660115,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:00","end":"21:25","startHours":20.00488975660115,"endHours":21.422382158898156,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:25","end":"22:50","startHours":21.422382158898156,"endHours":22.839874561195167,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:50","end":"00:15","startHours":22.839874561195167,"endHours":24.257366963492174,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:15","end":"01:40","startHours":24.257366963492174,"endHours":25.674859365789185,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:40","end":"03:06","startHours":25.674859365789185,"endHours":27.092351768086196,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:06","end":"04:31","startHours":27.092351768086196,"endHours":28.509844170383204,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:31","end":"05:56","startHours":28.509844170383204,"endHours":29.92733657268021,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:56","end":"06:56","startHours":5.927336572680213,"endHours":6.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:56","end":"07:56","startHours":6.927336572680213,"endHours":7.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:56","end":"08:56","startHours":7.927336572680213,"endHours":8.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:56","end":"09:56","startHours":8.927336572680213,"endHours":9.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:56","end":"10:56","startHours":9.927336572680213,"endHours":10.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:56","end":"11:56","startHours":10.927336572680213,"endHours":11.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:56","end":"12:56","startHours":11.927336572680213,"endHours":12.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:56","end":"13:56","startHours":12.927336572680213,"endHours":13.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:56","end":"14:56","startHours":13.927336572680213,"endHours":14.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:56","end":"15:56","startHours":14.927336572680213,"endHours":15.927336572680213,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:56","end":"16:56","startHours":15.927336572680213,"endHours":16.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:56","end":"17:56","startHours":16.92733657268021,"endHours":17.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:56","end":"18:56","startHours":17.92733657268021,"endHours":18.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:56","end":"19:56","startHours":18.92733657268021,"endHours":19.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:56","end":"20:56","startHours":19.92733657268021,"endHours":20.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:56","end":"21:56","startHours":20.92733657268021,"endHours":21.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:56","end":"22:56","startHours":21.92733657268021,"endHours":22.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:56","end":"23:56","startHours":22.92733657268021,"endHours":23.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:56","end":"00:56","startHours":23.92733657268021,"endHours":24.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:56","end":"01:56","startHours":24.92733657268021,"endHours":25.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:56","end":"02:56","startHours":25.92733657268021,"endHours":26.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:56","end":"03:56","startHours":26.92733657268021,"endHours":27.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:56","end":"04:56","startHours":27.92733657268021,"endHours":28.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:56","end":"05:56","startHours":28.92733657268021,"endHours":29.92733657268021,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Rākṣasa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":19.38621026545219,"eotMinutes":3.6891821904695723,"ayanamsa":23.2157}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2011,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plavaṅga","saka_samvat":1876,"saka_samvatsara":"Jaya","bengali_samvat":1361,"malayalam_era":1130,"nanakshahi_year":485,"lunar_month":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pratipada · Vikram 2011 Plavaṅga · Śaka 1876 Jaya"},"festivals":[{"id":"narada-jayanti","name":"Bhagavān Nārada Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"भगवान् नारद जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Devarṣi Nārada (ādi-bhakta · Vyāsa's guru)","significance":"Manifestation of Devarṣi Nārada — ādi-bhakta and tri-loka-saṅcāri who instructed Vyāsa to compose Śrīmad Bhāgavata. Without Nārada, no Bhāgavata; without Bhāgavata, no Krishna-tattva-pratiṣṭhā in Kali Yuga. Falls on Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā (day after Buddha Pūrṇimā).","vrata":true,"primary_observance":"Recitation of Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra; meditation on Krishna as taught by Nārada to Vyāsa (Bhāgavata 1.5)","detection":{"tithi_number":16,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_system":"amanta"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.5-6 (Nārada-Vyāsa-saṁvāda)","Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra"]}],"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":"erode"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 18, 1954 CE · Erode, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 18, 1954 CE for Erode, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:56, sūryāsta 18:35.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1954-05-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1954-05-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1954-05-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1954-05-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1954-05-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T10:53:03.014Z","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":"2026-05-31T10:53:03.014Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T10:53:03.014Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}