{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:erode:1966-05-05:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1966-05-05","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1966-05-05","date_display":"May 5, 1966 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":1966,"month":5,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2439250.770833,"kali_year":5068,"ahargana":1850785.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":20.8444,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":204.6138,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":183.7694,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.7694},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":204.6138,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.6138},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":225.4582},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":1966,"month":5,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2439250.770833,"ahargana":1850785.2708,"kali_year":5068,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.3828,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":20.726040000000012,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":202.99124000000006,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.9252},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":19.884239999999977,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":359.26804,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":67.10824000000002,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":336.95494,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":333.43674,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":36.4897,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":216.4897,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","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":1966,"month":5,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2439250.770833,"kali_year":5068,"ahargana":1850785.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":20.8444,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":204.6138,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":183.7694,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.7694},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":204.6138,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.6138},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":225.4582},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.925,"elongation":176.231},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.925,"opposition_distance":3.769}},"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":"05:59","sunsetLocal":"18:33","solarNoonLocal":"12:16","dayLengthHours":12.55979289902719,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs","moonriseLocal":"18:36","moonsetLocal":"06:13","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:50","end":"15:24","startHours":13.832950382470688,"endHours":15.402924494849088,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"05:59","end":"07:33","startHours":5.983079820578696,"endHours":7.553053932957095,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:07","end":"10:42","startHours":9.123028045335493,"endHours":10.693002157713892,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:55","end":"09:20","startHours":8.91369816368504,"endHours":9.332357926985946,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:30","end":"06:50","startHours":6.506404524704829,"endHours":6.8413323353455535,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:41","startHours":11.844316506791383,"endHours":12.681636033393197,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:19","end":"05:09","startHours":4.30844076737507,"endHours":5.145760293976883,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:56","end":"05:59","startHours":4.93643041232643,"endHours":5.983079820578696,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:21","end":"15:12","startHours":14.35627508659682,"endHours":15.193594613198632,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:21","end":"18:45","startHours":18.342872719605886,"endHours":18.742872719605884,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:33","end":"19:04","startHours":18.542872719605885,"endHours":19.066197423732017,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:18","end":"20:03","startHours":18.292872719605885,"endHours":20.042872719605885,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:41","startHours":23.844316506791383,"endHours":24.681636033393193,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:59","end":"07:33","startHours":5.983079820578696,"endHours":7.553053932957095,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:33","end":"09:07","startHours":7.553053932957095,"endHours":9.123028045335493,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:07","end":"10:42","startHours":9.123028045335493,"endHours":10.693002157713892,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:42","end":"12:16","startHours":10.693002157713892,"endHours":12.262976270092292,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:16","end":"13:50","startHours":12.262976270092292,"endHours":13.832950382470688,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:50","end":"15:24","startHours":13.832950382470688,"endHours":15.402924494849088,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:24","end":"16:58","startHours":15.402924494849088,"endHours":16.97289860722749,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:58","end":"18:33","startHours":16.97289860722749,"endHours":18.542872719605885,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:33","end":"19:58","startHours":18.542872719605885,"endHours":19.972898607227485,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:58","end":"21:24","startHours":19.972898607227485,"endHours":21.40292449484909,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:24","end":"22:50","startHours":21.40292449484909,"endHours":22.83295038247069,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:50","end":"00:16","startHours":22.83295038247069,"endHours":24.262976270092288,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:16","end":"01:42","startHours":24.262976270092288,"endHours":25.69300215771389,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:42","end":"03:07","startHours":25.69300215771389,"endHours":27.12302804533549,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:07","end":"04:33","startHours":27.12302804533549,"endHours":28.55305393295709,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:33","end":"05:59","startHours":28.55305393295709,"endHours":29.983079820578695,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:59","end":"06:59","startHours":5.983079820578696,"endHours":6.983079820578696,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:59","end":"07:59","startHours":6.983079820578696,"endHours":7.983079820578696,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:59","end":"08:59","startHours":7.983079820578696,"endHours":8.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:59","end":"09:59","startHours":8.983079820578695,"endHours":9.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:59","end":"10:59","startHours":9.983079820578695,"endHours":10.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:59","end":"11:59","startHours":10.983079820578695,"endHours":11.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:59","end":"12:59","startHours":11.983079820578695,"endHours":12.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:59","end":"13:59","startHours":12.983079820578695,"endHours":13.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:59","end":"14:59","startHours":13.983079820578695,"endHours":14.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:59","end":"15:59","startHours":14.983079820578695,"endHours":15.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:59","end":"16:59","startHours":15.983079820578695,"endHours":16.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:59","end":"17:59","startHours":16.983079820578695,"endHours":17.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:59","end":"18:59","startHours":17.983079820578695,"endHours":18.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:59","end":"19:59","startHours":18.983079820578695,"endHours":19.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:59","end":"20:59","startHours":19.983079820578695,"endHours":20.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:59","end":"21:59","startHours":20.983079820578695,"endHours":21.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:59","end":"22:59","startHours":21.983079820578695,"endHours":22.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:59","end":"23:59","startHours":22.983079820578695,"endHours":23.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:59","end":"00:59","startHours":23.983079820578695,"endHours":24.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:59","end":"01:59","startHours":24.983079820578695,"endHours":25.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:59","end":"02:59","startHours":25.983079820578695,"endHours":26.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:59","end":"03:59","startHours":26.983079820578695,"endHours":27.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:59","end":"04:59","startHours":27.983079820578695,"endHours":28.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:59","end":"05:59","startHours":28.983079820578695,"endHours":29.983079820578695,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Prajāpati","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":16.07116993968217,"eotMinutes":3.3526237944626183,"ayanamsa":23.3828}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2023,"vikram_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","saka_samvat":1888,"saka_samvatsara":"Parābhava","bengali_samvat":1373,"malayalam_era":1142,"nanakshahi_year":497,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipada · Vikram 2023 Siddhārthī · Śaka 1888 Parābhava"},"festivals":[{"id":"mesha-sankranti","name":"Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)","name_sanskrit":"मेष सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":1},{"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"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.5-6 (Nārada-Vyāsa-saṁvāda)","Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra"]},{"id":"baisakhi","name":"Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)","name_sanskrit":"वैशाखी","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya + Khalsa Pantha (Sikh)","significance":"Punjab New Year + Sikh Khalsa founding day.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Viśākhā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","relevance":0.5}]},"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 5, 1966 CE · Erode, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 5, 1966 CE for Erode, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:59, sūryāsta 18:33.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1966-05-05","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1966-05-05","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1966-05-05","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1966-05-05","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1966-05-05"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-23T00:47:08.103Z","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":"2026-05-23T00:47:08.103Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-23T00:47:08.103Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}