{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:erode:1979-01-02:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1979-01-02","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1979-01-02","date_display":"January 2, 1979 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":1979,"month":1,"day":2,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443875.770833,"kali_year":5080,"ahargana":1855410.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":257.3007,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":299.3404,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":42.0397,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.0397},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":299.3404,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.0071},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":196.6411},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":1979,"month":1,"day":2,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443875.770833,"ahargana":1855410.2708,"kali_year":5080,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5597,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":257.477431,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":302.69053099999996,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.3892},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":262.236631,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":237.11423100000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":103.00253099999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":211.96133099999997,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":140.201031,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":151.435,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":331.435,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":1979,"month":1,"day":2,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443875.770833,"kali_year":5080,"ahargana":1855410.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":257.3007,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":299.3404,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":42.0397,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.0397},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":299.3404,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.0071},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":196.6411},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.389,"elongation":42.04},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.389,"opposition_distance":137.96}},"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":"06:39","sunsetLocal":"18:07","solarNoonLocal":"12:23","dayLengthHours":11.472938163511028,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:32","moonsetLocal":"21:16","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:15","end":"16:41","startHours":15.25624970896698,"endHours":16.69036697940586,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:31","end":"10:57","startHours":9.519780627211468,"endHours":10.953897897650346,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:23","end":"13:49","startHours":12.388015168089225,"endHours":13.822132438528104,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:20","end":"09:43","startHours":9.32856499115295,"endHours":9.710996263269985,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:08","end":"07:26","startHours":7.129585176480004,"endHours":7.435530194173631,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:00","end":"12:46","startHours":12.005583895972189,"endHours":12.770446440206259,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:07","end":"05:53","startHours":5.121820997865574,"endHours":5.886683542099642,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:42","end":"06:39","startHours":5.695467906041125,"endHours":6.651546086333711,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:18","end":"15:04","startHours":14.300171528674396,"endHours":15.065034072908464,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:55","end":"18:19","startHours":17.92448424984474,"endHours":18.324484249844737,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:07","end":"18:36","startHours":18.124484249844738,"endHours":18.60252333999103,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:52","end":"19:37","startHours":17.874484249844738,"endHours":19.624484249844738,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:00","end":"00:46","startHours":24.00558389597219,"endHours":24.77044644020626,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:39","end":"08:05","startHours":6.651546086333711,"endHours":8.085663356772589,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:05","end":"09:31","startHours":8.085663356772589,"endHours":9.519780627211468,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:31","end":"10:57","startHours":9.519780627211468,"endHours":10.953897897650346,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:57","end":"12:23","startHours":10.953897897650346,"endHours":12.388015168089225,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:23","end":"13:49","startHours":12.388015168089225,"endHours":13.822132438528104,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:49","end":"15:15","startHours":13.822132438528104,"endHours":15.25624970896698,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:15","end":"16:41","startHours":15.25624970896698,"endHours":16.69036697940586,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:41","end":"18:07","startHours":16.69036697940586,"endHours":18.124484249844738,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:07","end":"19:41","startHours":18.124484249844738,"endHours":19.69036697940586,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:41","end":"21:15","startHours":19.69036697940586,"endHours":21.25624970896698,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:15","end":"22:49","startHours":21.25624970896698,"endHours":22.8221324385281,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:49","end":"00:23","startHours":22.8221324385281,"endHours":24.388015168089225,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:23","end":"01:57","startHours":24.388015168089225,"endHours":25.953897897650343,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:57","end":"03:31","startHours":25.953897897650343,"endHours":27.519780627211468,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:31","end":"05:05","startHours":27.519780627211468,"endHours":29.08566335677259,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:05","end":"06:39","startHours":29.08566335677259,"endHours":30.65154608633371,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:39","end":"07:39","startHours":6.651546086333711,"endHours":7.651546086333711,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:39","end":"08:39","startHours":7.651546086333711,"endHours":8.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:39","end":"09:39","startHours":8.65154608633371,"endHours":9.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:39","end":"10:39","startHours":9.65154608633371,"endHours":10.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:39","end":"11:39","startHours":10.65154608633371,"endHours":11.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:39","end":"12:39","startHours":11.65154608633371,"endHours":12.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:39","end":"13:39","startHours":12.65154608633371,"endHours":13.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:39","end":"14:39","startHours":13.65154608633371,"endHours":14.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:39","end":"15:39","startHours":14.65154608633371,"endHours":15.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:39","end":"16:39","startHours":15.65154608633371,"endHours":16.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:39","end":"17:39","startHours":16.65154608633371,"endHours":17.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:39","end":"18:39","startHours":17.65154608633371,"endHours":18.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:39","end":"19:39","startHours":18.65154608633371,"endHours":19.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:39","end":"20:39","startHours":19.65154608633371,"endHours":20.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:39","end":"21:39","startHours":20.65154608633371,"endHours":21.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:39","end":"22:39","startHours":21.65154608633371,"endHours":22.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:39","end":"23:39","startHours":22.65154608633371,"endHours":23.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:39","end":"00:39","startHours":23.65154608633371,"endHours":24.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:39","end":"01:39","startHours":24.65154608633371,"endHours":25.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:39","end":"02:39","startHours":25.65154608633371,"endHours":26.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:39","end":"03:39","startHours":26.65154608633371,"endHours":27.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:39","end":"04:39","startHours":27.65154608633371,"endHours":28.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:39","end":"05:39","startHours":28.65154608633371,"endHours":29.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:39","end":"06:39","startHours":29.65154608633371,"endHours":30.65154608633371,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-22.977880554509095,"eotMinutes":-4.149710085353452,"ayanamsa":23.5597}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2036,"vikram_samvatsara":"Aṅgirasa","saka_samvat":1901,"saka_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","bengali_samvat":1386,"malayalam_era":1155,"nanakshahi_year":510,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2036 Aṅgirasa · Śaka 1901 Siddhārthī"},"festivals":[{"id":"angarika-chaturthi","name":"Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)","name_sanskrit":"अङ्गारक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa + Maṅgala","significance":"Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":4,"vara_name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"},{"tithi_number":19,"vara_name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}]},"precedence":3},{"id":"vinayaka-chaturthi","name":"Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)","name_sanskrit":"विनायक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī; auspicious for new ventures.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":4,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla"},"precedence":6}],"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":"Dedicated festival walk for Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī) · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly) is not live yet; 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 January 2, 1979 CE · Erode, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 2, 1979 CE for Erode, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 06:39, sūryāsta 18:07.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1979-01-02","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1979-01-02","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1979-01-02","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1979-01-02","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1979-01-02"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:29:27.207Z","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":"2026-09-05T12:29:27.207Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-05T12:29:27.207Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}