{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:erode:1996-04-05:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-04-05","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1996-04-05","date_display":"April 5, 1996 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":1996,"month":4,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450178.770833,"kali_year":5097,"ahargana":1861713.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":351.9031,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":183.9535,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":17,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":192.0504,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.0504},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":183.9535,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.6202},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":175.8567},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":32,"name":"Taitila"},"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":1996,"month":4,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450178.770833,"ahargana":1861713.2708,"kali_year":5097,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8007,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":351.73651,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":184.44871,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.5075},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":345.09081,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":359.90931,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":262.63851,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":37.64611000000002,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":335.91770999999994,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":177.4717,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":357.4717,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":1996,"month":4,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450178.770833,"kali_year":5097,"ahargana":1861713.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":351.9031,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":183.9535,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":17,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":192.0504,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.0504},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":183.9535,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.6202},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":175.8567},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":32,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.507,"elongation":167.95},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.507,"opposition_distance":12.05}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-1,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.548,"opposition_distance":0.401},{"offset_days":13,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.845,"elongation":3}]},"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":"06:14","sunsetLocal":"18:31","solarNoonLocal":"12:22","dayLengthHours":12.278156228803653,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 16 Mins 41 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 43 Mins 19 Secs","moonriseLocal":"19:19","moonsetLocal":"07:07","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:50","end":"12:22","startHours":10.835669660830817,"endHours":12.370439189431274,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:26","end":"16:58","startHours":15.439978246632187,"endHours":16.974747775232643,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:46","end":"09:18","startHours":7.766130603629903,"endHours":9.30090013223036,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:06","end":"09:30","startHours":9.096264195083632,"endHours":9.505536069377087,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:45","end":"07:04","startHours":6.742950917896265,"endHours":7.0703684173310295,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:58","end":"12:47","startHours":11.961167315137818,"endHours":12.77971106372473,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:36","end":"05:25","startHours":4.594273577855626,"endHours":5.4128173264425365,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:12","end":"06:14","startHours":5.208181389295809,"endHours":6.231361075029446,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:25","end":"15:14","startHours":14.416798560898549,"endHours":15.235342309485459,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:19","end":"18:43","startHours":18.3095173038331,"endHours":18.7095173038331,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:31","end":"19:01","startHours":18.5095173038331,"endHours":19.02110714669992,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:16","end":"20:01","startHours":18.2595173038331,"endHours":20.0095173038331,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:58","end":"00:47","startHours":23.961167315137818,"endHours":24.77971106372473,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:14","end":"07:46","startHours":6.231361075029446,"endHours":7.766130603629903,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:46","end":"09:18","startHours":7.766130603629903,"endHours":9.30090013223036,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:18","end":"10:50","startHours":9.30090013223036,"endHours":10.835669660830817,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:50","end":"12:22","startHours":10.835669660830817,"endHours":12.370439189431274,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:22","end":"13:54","startHours":12.370439189431274,"endHours":13.90520871803173,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:54","end":"15:26","startHours":13.90520871803173,"endHours":15.439978246632187,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:26","end":"16:58","startHours":15.439978246632187,"endHours":16.974747775232643,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:58","end":"18:31","startHours":16.974747775232643,"endHours":18.5095173038331,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:31","end":"19:58","startHours":18.5095173038331,"endHours":19.974747775232643,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:58","end":"21:26","startHours":19.974747775232643,"endHours":21.439978246632187,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:26","end":"22:54","startHours":21.439978246632187,"endHours":22.90520871803173,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:54","end":"00:22","startHours":22.90520871803173,"endHours":24.370439189431274,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:22","end":"01:50","startHours":24.370439189431274,"endHours":25.835669660830817,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:50","end":"03:18","startHours":25.835669660830817,"endHours":27.30090013223036,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:18","end":"04:46","startHours":27.30090013223036,"endHours":28.766130603629904,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:46","end":"06:14","startHours":28.766130603629904,"endHours":30.231361075029447,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:14","end":"07:14","startHours":6.231361075029446,"endHours":7.231361075029446,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:14","end":"08:14","startHours":7.231361075029446,"endHours":8.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:14","end":"09:14","startHours":8.231361075029447,"endHours":9.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:14","end":"10:14","startHours":9.231361075029447,"endHours":10.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:14","end":"11:14","startHours":10.231361075029447,"endHours":11.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:14","end":"12:14","startHours":11.231361075029447,"endHours":12.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:14","end":"13:14","startHours":12.231361075029447,"endHours":13.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:14","end":"14:14","startHours":13.231361075029447,"endHours":14.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:14","end":"15:14","startHours":14.231361075029447,"endHours":15.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:14","end":"16:14","startHours":15.231361075029447,"endHours":16.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:14","end":"17:14","startHours":16.231361075029447,"endHours":17.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:14","end":"18:14","startHours":17.231361075029447,"endHours":18.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:14","end":"19:14","startHours":18.231361075029447,"endHours":19.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:14","end":"20:14","startHours":19.231361075029447,"endHours":20.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:14","end":"21:14","startHours":20.231361075029447,"endHours":21.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:14","end":"22:14","startHours":21.231361075029447,"endHours":22.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:14","end":"23:14","startHours":22.231361075029447,"endHours":23.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:14","end":"00:14","startHours":23.231361075029447,"endHours":24.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:14","end":"01:14","startHours":24.231361075029447,"endHours":25.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:14","end":"02:14","startHours":25.231361075029447,"endHours":26.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:14","end":"03:14","startHours":26.231361075029447,"endHours":27.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:14","end":"04:14","startHours":27.231361075029447,"endHours":28.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:14","end":"05:14","startHours":28.231361075029447,"endHours":29.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:14","end":"06:14","startHours":29.231361075029447,"endHours":30.231361075029447,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"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","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvānkṣa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":6.1157996841208195,"eotMinutes":-3.095151365876405,"ayanamsa":23.8007}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2053,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":1918,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1403,"malayalam_era":1172,"nanakshahi_year":527,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā · Vikram 2053 Virodhi · Śaka 1918 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[],"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":"erode"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga April 5, 1996 CE · Erode, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"April 5, 1996 CE for Erode, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 06:14, sūryāsta 18:31.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-04-05","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-04-05","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-04-05","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-04-05","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-04-05"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T14:15:23.251Z","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":"2026-05-31T14:15:23.251Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T14:15:23.251Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}