{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:erode:1996-09-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-09-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1996-09-24","date_display":"September 24, 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":9,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450350.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861885.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":156.7334,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":296.7996,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":140.0662,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.0662},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":296.7996,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.4662},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":93.533},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":23,"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":1996,"month":9,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450350.770833,"ahargana":1861885.2708,"kali_year":5098,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8073,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":157.46733900000004,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":295.268739,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.5232},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":105.02693899999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":145.964339,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":254.73453900000004,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":114.71403900000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":340.329039,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":168.3583,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":348.3583,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":1996,"month":9,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450350.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861885.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":156.7334,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":296.7996,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":140.0662,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.0662},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":296.7996,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.4662},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":93.533},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":23,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.523,"elongation":140.066},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.523,"opposition_distance":39.934}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":3,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.636,"opposition_distance":0.393}]},"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":"06:07","sunsetLocal":"18:13","solarNoonLocal":"12:10","dayLengthHours":12.099725187098615,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 05 Mins 59 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 54 Mins 01 Secs","moonriseLocal":"15:31","moonsetLocal":"03:12","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:12","end":"16:43","startHours":15.197232790211679,"endHours":16.709698438599005,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:09","end":"10:40","startHours":9.14737019666237,"endHours":10.659835845049699,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:10","end":"13:41","startHours":12.172301493437025,"endHours":13.684767141824352,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:57","end":"09:21","startHours":8.945708110210727,"endHours":9.349032283114013,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:38","end":"06:57","startHours":6.626594116016826,"endHours":6.9492534543394555,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:46","end":"12:35","startHours":11.768977320533738,"endHours":12.575625666340313,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:31","end":"05:19","startHours":4.509142208274568,"endHours":5.3157905540811425,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:07","end":"06:07","startHours":5.114128467629499,"endHours":6.122438899887717,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:11","end":"15:00","startHours":14.18892235795346,"endHours":14.995570703760034,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:01","end":"18:25","startHours":18.022164086986333,"endHours":18.42216408698633,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:13","end":"18:44","startHours":18.222164086986332,"endHours":18.726319303115442,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:58","end":"19:43","startHours":17.972164086986332,"endHours":19.722164086986332,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:46","end":"00:35","startHours":23.76897732053374,"endHours":24.57562566634031,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:07","end":"07:38","startHours":6.122438899887717,"endHours":7.634904548275044,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:38","end":"09:09","startHours":7.634904548275044,"endHours":9.14737019666237,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:09","end":"10:40","startHours":9.14737019666237,"endHours":10.659835845049699,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:40","end":"12:10","startHours":10.659835845049699,"endHours":12.172301493437025,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:10","end":"13:41","startHours":12.172301493437025,"endHours":13.684767141824352,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:41","end":"15:12","startHours":13.684767141824352,"endHours":15.197232790211679,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:12","end":"16:43","startHours":15.197232790211679,"endHours":16.709698438599005,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:43","end":"18:13","startHours":16.709698438599005,"endHours":18.222164086986332,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:13","end":"19:43","startHours":18.222164086986332,"endHours":19.709698438599005,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:43","end":"21:12","startHours":19.709698438599005,"endHours":21.19723279021168,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:12","end":"22:41","startHours":21.19723279021168,"endHours":22.684767141824352,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:41","end":"00:10","startHours":22.684767141824352,"endHours":24.172301493437025,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:10","end":"01:40","startHours":24.172301493437025,"endHours":25.6598358450497,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:40","end":"03:09","startHours":25.6598358450497,"endHours":27.147370196662372,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:09","end":"04:38","startHours":27.147370196662372,"endHours":28.634904548275045,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:38","end":"06:07","startHours":28.634904548275045,"endHours":30.12243889988772,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:07","end":"07:07","startHours":6.122438899887717,"endHours":7.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:07","end":"08:07","startHours":7.122438899887717,"endHours":8.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:07","end":"09:07","startHours":8.122438899887717,"endHours":9.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:07","end":"10:07","startHours":9.122438899887717,"endHours":10.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:07","end":"11:07","startHours":10.122438899887717,"endHours":11.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:07","end":"12:07","startHours":11.122438899887717,"endHours":12.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:07","end":"13:07","startHours":12.122438899887717,"endHours":13.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:07","end":"14:07","startHours":13.122438899887717,"endHours":14.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:07","end":"15:07","startHours":14.122438899887717,"endHours":15.122438899887717,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:07","end":"16:07","startHours":15.122438899887717,"endHours":16.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:07","end":"17:07","startHours":16.12243889988772,"endHours":17.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:07","end":"18:07","startHours":17.12243889988772,"endHours":18.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:07","end":"19:07","startHours":18.12243889988772,"endHours":19.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:07","end":"20:07","startHours":19.12243889988772,"endHours":20.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:07","end":"21:07","startHours":20.12243889988772,"endHours":21.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:07","end":"22:07","startHours":21.12243889988772,"endHours":22.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:07","end":"23:07","startHours":22.12243889988772,"endHours":23.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:07","end":"00:07","startHours":23.12243889988772,"endHours":24.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:07","end":"01:07","startHours":24.12243889988772,"endHours":25.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:07","end":"02:07","startHours":25.12243889988772,"endHours":26.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:07","end":"03:07","startHours":26.12243889988772,"endHours":27.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:07","end":"04:07","startHours":27.12243889988772,"endHours":28.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:07","end":"05:07","startHours":28.12243889988772,"endHours":29.12243889988772,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:07","end":"06:07","startHours":29.12243889988772,"endHours":30.12243889988772,"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-0.5069301040136115,"eotMinutes":8.793110393778392,"ayanamsa":23.8073}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2053,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":1918,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1403,"malayalam_era":1172,"nanakshahi_year":527,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Śukla Dvādaśī · Vikram 2053 Virodhi · Śaka 1918 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[{"id":"vamana-jayanti","name":"Vāmana Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"वामन जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Vāmana (5th daśāvatāra of Krishna)","deity_avatara_index":15,"significance":"Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":12,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Bhāgavata 8.18-22"]}],"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 September 24, 1996 CE · Erode, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"September 24, 1996 CE for Erode, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 06:07, sūryāsta 18:13.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-09-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-09-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-09-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-09-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/erode/1996-09-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T14:26:29.136Z","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":"2026-05-31T14:26:29.136Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T14:26:29.136Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}