{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:1908-03-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1908-03-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1908-03-08","date_display":"March 8, 1908 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":1908,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2418008.770833,"kali_year":5009,"ahargana":1829543.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":324.9003,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":31.5839,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":66.6836,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.6836},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":31.5839,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.9172},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":356.4842},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":1908,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2418008.770833,"ahargana":1829543.2708,"kali_year":5009,"ayanamsa_lahiri":22.5704,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":324.517341,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":33.08284100000003,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.4663},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":18.29224099999999,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":310.926341,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":102.89174100000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":6.053140999999982,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":337.1806409999999,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":81.9931,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":261.9931,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","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":1908,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2418008.770833,"kali_year":5009,"ahargana":1829543.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":324.9003,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":31.5839,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":66.6836,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.6836},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":31.5839,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.9172},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":356.4842},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.466,"elongation":66.684},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.466,"opposition_distance":113.316}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"howrah","name":"Howrah, West Bengal","lat":22.5958,"lon":88.2636,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"howrah","name":"Howrah, West Bengal","lat":22.5958,"lon":88.2636,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:53","sunsetLocal":"17:44","solarNoonLocal":"11:48","dayLengthHours":11.837070958831266,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 50 Mins 13 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 09 Mins 47 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:47","moonsetLocal":"22:59","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:15","end":"17:44","startHours":16.246821866486407,"endHours":17.726455736340313,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:48","end":"13:17","startHours":11.80792025692468,"endHours":13.287554126778588,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:46","end":"16:15","startHours":14.767187996632497,"endHours":16.246821866486407,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:39","end":"09:03","startHours":8.651368001236342,"endHours":9.045937033197385,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:23","end":"06:42","startHours":6.38259606746035,"endHours":6.698251293029183,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:25","end":"12:12","startHours":11.413351224963638,"endHours":12.202489288885722,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:19","end":"05:06","startHours":4.311108649664878,"endHours":5.100246713586962,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:54","end":"05:53","startHours":4.902962197606442,"endHours":5.889384777509047,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:47","end":"14:34","startHours":13.780765416729892,"endHours":14.569903480651977,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:32","end":"17:56","startHours":17.526455736340314,"endHours":17.926455736340312,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:44","end":"18:13","startHours":17.726455736340313,"endHours":18.219667026291617,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:29","end":"19:14","startHours":17.476455736340313,"endHours":19.226455736340313,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:25","end":"00:12","startHours":23.41335122496364,"endHours":24.202489288885722,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:53","end":"07:22","startHours":5.889384777509047,"endHours":7.369018647362955,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:22","end":"08:51","startHours":7.369018647362955,"endHours":8.848652517216863,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:51","end":"10:20","startHours":8.848652517216863,"endHours":10.328286387070772,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:20","end":"11:48","startHours":10.328286387070772,"endHours":11.80792025692468,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:48","end":"13:17","startHours":11.80792025692468,"endHours":13.287554126778588,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:17","end":"14:46","startHours":13.287554126778588,"endHours":14.767187996632497,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:46","end":"16:15","startHours":14.767187996632497,"endHours":16.246821866486407,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:15","end":"17:44","startHours":16.246821866486407,"endHours":17.726455736340313,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:44","end":"19:15","startHours":17.726455736340313,"endHours":19.246821866486403,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:15","end":"20:46","startHours":19.246821866486403,"endHours":20.767187996632497,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:46","end":"22:17","startHours":20.767187996632497,"endHours":22.287554126778588,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:17","end":"23:48","startHours":22.287554126778588,"endHours":23.80792025692468,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:48","end":"01:20","startHours":23.80792025692468,"endHours":25.328286387070772,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:20","end":"02:51","startHours":25.328286387070772,"endHours":26.848652517216863,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:51","end":"04:22","startHours":26.848652517216863,"endHours":28.369018647362957,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:22","end":"05:53","startHours":28.369018647362957,"endHours":29.889384777509047,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:53","end":"06:53","startHours":5.889384777509047,"endHours":6.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:53","end":"07:53","startHours":6.889384777509047,"endHours":7.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:53","end":"08:53","startHours":7.889384777509047,"endHours":8.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:53","end":"09:53","startHours":8.889384777509047,"endHours":9.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:53","end":"10:53","startHours":9.889384777509047,"endHours":10.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:53","end":"11:53","startHours":10.889384777509047,"endHours":11.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:53","end":"12:53","startHours":11.889384777509047,"endHours":12.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:53","end":"13:53","startHours":12.889384777509047,"endHours":13.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:53","end":"14:53","startHours":13.889384777509047,"endHours":14.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:53","end":"15:53","startHours":14.889384777509047,"endHours":15.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:53","end":"16:53","startHours":15.889384777509047,"endHours":16.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:53","end":"17:53","startHours":16.889384777509047,"endHours":17.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:53","end":"18:53","startHours":17.889384777509047,"endHours":18.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:53","end":"19:53","startHours":18.889384777509047,"endHours":19.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:53","end":"20:53","startHours":19.889384777509047,"endHours":20.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:53","end":"21:53","startHours":20.889384777509047,"endHours":21.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:53","end":"22:53","startHours":21.889384777509047,"endHours":22.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:53","end":"23:53","startHours":22.889384777509047,"endHours":23.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:53","end":"00:53","startHours":23.889384777509047,"endHours":24.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:53","end":"01:53","startHours":24.889384777509047,"endHours":25.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:53","end":"02:53","startHours":25.889384777509047,"endHours":26.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:53","end":"03:53","startHours":26.889384777509047,"endHours":27.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:53","end":"04:53","startHours":27.889384777509047,"endHours":28.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:53","end":"05:53","startHours":28.889384777509047,"endHours":29.889384777509047,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-5.098991625596347,"eotMinutes":-11.52961541548083,"ayanamsa":22.5704}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":1965,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmati","saka_samvat":1830,"saka_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","bengali_samvat":1315,"malayalam_era":1084,"nanakshahi_year":439,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_amanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 1965 Durmati · Śaka 1830 Kīlaka"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"howrah"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga March 8, 1908 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 8, 1908 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 05:53, sūryāsta 17:44.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1908-03-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1908-03-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1908-03-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1908-03-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1908-03-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T13:51:16.417Z","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":"2026-06-02T13:51:16.417Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T13:51:16.417Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}