{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:1978-03-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1978-03-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1978-03-08","date_display":"March 8, 1978 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":1978,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443575.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855110.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.7856,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":311.4642,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":347.6786,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.6786},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":311.4642,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.7976},"yoga":{"number":21,"name":"Siddha","sum_longitude":275.2498},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":1978,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443575.770833,"ahargana":1855110.2708,"kali_year":5079,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5482,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.565693,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":309.517693,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.6347},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":89.25719300000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":331.92419300000006,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":62.691193,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":334.724593,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":121.984693,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":167.3304,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":347.3304,"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":1978,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443575.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855110.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.7856,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":311.4642,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":347.6786,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.6786},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":311.4642,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.7976},"yoga":{"number":21,"name":"Siddha","sum_longitude":275.2498},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.635,"elongation":12.321},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.635,"opposition_distance":167.679}},"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":11.837638505991276,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:07","moonsetLocal":"16:37","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:48","end":"13:17","startHours":11.807920256924678,"endHours":13.28762507017359,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:22","end":"08:51","startHours":7.36880581717795,"endHours":8.84851063042686,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:20","end":"11:48","startHours":10.32821544367577,"endHours":11.807920256924678,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:39","end":"09:03","startHours":8.651216655327005,"endHours":9.045804605526715,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:23","end":"06:42","startHours":6.382335941678678,"endHours":6.698006301838445,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:25","end":"12:12","startHours":11.413332306724971,"endHours":12.202508207124389,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:19","end":"05:06","startHours":4.310749203130205,"endHours":5.099925103529623,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:54","end":"05:53","startHours":4.902631128429769,"endHours":5.889101003929041,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:47","end":"14:34","startHours":13.780860007923225,"endHours":14.570035908322645,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:32","end":"17:56","startHours":17.52673950992032,"endHours":17.926739509920317,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:44","end":"18:13","startHours":17.726739509920318,"endHours":18.219974447669955,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:29","end":"19:14","startHours":17.476739509920318,"endHours":19.226739509920318,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:25","end":"00:12","startHours":23.41333230672497,"endHours":24.202508207124392,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:53","end":"07:22","startHours":5.889101003929041,"endHours":7.36880581717795,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:22","end":"08:51","startHours":7.36880581717795,"endHours":8.84851063042686,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:51","end":"10:20","startHours":8.84851063042686,"endHours":10.32821544367577,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:20","end":"11:48","startHours":10.32821544367577,"endHours":11.807920256924678,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:48","end":"13:17","startHours":11.807920256924678,"endHours":13.28762507017359,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:17","end":"14:46","startHours":13.28762507017359,"endHours":14.767329883422498,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:46","end":"16:15","startHours":14.767329883422498,"endHours":16.247034696671406,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:15","end":"17:44","startHours":16.247034696671406,"endHours":17.726739509920318,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:44","end":"19:15","startHours":17.726739509920318,"endHours":19.24703469667141,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:15","end":"20:46","startHours":19.24703469667141,"endHours":20.767329883422498,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:46","end":"22:17","startHours":20.767329883422498,"endHours":22.28762507017359,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:17","end":"23:48","startHours":22.28762507017359,"endHours":23.80792025692468,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:48","end":"01:20","startHours":23.80792025692468,"endHours":25.32821544367577,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:20","end":"02:51","startHours":25.32821544367577,"endHours":26.848510630426862,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:51","end":"04:22","startHours":26.848510630426862,"endHours":28.36880581717795,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:22","end":"05:53","startHours":28.36880581717795,"endHours":29.889101003929042,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:53","end":"06:53","startHours":5.889101003929041,"endHours":6.889101003929041,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:53","end":"07:53","startHours":6.889101003929041,"endHours":7.889101003929041,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:53","end":"08:53","startHours":7.889101003929041,"endHours":8.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:53","end":"09:53","startHours":8.889101003929042,"endHours":9.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:53","end":"10:53","startHours":9.889101003929042,"endHours":10.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:53","end":"11:53","startHours":10.889101003929042,"endHours":11.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:53","end":"12:53","startHours":11.889101003929042,"endHours":12.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:53","end":"13:53","startHours":12.889101003929042,"endHours":13.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:53","end":"14:53","startHours":13.889101003929042,"endHours":14.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:53","end":"15:53","startHours":14.889101003929042,"endHours":15.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:53","end":"16:53","startHours":15.889101003929042,"endHours":16.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:53","end":"17:53","startHours":16.889101003929042,"endHours":17.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:53","end":"18:53","startHours":17.889101003929042,"endHours":18.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:53","end":"19:53","startHours":18.889101003929042,"endHours":19.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:53","end":"20:53","startHours":19.889101003929042,"endHours":20.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:53","end":"21:53","startHours":20.889101003929042,"endHours":21.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:53","end":"22:53","startHours":21.889101003929042,"endHours":22.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:53","end":"23:53","startHours":22.889101003929042,"endHours":23.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:53","end":"00:53","startHours":23.889101003929042,"endHours":24.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:53","end":"01:53","startHours":24.889101003929042,"endHours":25.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:53","end":"02:53","startHours":25.889101003929042,"endHours":26.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:53","end":"03:53","startHours":26.889101003929042,"endHours":27.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:53","end":"04:53","startHours":27.889101003929042,"endHours":28.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:53","end":"05:53","startHours":28.889101003929042,"endHours":29.889101003929042,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"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":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Śrīvatsa","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-5.088812412064693,"eotMinutes":-11.52961541548083,"ayanamsa":23.5482}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2035,"vikram_samvatsara":"Prajāpati","saka_samvat":1900,"saka_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","bengali_samvat":1385,"malayalam_era":1154,"nanakshahi_year":509,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_amanta":"Māgha","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 Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2035 Prajāpati · Śaka 1900 Kālayukta"},"festivals":[{"id":"maha-shivaratri","name":"Mahā Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"महा शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.","vrata":true,"primary_observance":"Strict fast + night-long vigil + 4-yāma pūjā","detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":1},{"id":"masika-shivaratri","name":"Māsika Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"मासिक शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Monthly Śiva observance.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"maha-shivaratri-walk","name":"Mahā Śivarātri Walk","name_sanskrit":"महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा","type":"festival","description":"Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.","step_count":12,"url":"/walk/maha-shivaratri-walk"},"reason":"Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"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, 1978 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 8, 1978 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 05:53, sūryāsta 17:44.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1978-03-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1978-03-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1978-03-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1978-03-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1978-03-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T04:02:03.896Z","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":"2026-06-01T04:02:03.896Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T04:02:03.896Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}