{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:1985-03-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1985-03-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1985-03-20","date_display":"March 20, 1985 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":1985,"month":3,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2446144.770833,"kali_year":5086,"ahargana":1857679.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":335.9467,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":319.9708,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":344.0241,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.0241},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":319.9708,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.3042},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":295.9176},"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":1985,"month":3,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2446144.770833,"ahargana":1857679.2708,"kali_year":5086,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.6465,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":335.73363900000004,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":319.62113899999997,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.2605},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":10.064438999999993,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":353.833539,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":286.054339,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":358.156539,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":213.99203899999998,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":31.2125,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":211.2125,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","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":1985,"month":3,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2446144.770833,"kali_year":5086,"ahargana":1857679.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":335.9467,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":319.9708,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":344.0241,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.0241},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":319.9708,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.3042},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":295.9176},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.261,"elongation":15.976},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.261,"opposition_distance":164.024}},"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":"05:42","sunsetLocal":"17:48","solarNoonLocal":"11:45","dayLengthHours":12.10662125522396,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 06 Mins 24 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 53 Mins 36 Secs","moonriseLocal":"04:49","moonsetLocal":"16:32","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:45","end":"13:16","startHours":11.751643087711244,"endHours":13.264970744614239,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:13","end":"08:43","startHours":7.2116601170022605,"endHours":8.724987773905255,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:14","end":"11:45","startHours":10.23831543080825,"endHours":11.751643087711244,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:31","end":"08:56","startHours":8.523210752984856,"endHours":8.926764794825655,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:12","end":"06:32","startHours":6.202775012400263,"endHours":6.525618245872902,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:21","end":"12:09","startHours":11.348089045870447,"endHours":12.155197129552045,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:05","end":"04:53","startHours":4.08411629273607,"endHours":4.891224376417668,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:41","end":"05:42","startHours":4.689447355497268,"endHours":5.698332460099265,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:46","end":"14:35","startHours":13.76941329691524,"endHours":14.576521380596837,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:36","end":"18:00","startHours":17.604953715323227,"endHours":18.004953715323225,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:48","end":"18:19","startHours":17.804953715323226,"endHours":18.309396267624223,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:33","end":"19:18","startHours":17.554953715323226,"endHours":19.304953715323226,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:21","end":"00:09","startHours":23.348089045870445,"endHours":24.155197129552043,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:42","end":"07:13","startHours":5.698332460099265,"endHours":7.2116601170022605,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:13","end":"08:43","startHours":7.2116601170022605,"endHours":8.724987773905255,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:43","end":"10:14","startHours":8.724987773905255,"endHours":10.23831543080825,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:14","end":"11:45","startHours":10.23831543080825,"endHours":11.751643087711244,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:45","end":"13:16","startHours":11.751643087711244,"endHours":13.264970744614239,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:16","end":"14:47","startHours":13.264970744614239,"endHours":14.778298401517237,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:47","end":"16:17","startHours":14.778298401517237,"endHours":16.29162605842023,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:17","end":"17:48","startHours":16.29162605842023,"endHours":17.804953715323226,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:48","end":"19:17","startHours":17.804953715323226,"endHours":19.29162605842023,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:17","end":"20:47","startHours":19.29162605842023,"endHours":20.778298401517237,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:47","end":"22:16","startHours":20.778298401517237,"endHours":22.26497074461424,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:16","end":"23:45","startHours":22.26497074461424,"endHours":23.751643087711244,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:45","end":"01:14","startHours":23.751643087711244,"endHours":25.23831543080825,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:14","end":"02:43","startHours":25.23831543080825,"endHours":26.724987773905255,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:43","end":"04:13","startHours":26.724987773905255,"endHours":28.21166011700226,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:13","end":"05:42","startHours":28.21166011700226,"endHours":29.698332460099266,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:42","end":"06:42","startHours":5.698332460099265,"endHours":6.698332460099265,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:42","end":"07:42","startHours":6.698332460099265,"endHours":7.698332460099265,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:42","end":"08:42","startHours":7.698332460099265,"endHours":8.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:42","end":"09:42","startHours":8.698332460099266,"endHours":9.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:42","end":"10:42","startHours":9.698332460099266,"endHours":10.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:42","end":"11:42","startHours":10.698332460099266,"endHours":11.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:42","end":"12:42","startHours":11.698332460099266,"endHours":12.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:42","end":"13:42","startHours":12.698332460099266,"endHours":13.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:42","end":"14:42","startHours":13.698332460099266,"endHours":14.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:42","end":"15:42","startHours":14.698332460099266,"endHours":15.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:42","end":"16:42","startHours":15.698332460099266,"endHours":16.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:42","end":"17:42","startHours":16.698332460099266,"endHours":17.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:42","end":"18:42","startHours":17.698332460099266,"endHours":18.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:42","end":"19:42","startHours":18.698332460099266,"endHours":19.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:42","end":"20:42","startHours":19.698332460099266,"endHours":20.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:42","end":"21:42","startHours":20.698332460099266,"endHours":21.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:42","end":"22:42","startHours":21.698332460099266,"endHours":22.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:42","end":"23:42","startHours":22.698332460099266,"endHours":23.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:42","end":"00:42","startHours":23.698332460099266,"endHours":24.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:42","end":"01:42","startHours":24.698332460099266,"endHours":25.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:42","end":"02:42","startHours":25.698332460099266,"endHours":26.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:42","end":"03:42","startHours":26.698332460099266,"endHours":27.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:42","end":"04:42","startHours":27.698332460099266,"endHours":28.698332460099266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:42","end":"05:42","startHours":28.698332460099266,"endHours":29.698332460099266,"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)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-0.24653479263074188,"eotMinutes":-8.152985262674756,"ayanamsa":23.6465}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2042,"vikram_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","saka_samvat":1907,"saka_samvatsara":"Krodhana","bengali_samvat":1392,"malayalam_era":1161,"nanakshahi_year":516,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_amanta":"Phālguna","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":"Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2042 Bahudhānya · Śaka 1907 Krodhana"},"festivals":[{"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":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's 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 20, 1985 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 20, 1985 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 05:42, sūryāsta 17:48.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1985-03-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1985-03-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1985-03-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1985-03-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/1985-03-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-03T00:17:53.201Z","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":"2026-06-03T00:17:53.201Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-03T00:17:53.201Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}