{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2000-03-04:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-03-04","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2000-03-04","date_display":"March 4, 2000 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":2000,"month":3,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451607.770833,"kali_year":5101,"ahargana":1863142.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":320.0812,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":293.5699,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":28,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":333.4887,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4887},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":293.5699,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.2366},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":253.6511},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":55,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":2000,"month":3,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451607.770833,"ahargana":1863142.2708,"kali_year":5101,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8554,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":319.919812,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":294.403912,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.9204},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":352.029512,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":315.067012,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":9.392912000000024,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":294.49731199999997,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":18.752411999999993,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":101.7564,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":281.7564,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","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":2000,"month":3,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451607.770833,"kali_year":5101,"ahargana":1863142.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":320.0812,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":293.5699,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":28,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":333.4887,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.4887},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":293.5699,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.2366},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":253.6511},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":55,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.92,"elongation":26.511},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.92,"opposition_distance":153.489}},"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":"05:56","sunsetLocal":"17:42","solarNoonLocal":"11:49","dayLengthHours":11.765491451809368,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 45 Mins 56 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 14 Mins 04 Secs","moonriseLocal":"04:31","moonsetLocal":"15:44","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:53","end":"10:21","startHours":8.881829137168566,"endHours":10.352515568644737,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:18","end":"14:46","startHours":13.293888431597079,"endHours":14.76457486307325,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:56","end":"07:25","startHours":5.940456274216225,"endHours":7.411142705692396,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:41","end":"09:05","startHours":8.685737612971744,"endHours":9.07792066136539,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:26","end":"06:45","startHours":6.430685084708282,"endHours":6.744431523423199,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:26","end":"12:13","startHours":11.431018951727262,"endHours":12.215385048514554,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:22","end":"05:09","startHours":4.371724080641643,"endHours":5.156090177428934,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:58","end":"05:56","startHours":4.959998653232111,"endHours":5.940456274216225,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:47","end":"14:34","startHours":13.784117242089138,"endHours":14.56848333887643,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:30","end":"17:54","startHours":17.505947726025592,"endHours":17.90594772602559,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:42","end":"18:12","startHours":17.70594772602559,"endHours":18.196176536517648,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:27","end":"19:12","startHours":17.45594772602559,"endHours":19.20594772602559,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:26","end":"00:13","startHours":23.431018951727264,"endHours":24.215385048514552,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:56","end":"07:25","startHours":5.940456274216225,"endHours":7.411142705692396,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:25","end":"08:53","startHours":7.411142705692396,"endHours":8.881829137168566,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:53","end":"10:21","startHours":8.881829137168566,"endHours":10.352515568644737,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:21","end":"11:49","startHours":10.352515568644737,"endHours":11.823202000120908,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:49","end":"13:18","startHours":11.823202000120908,"endHours":13.293888431597079,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:18","end":"14:46","startHours":13.293888431597079,"endHours":14.76457486307325,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:46","end":"16:14","startHours":14.76457486307325,"endHours":16.23526129454942,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:14","end":"17:42","startHours":16.23526129454942,"endHours":17.70594772602559,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:42","end":"19:14","startHours":17.70594772602559,"endHours":19.23526129454942,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:14","end":"20:46","startHours":19.23526129454942,"endHours":20.76457486307325,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:46","end":"22:18","startHours":20.76457486307325,"endHours":22.29388843159708,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:18","end":"23:49","startHours":22.29388843159708,"endHours":23.823202000120908,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:49","end":"01:21","startHours":23.823202000120908,"endHours":25.352515568644737,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:21","end":"02:53","startHours":25.352515568644737,"endHours":26.881829137168566,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:53","end":"04:25","startHours":26.881829137168566,"endHours":28.411142705692395,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:25","end":"05:56","startHours":28.411142705692395,"endHours":29.940456274216224,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:56","end":"06:56","startHours":5.940456274216225,"endHours":6.940456274216225,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:56","end":"07:56","startHours":6.940456274216225,"endHours":7.940456274216225,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:56","end":"08:56","startHours":7.940456274216225,"endHours":8.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:56","end":"09:56","startHours":8.940456274216224,"endHours":9.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:56","end":"10:56","startHours":9.940456274216224,"endHours":10.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:56","end":"11:56","startHours":10.940456274216224,"endHours":11.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:56","end":"12:56","startHours":11.940456274216224,"endHours":12.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:56","end":"13:56","startHours":12.940456274216224,"endHours":13.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:56","end":"14:56","startHours":13.940456274216224,"endHours":14.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:56","end":"15:56","startHours":14.940456274216224,"endHours":15.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:56","end":"16:56","startHours":15.940456274216224,"endHours":16.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:56","end":"17:56","startHours":16.940456274216224,"endHours":17.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:56","end":"18:56","startHours":17.940456274216224,"endHours":18.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:56","end":"19:56","startHours":18.940456274216224,"endHours":19.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:56","end":"20:56","startHours":19.940456274216224,"endHours":20.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:56","end":"21:56","startHours":20.940456274216224,"endHours":21.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:56","end":"22:56","startHours":21.940456274216224,"endHours":22.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:56","end":"23:56","startHours":22.940456274216224,"endHours":23.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:56","end":"00:56","startHours":23.940456274216224,"endHours":24.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:56","end":"01:56","startHours":24.940456274216224,"endHours":25.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:56","end":"02:56","startHours":25.940456274216224,"endHours":26.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:56","end":"03:56","startHours":26.940456274216224,"endHours":27.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:56","end":"04:56","startHours":27.940456274216224,"endHours":28.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:56","end":"05:56","startHours":28.940456274216224,"endHours":29.940456274216224,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-6.380404343488547,"eotMinutes":-12.446520007254474,"ayanamsa":23.8554}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2057,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vijaya","saka_samvat":1922,"saka_samvatsara":"Vikrama","bengali_samvat":1407,"malayalam_era":1176,"nanakshahi_year":531,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī · Vikram 2057 Vijaya · Śaka 1922 Vikrama"},"festivals":[{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5},{"id":"pradosha-vrata","name":"Pradoṣa Vrata","name_sanskrit":"प्रदोष व्रत","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Twilight worship of Śiva on Trayodaśī.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":13},{"tithi_number":28}]},"precedence":7}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — 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 4, 2000 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 4, 2000 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 05:56, sūryāsta 17:42.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-03-04","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-03-04","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-03-04","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-03-04","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-03-04"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T15:29:26.629Z","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":"2026-05-17T15:29:26.629Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T15:29:26.629Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}