{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2000-10-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-10-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2000-10-16","date_display":"October 16, 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":10,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451833.770833,"kali_year":5102,"ahargana":1863368.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":178.3909,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":31.2361,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":18,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":212.8452,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.8452},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":31.2361,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.5694},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":209.627},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":35,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":10,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451833.770833,"ahargana":1863368.2708,"kali_year":5102,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.864,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":179.12457700000004,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":32.958676999999966,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.8377},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":144.28877699999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":201.813177,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":46.879677000000015,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":212.23277699999994,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":36.05307700000003,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":89.7819,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":269.7819,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","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":10,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451833.770833,"kali_year":5102,"ahargana":1863368.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":178.3909,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":31.2361,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":18,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":212.8452,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.8452},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":31.2361,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.5694},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":209.627},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":35,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.838,"elongation":147.155},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.838,"opposition_distance":32.845}},"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":"05:33","sunsetLocal":"17:11","solarNoonLocal":"11:22","dayLengthHours":11.621695482783892,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 37 Mins 18 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 22 Mins 42 Secs","moonriseLocal":"19:01","moonsetLocal":"08:14","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:00","end":"08:28","startHours":7.006828701103022,"endHours":8.45954063645101,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:55","end":"11:22","startHours":9.912252571798994,"endHours":11.364964507146983,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:49","end":"14:16","startHours":12.817676442494967,"endHours":14.270388377842956,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:16","end":"08:39","startHours":8.265845711737944,"endHours":8.653235561164074,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:02","end":"06:21","startHours":6.038354077537698,"endHours":6.348265957078602,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"10:59","end":"11:45","startHours":10.977574657720853,"endHours":11.752354356573113,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:00","end":"04:47","startHours":4.004557368050516,"endHours":4.779337066902777,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:35","end":"05:33","startHours":4.585642142189712,"endHours":5.554116765755036,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:18","end":"14:05","startHours":13.301913754277631,"endHours":14.076693453129892,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:59","end":"17:23","startHours":16.97581224853893,"endHours":17.375812248538928,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:11","end":"17:40","startHours":17.17581224853893,"endHours":17.66004956032159,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:56","end":"18:41","startHours":16.92581224853893,"endHours":18.67581224853893,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"22:59","end":"23:45","startHours":22.977574657720854,"endHours":23.75235435657311,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:33","end":"07:00","startHours":5.554116765755036,"endHours":7.006828701103022,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:00","end":"08:28","startHours":7.006828701103022,"endHours":8.45954063645101,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:28","end":"09:55","startHours":8.45954063645101,"endHours":9.912252571798994,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:55","end":"11:22","startHours":9.912252571798994,"endHours":11.364964507146983,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:22","end":"12:49","startHours":11.364964507146983,"endHours":12.817676442494967,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:49","end":"14:16","startHours":12.817676442494967,"endHours":14.270388377842956,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:16","end":"15:43","startHours":14.270388377842956,"endHours":15.72310031319094,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:43","end":"17:11","startHours":15.72310031319094,"endHours":17.17581224853893,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:11","end":"18:43","startHours":17.17581224853893,"endHours":18.72310031319094,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"18:43","end":"20:16","startHours":18.72310031319094,"endHours":20.270388377842956,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:16","end":"21:49","startHours":20.270388377842956,"endHours":21.81767644249497,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:49","end":"23:22","startHours":21.81767644249497,"endHours":23.364964507146983,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:22","end":"00:55","startHours":23.364964507146983,"endHours":24.912252571798994,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:55","end":"02:28","startHours":24.912252571798994,"endHours":26.45954063645101,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:28","end":"04:00","startHours":26.45954063645101,"endHours":28.006828701103025,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:00","end":"05:33","startHours":28.006828701103025,"endHours":29.554116765755037,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:33","end":"06:33","startHours":5.554116765755036,"endHours":6.554116765755036,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:33","end":"07:33","startHours":6.554116765755036,"endHours":7.554116765755036,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:33","end":"08:33","startHours":7.554116765755036,"endHours":8.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:33","end":"09:33","startHours":8.554116765755037,"endHours":9.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:33","end":"10:33","startHours":9.554116765755037,"endHours":10.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:33","end":"11:33","startHours":10.554116765755037,"endHours":11.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:33","end":"12:33","startHours":11.554116765755037,"endHours":12.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:33","end":"13:33","startHours":12.554116765755037,"endHours":13.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:33","end":"14:33","startHours":13.554116765755037,"endHours":14.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:33","end":"15:33","startHours":14.554116765755037,"endHours":15.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:33","end":"16:33","startHours":15.554116765755037,"endHours":16.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:33","end":"17:33","startHours":16.554116765755037,"endHours":17.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:33","end":"18:33","startHours":17.554116765755037,"endHours":18.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:33","end":"19:33","startHours":18.554116765755037,"endHours":19.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:33","end":"20:33","startHours":19.554116765755037,"endHours":20.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:33","end":"21:33","startHours":20.554116765755037,"endHours":21.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:33","end":"22:33","startHours":21.554116765755037,"endHours":22.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:33","end":"23:33","startHours":22.554116765755037,"endHours":23.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:33","end":"00:33","startHours":23.554116765755037,"endHours":24.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:33","end":"01:33","startHours":24.554116765755037,"endHours":25.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:33","end":"02:33","startHours":25.554116765755037,"endHours":26.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:33","end":"03:33","startHours":26.554116765755037,"endHours":27.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:33","end":"04:33","startHours":27.554116765755037,"endHours":28.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:33","end":"05:33","startHours":28.554116765755037,"endHours":29.554116765755037,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-8.936136252451922,"eotMinutes":15.04772957118102,"ayanamsa":23.864}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2057,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vijaya","saka_samvat":1922,"saka_samvatsara":"Vikrama","bengali_samvat":1407,"malayalam_era":1176,"nanakshahi_year":531,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā · Vikram 2057 Vijaya · Śaka 1922 Vikrama"},"festivals":[{"id":"kanya-sankranti","name":"Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)","name_sanskrit":"कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kanyā"},"precedence":4}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — 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 October 16, 2000 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 16, 2000 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 05:33, sūryāsta 17:11.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-10-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-10-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-10-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-10-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2000-10-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T17:25:27.106Z","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":"2026-05-17T17:25:27.106Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T17:25:27.106Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}