{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2008-01-17:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2008-01-17","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-01-17","date_display":"January 17, 2008 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":2008,"month":1,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454482.770833,"kali_year":5109,"ahargana":1866017.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":272.1969,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.1118,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":9,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Navamī","elongation_degrees":107.9149,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.9149},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":20.1118,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.7785},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":292.3087},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":17,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":2008,"month":1,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454482.770833,"ahargana":1866017.2708,"kali_year":5109,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9654,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":272.31666599999994,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":18.286266000000012,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.2463},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":61.283465999999976,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":289.707266,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":253.36156600000004,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":236.96286599999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":133.692366,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":309.4251,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":129.4251,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","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":2008,"month":1,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454482.770833,"kali_year":5109,"ahargana":1866017.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":272.1969,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":20.1118,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":9,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Navamī","elongation_degrees":107.9149,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.9149},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":20.1118,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.7785},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":292.3087},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":17,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.246,"elongation":107.915},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.246,"opposition_distance":72.085}},"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":"06:20","sunsetLocal":"17:14","solarNoonLocal":"11:47","dayLengthHours":10.91148622028969,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:22","moonsetLocal":"01:20","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:09","end":"14:31","startHours":13.14679725663802,"endHours":14.510733034174233,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:20","end":"07:41","startHours":6.327118368956965,"endHours":7.691054146493176,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:03","end":"10:25","startHours":9.054989924029387,"endHours":10.418925701565598,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:52","end":"09:14","startHours":8.873131820357893,"endHours":9.236848027700884,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:47","end":"07:04","startHours":6.781763628135702,"endHours":7.072736594010094,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:25","end":"12:09","startHours":11.419145271758822,"endHours":12.1465776864448,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:52","end":"05:36","startHours":4.872253539585007,"endHours":5.599685954270986,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:25","end":"06:20","startHours":5.41782785059949,"endHours":6.327118368956965,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:36","end":"14:20","startHours":13.601442515816759,"endHours":14.328874930502739,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:02","end":"17:26","startHours":17.038604589246656,"endHours":17.438604589246655,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:14","end":"17:42","startHours":17.238604589246656,"endHours":17.693249848425392,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:59","end":"18:44","startHours":16.988604589246656,"endHours":18.738604589246656,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:25","end":"00:09","startHours":23.419145271758822,"endHours":24.1465776864448,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:20","end":"07:41","startHours":6.327118368956965,"endHours":7.691054146493176,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:41","end":"09:03","startHours":7.691054146493176,"endHours":9.054989924029387,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:03","end":"10:25","startHours":9.054989924029387,"endHours":10.418925701565598,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:25","end":"11:47","startHours":10.418925701565598,"endHours":11.782861479101811,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:47","end":"13:09","startHours":11.782861479101811,"endHours":13.14679725663802,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:09","end":"14:31","startHours":13.14679725663802,"endHours":14.510733034174233,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:31","end":"15:52","startHours":14.510733034174233,"endHours":15.874668811710444,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:52","end":"17:14","startHours":15.874668811710444,"endHours":17.238604589246656,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:14","end":"18:52","startHours":17.238604589246656,"endHours":18.874668811710443,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:52","end":"20:31","startHours":18.874668811710443,"endHours":20.510733034174233,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:31","end":"22:09","startHours":20.510733034174233,"endHours":22.14679725663802,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:09","end":"23:47","startHours":22.14679725663802,"endHours":23.78286147910181,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:47","end":"01:25","startHours":23.78286147910181,"endHours":25.4189257015656,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:25","end":"03:03","startHours":25.4189257015656,"endHours":27.054989924029385,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:03","end":"04:41","startHours":27.054989924029385,"endHours":28.691054146493176,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:41","end":"06:20","startHours":28.691054146493176,"endHours":30.327118368956967,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:20","end":"07:20","startHours":6.327118368956965,"endHours":7.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:20","end":"08:20","startHours":7.327118368956965,"endHours":8.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:20","end":"09:20","startHours":8.327118368956965,"endHours":9.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:20","end":"10:20","startHours":9.327118368956965,"endHours":10.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:20","end":"11:20","startHours":10.327118368956965,"endHours":11.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:20","end":"12:20","startHours":11.327118368956965,"endHours":12.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:20","end":"13:20","startHours":12.327118368956965,"endHours":13.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:20","end":"14:20","startHours":13.327118368956965,"endHours":14.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:20","end":"15:20","startHours":14.327118368956965,"endHours":15.327118368956965,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:20","end":"16:20","startHours":15.327118368956965,"endHours":16.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:20","end":"17:20","startHours":16.327118368956967,"endHours":17.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:20","end":"18:20","startHours":17.327118368956967,"endHours":18.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:20","end":"19:20","startHours":18.327118368956967,"endHours":19.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:20","end":"20:20","startHours":19.327118368956967,"endHours":20.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:20","end":"21:20","startHours":20.327118368956967,"endHours":21.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:20","end":"22:20","startHours":21.327118368956967,"endHours":22.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:20","end":"23:20","startHours":22.327118368956967,"endHours":23.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:20","end":"00:20","startHours":23.327118368956967,"endHours":24.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:20","end":"01:20","startHours":24.327118368956967,"endHours":25.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:20","end":"02:20","startHours":25.327118368956967,"endHours":26.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:20","end":"03:20","startHours":26.327118368956967,"endHours":27.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:20","end":"04:20","startHours":27.327118368956967,"endHours":28.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:20","end":"05:20","startHours":28.327118368956967,"endHours":29.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:20","end":"06:20","startHours":29.327118368956967,"endHours":30.327118368956967,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Kāṇa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-20.892572799450935,"eotMinutes":-10.026088746108654,"ayanamsa":23.9654}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Navamī · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-1626101-04-03","event":"Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā","chart_id":"rama","shared_marker":"same Śukla Navamī","url":"/day/-1626101-04-03","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 January 17, 2008 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 17, 2008 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Śukla Navamī, sūryodaya 06:20, sūryāsta 17:14.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2008-01-17","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2008-01-17","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2008-01-17","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2008-01-17","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2008-01-17"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T00:58:12.652Z","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":"2026-06-02T00:58:12.652Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T00:58:12.652Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}