{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2014-08-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2014-08-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2014-08-22","date_display":"August 22, 2014 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":2014,"month":8,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456891.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868426.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":124.1548,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":83.7807,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":27,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":319.6259,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.6259},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2,"moon_longitude":83.7807,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7807},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":207.9355},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":53,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":2014,"month":8,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456891.770833,"ahargana":1868426.2708,"kali_year":5116,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0575,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":124.83482400000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":86.103924,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4561},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":201.09202400000004,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":137.35862400000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":103.281724,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":107.69692400000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":203.17442400000004,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":181.7847,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":1.7847,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","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":2014,"month":8,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456891.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868426.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":124.1548,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":83.7807,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":27,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":319.6259,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.6259},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2,"moon_longitude":83.7807,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7807},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":207.9355},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":53,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.456,"elongation":40.374},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.456,"opposition_distance":139.626}},"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":"05:16","sunsetLocal":"18:03","solarNoonLocal":"11:39","dayLengthHours":12.791897424427077,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs","moonriseLocal":"02:23","moonsetLocal":"15:46","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:04","end":"11:39","startHours":10.05906175967742,"endHours":11.658048937730804,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:51","end":"16:27","startHours":14.856023293837573,"endHours":16.455010471890958,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:52","end":"08:28","startHours":6.861087403570651,"endHours":8.460074581624035,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:15","end":"08:40","startHours":8.246876291216918,"endHours":8.673272872031154,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:48","end":"06:08","startHours":5.795095951535061,"endHours":6.13621321618645,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:14","end":"12:05","startHours":11.231652356916568,"endHours":12.08444551854504,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:33","end":"04:25","startHours":3.5565139022603227,"endHours":4.409307063888795,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:12","end":"05:16","startHours":4.196108773481677,"endHours":5.262100225517266,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:47","end":"14:39","startHours":13.790031841801984,"endHours":14.642825003430456,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:51","end":"18:15","startHours":17.853997649944343,"endHours":18.253997649944342,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:03","end":"18:35","startHours":18.053997649944343,"endHours":18.586993375962138,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:48","end":"19:33","startHours":17.803997649944343,"endHours":19.553997649944343,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:14","end":"00:05","startHours":23.23165235691657,"endHours":24.08444551854504,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:16","end":"06:52","startHours":5.262100225517266,"endHours":6.861087403570651,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"06:52","end":"08:28","startHours":6.861087403570651,"endHours":8.460074581624035,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:28","end":"10:04","startHours":8.460074581624035,"endHours":10.05906175967742,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:04","end":"11:39","startHours":10.05906175967742,"endHours":11.658048937730804,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:39","end":"13:15","startHours":11.658048937730804,"endHours":13.257036115784189,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:15","end":"14:51","startHours":13.257036115784189,"endHours":14.856023293837573,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:51","end":"16:27","startHours":14.856023293837573,"endHours":16.455010471890958,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:27","end":"18:03","startHours":16.455010471890958,"endHours":18.053997649944343,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:03","end":"19:27","startHours":18.053997649944343,"endHours":19.455010471890958,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:27","end":"20:51","startHours":19.455010471890958,"endHours":20.856023293837573,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:51","end":"22:15","startHours":20.856023293837573,"endHours":22.25703611578419,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:15","end":"23:39","startHours":22.25703611578419,"endHours":23.658048937730804,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:39","end":"01:04","startHours":23.658048937730804,"endHours":25.05906175967742,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:04","end":"02:28","startHours":25.05906175967742,"endHours":26.460074581624035,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:28","end":"03:52","startHours":26.460074581624035,"endHours":27.86108740357065,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:52","end":"05:16","startHours":27.86108740357065,"endHours":29.262100225517266,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:16","end":"06:16","startHours":5.262100225517266,"endHours":6.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:16","end":"07:16","startHours":6.262100225517266,"endHours":7.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:16","end":"08:16","startHours":7.262100225517266,"endHours":8.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:16","end":"09:16","startHours":8.262100225517266,"endHours":9.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:16","end":"10:16","startHours":9.262100225517266,"endHours":10.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:16","end":"11:16","startHours":10.262100225517266,"endHours":11.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:16","end":"12:16","startHours":11.262100225517266,"endHours":12.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:16","end":"13:16","startHours":12.262100225517266,"endHours":13.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:16","end":"14:16","startHours":13.262100225517266,"endHours":14.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:16","end":"15:16","startHours":14.262100225517266,"endHours":15.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:16","end":"16:16","startHours":15.262100225517266,"endHours":16.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:16","end":"17:16","startHours":16.262100225517266,"endHours":17.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:16","end":"18:16","startHours":17.262100225517266,"endHours":18.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:16","end":"19:16","startHours":18.262100225517266,"endHours":19.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:16","end":"20:16","startHours":19.262100225517266,"endHours":20.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:16","end":"21:16","startHours":20.262100225517266,"endHours":21.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:16","end":"22:16","startHours":21.262100225517266,"endHours":22.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:16","end":"23:16","startHours":22.262100225517266,"endHours":23.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:16","end":"00:16","startHours":23.262100225517266,"endHours":24.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:16","end":"01:16","startHours":24.262100225517266,"endHours":25.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:16","end":"02:16","startHours":25.262100225517266,"endHours":26.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:16","end":"03:16","startHours":26.262100225517266,"endHours":27.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:16","end":"04:16","startHours":27.262100225517266,"endHours":28.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:16","end":"05:16","startHours":28.262100225517266,"endHours":29.262100225517266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":11.858049812210773,"eotMinutes":-2.537336263848294,"ayanamsa":24.0575}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2071,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plavaṅga","saka_samvat":1936,"saka_samvatsara":"Jaya","bengali_samvat":1421,"malayalam_era":1190,"nanakshahi_year":545,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī · Vikram 2071 Plavaṅga · Śaka 1936 Jaya"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — 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 Punarvasu","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 August 22, 2014 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 22, 2014 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 05:16, sūryāsta 18:03.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2014-08-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2014-08-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2014-08-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2014-08-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2014-08-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T14:33:17.488Z","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":"2026-05-31T14:33:17.488Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T14:33:17.488Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}