{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2017-08-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2017-08-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-08-24","date_display":"August 24, 2017 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":2017,"month":8,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457989.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869524.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.2877,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":156.5664,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":30.2786,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.2786},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":156.5664,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.8997},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":282.8541},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":5,"name":"Gara"},"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":2017,"month":8,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457989.770833,"ahargana":1869524.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0995,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.985273,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":155.81807300000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.4464},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":117.78837299999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":132.102573,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":176.150573,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":93.104873,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":236.92947299999992,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":123.6074,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":303.6074,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","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":2017,"month":8,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457989.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869524.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.2877,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":156.5664,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":30.2786,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.2786},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":156.5664,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.8997},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":282.8541},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":5,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.446,"elongation":30.279},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.446,"opposition_distance":149.721}},"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":"05:17","sunsetLocal":"18:01","solarNoonLocal":"11:39","dayLengthHours":12.746820112186853,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 44 Mins 49 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 15 Mins 11 Secs","moonriseLocal":"07:32","moonsetLocal":"19:37","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:15","end":"14:50","startHours":13.242309895725228,"endHours":14.835662409748583,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"05:17","end":"06:52","startHours":5.275547325608444,"endHours":6.8688998396318,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:28","end":"10:03","startHours":8.462252353655156,"endHours":10.055604867678515,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:15","end":"08:40","startHours":8.249805351785376,"endHours":8.674699355524938,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:48","end":"06:09","startHours":5.806664830282896,"endHours":6.146580033274546,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:13","end":"12:04","startHours":11.224063377962308,"endHours":12.073851385441431,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:35","end":"04:26","startHours":3.5759713106501967,"endHours":4.42575931812932,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:13","end":"05:17","startHours":4.21331231625954,"endHours":5.275547325608444,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:46","end":"14:37","startHours":13.77342740039968,"endHours":14.623215407878803,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:49","end":"18:13","startHours":17.822367437795297,"endHours":18.222367437795295,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:01","end":"18:33","startHours":18.022367437795296,"endHours":18.553484942469748,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:46","end":"19:31","startHours":17.772367437795296,"endHours":19.522367437795296,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:13","end":"00:04","startHours":23.224063377962306,"endHours":24.073851385441433,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:17","end":"06:52","startHours":5.275547325608444,"endHours":6.8688998396318,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"06:52","end":"08:28","startHours":6.8688998396318,"endHours":8.462252353655156,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:28","end":"10:03","startHours":8.462252353655156,"endHours":10.055604867678515,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:03","end":"11:39","startHours":10.055604867678515,"endHours":11.64895738170187,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:39","end":"13:15","startHours":11.64895738170187,"endHours":13.242309895725228,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:15","end":"14:50","startHours":13.242309895725228,"endHours":14.835662409748583,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:50","end":"16:26","startHours":14.835662409748583,"endHours":16.42901492377194,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:26","end":"18:01","startHours":16.42901492377194,"endHours":18.022367437795296,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:01","end":"19:26","startHours":18.022367437795296,"endHours":19.429014923771938,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:26","end":"20:50","startHours":19.429014923771938,"endHours":20.835662409748583,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:50","end":"22:15","startHours":20.835662409748583,"endHours":22.242309895725228,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:15","end":"23:39","startHours":22.242309895725228,"endHours":23.64895738170187,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:39","end":"01:03","startHours":23.64895738170187,"endHours":25.05560486767851,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:03","end":"02:28","startHours":25.05560486767851,"endHours":26.462252353655156,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:28","end":"03:52","startHours":26.462252353655156,"endHours":27.8688998396318,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:52","end":"05:17","startHours":27.8688998396318,"endHours":29.275547325608443,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:17","end":"06:17","startHours":5.275547325608444,"endHours":6.275547325608444,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:17","end":"07:17","startHours":6.275547325608444,"endHours":7.275547325608444,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:17","end":"08:17","startHours":7.275547325608444,"endHours":8.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:17","end":"09:17","startHours":8.275547325608443,"endHours":9.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:17","end":"10:17","startHours":9.275547325608443,"endHours":10.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:17","end":"11:17","startHours":10.275547325608443,"endHours":11.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:17","end":"12:17","startHours":11.275547325608443,"endHours":12.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:17","end":"13:17","startHours":12.275547325608443,"endHours":13.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:17","end":"14:17","startHours":13.275547325608443,"endHours":14.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:17","end":"15:17","startHours":14.275547325608443,"endHours":15.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:17","end":"16:17","startHours":15.275547325608443,"endHours":16.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:17","end":"17:17","startHours":16.275547325608443,"endHours":17.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:17","end":"18:17","startHours":17.275547325608443,"endHours":18.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:17","end":"19:17","startHours":18.275547325608443,"endHours":19.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:17","end":"20:17","startHours":19.275547325608443,"endHours":20.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:17","end":"21:17","startHours":20.275547325608443,"endHours":21.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:17","end":"22:17","startHours":21.275547325608443,"endHours":22.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:17","end":"23:17","startHours":22.275547325608443,"endHours":23.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:17","end":"00:17","startHours":23.275547325608443,"endHours":24.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:17","end":"01:17","startHours":24.275547325608443,"endHours":25.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:17","end":"02:17","startHours":25.275547325608443,"endHours":26.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:17","end":"03:17","startHours":26.275547325608443,"endHours":27.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:17","end":"04:17","startHours":27.275547325608443,"endHours":28.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:17","end":"05:17","startHours":28.275547325608443,"endHours":29.275547325608443,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhātṛ","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":11.087601947025938,"eotMinutes":-1.9918429021122266,"ayanamsa":24.0995}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Śukla Tṛtīyā · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"varaha-jayanti","name":"Varāha Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"वराह जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Varāha (3rd daśāvatāra of Krishna)","deity_avatara_index":12,"significance":"Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.","vrata":false,"detection":{"tithi_number":3,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":4,"sources":["Bhāgavata 3.13"]},{"id":"simha-sankranti","name":"Siṁha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Leo.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Siṃha"},"precedence":5}],"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":[]},"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 24, 2017 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 24, 2017 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Śukla Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 05:17, sūryāsta 18:01.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2017-08-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2017-08-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2017-08-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2017-08-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2017-08-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-20T19:56:52.542Z","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":"2026-05-20T19:56:52.542Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-20T19:56:52.542Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}