{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2026-05-05:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-05-05","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2026-05-05","date_display":"May 5, 2026 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":2026,"month":5,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461165.770833,"kali_year":5128,"ahargana":1872700.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":20.3382,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":240.1676,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":19,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturthī","elongation_degrees":219.8294,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.8294},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1,"moon_longitude":240.1676,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.1676},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":260.5058},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":36,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":2026,"month":5,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461165.770833,"ahargana":1872700.2708,"kali_year":5128,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.221,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":20.357726000000014,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":236.871126,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.3496},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":354.840326,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":9.004726000000005,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":85.09502600000002,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":48.61602600000003,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":345.453226,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":315.3276,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":135.3276,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","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":2026,"month":5,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461165.770833,"kali_year":5128,"ahargana":1872700.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":20.3382,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":240.1676,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":19,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturthī","elongation_degrees":219.8294,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.8294},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1,"moon_longitude":240.1676,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.1676},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":260.5058},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":36,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.35,"elongation":140.171},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.35,"opposition_distance":39.829}},"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":"05:02","sunsetLocal":"18:05","solarNoonLocal":"11:34","dayLengthHours":13.052910119893333,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs","moonriseLocal":"20:38","moonsetLocal":"07:21","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:49","end":"16:27","startHours":14.823110466732288,"endHours":16.454724231718956,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:18","end":"09:56","startHours":8.296655406785622,"endHours":9.928269171772289,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:34","end":"13:11","startHours":11.559882936758957,"endHours":13.191496701745624,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:05","end":"08:31","startHours":8.0791069047874,"endHours":8.514203908783845,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:35","end":"05:56","startHours":5.577299131807845,"endHours":5.925376735005,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:07","end":"12:00","startHours":11.124785932762512,"endHours":11.994979940755401,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:18","end":"04:10","startHours":3.2930398608265112,"endHours":4.1632338688194,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"03:57","end":"05:02","startHours":3.945685366821178,"endHours":5.033427876812289,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:44","end":"14:36","startHours":13.735367956741179,"endHours":14.605561964734068,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:53","end":"18:17","startHours":17.886337996705624,"endHours":18.286337996705623,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:05","end":"18:38","startHours":18.086337996705623,"endHours":18.630209251701178,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:50","end":"19:35","startHours":17.836337996705623,"endHours":19.586337996705623,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:07","end":"00:00","startHours":23.124785932762514,"endHours":23.9949799407554,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:02","end":"06:40","startHours":5.033427876812289,"endHours":6.665041641798956,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:40","end":"08:18","startHours":6.665041641798956,"endHours":8.296655406785622,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:18","end":"09:56","startHours":8.296655406785622,"endHours":9.928269171772289,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:56","end":"11:34","startHours":9.928269171772289,"endHours":11.559882936758957,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:34","end":"13:11","startHours":11.559882936758957,"endHours":13.191496701745624,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:11","end":"14:49","startHours":13.191496701745624,"endHours":14.823110466732288,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:49","end":"16:27","startHours":14.823110466732288,"endHours":16.454724231718956,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:27","end":"18:05","startHours":16.454724231718956,"endHours":18.086337996705623,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:05","end":"19:27","startHours":18.086337996705623,"endHours":19.454724231718956,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:27","end":"20:49","startHours":19.454724231718956,"endHours":20.823110466732288,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:49","end":"22:11","startHours":20.823110466732288,"endHours":22.191496701745624,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:11","end":"23:34","startHours":22.191496701745624,"endHours":23.559882936758957,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:34","end":"00:56","startHours":23.559882936758957,"endHours":24.92826917177229,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"00:56","end":"02:18","startHours":24.92826917177229,"endHours":26.296655406785625,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:18","end":"03:40","startHours":26.296655406785625,"endHours":27.665041641798958,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:40","end":"05:02","startHours":27.665041641798958,"endHours":29.03342787681229,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:02","end":"06:02","startHours":5.033427876812289,"endHours":6.033427876812289,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:02","end":"07:02","startHours":6.033427876812289,"endHours":7.033427876812289,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:02","end":"08:02","startHours":7.033427876812289,"endHours":8.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:02","end":"09:02","startHours":8.03342787681229,"endHours":9.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:02","end":"10:02","startHours":9.03342787681229,"endHours":10.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:02","end":"11:02","startHours":10.03342787681229,"endHours":11.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:02","end":"12:02","startHours":11.03342787681229,"endHours":12.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:02","end":"13:02","startHours":12.03342787681229,"endHours":13.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:02","end":"14:02","startHours":13.03342787681229,"endHours":14.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:02","end":"15:02","startHours":14.03342787681229,"endHours":15.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:02","end":"16:02","startHours":15.03342787681229,"endHours":16.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:02","end":"17:02","startHours":16.03342787681229,"endHours":17.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:02","end":"18:02","startHours":17.03342787681229,"endHours":18.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:02","end":"19:02","startHours":18.03342787681229,"endHours":19.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:02","end":"20:02","startHours":19.03342787681229,"endHours":20.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:02","end":"21:02","startHours":20.03342787681229,"endHours":21.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:02","end":"22:02","startHours":21.03342787681229,"endHours":22.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:02","end":"23:02","startHours":22.03342787681229,"endHours":23.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:02","end":"00:02","startHours":23.03342787681229,"endHours":24.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:02","end":"01:02","startHours":24.03342787681229,"endHours":25.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:02","end":"02:02","startHours":25.03342787681229,"endHours":26.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:02","end":"03:02","startHours":26.03342787681229,"endHours":27.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:02","end":"04:02","startHours":27.03342787681229,"endHours":28.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:02","end":"05:02","startHours":28.03342787681229,"endHours":29.03342787681229,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":16.21030949584974,"eotMinutes":3.3526237944626183,"ayanamsa":24.221}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2083,"vikram_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","saka_samvat":1948,"saka_samvatsara":"Parābhava","bengali_samvat":1433,"malayalam_era":1202,"nanakshahi_year":557,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī · Vikram 2083 Siddhārthī · Śaka 1948 Parābhava"},"festivals":[{"id":"mesha-sankranti","name":"Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)","name_sanskrit":"मेष सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":1},{"id":"baisakhi","name":"Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)","name_sanskrit":"वैशाखी","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya + Khalsa Pantha (Sikh)","significance":"Punjab New Year + Sikh Khalsa founding day.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":2},{"id":"angarika-chaturthi","name":"Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)","name_sanskrit":"अङ्गारक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa + Maṅgala","significance":"Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":4,"vara_name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"},{"tithi_number":19,"vara_name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}]},"precedence":3},{"id":"sankashti-chaturthi","name":"Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī","name_sanskrit":"सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Gaṇeśa vrata.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":19,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — 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 May 5, 2026 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 5, 2026 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Kṛṣṇa Caturthī, sūryodaya 05:02, sūryāsta 18:05.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-05-05","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-05-05","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-05-05","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-05-05","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-05-05"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T18:26:40.630Z","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":"2026-05-14T18:26:40.630Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T18:26:40.630Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}