{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2026-12-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-12-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2026-12-24","date_display":"December 24, 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":12,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461398.770833,"kali_year":5128,"ahargana":1872933.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":247.6172,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":66.5346,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":178.9174,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.9174},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":66.5346,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.2013},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":314.1519},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":29,"name":"Bava"},"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":2026,"month":12,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461398.770833,"ahargana":1872933.2708,"kali_year":5128,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2299,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":247.99062400000003,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":67.64392399999997,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.749},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":134.00512400000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":242.68222400000002,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":122.37452400000001,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":201.14842399999998,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":343.914024,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":302.9821,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":122.9821,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","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":12,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461398.770833,"kali_year":5128,"ahargana":1872933.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":247.6172,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":66.5346,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":178.9174,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.9174},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":66.5346,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.2013},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":314.1519},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":29,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.749,"elongation":178.917},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.749,"opposition_distance":1.083}},"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":"06:15","sunsetLocal":"16:59","solarNoonLocal":"11:37","dayLengthHours":10.748508149785561,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs","moonriseLocal":"16:51","moonsetLocal":"06:20","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:58","end":"14:18","startHours":12.95974812212345,"endHours":14.303311640846644,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:15","end":"07:35","startHours":6.241930528507475,"endHours":7.58549404723067,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:56","end":"10:16","startHours":8.929057565953865,"endHours":10.27262108467706,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:45","end":"09:06","startHours":8.74991576345744,"endHours":9.108199368450292,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:41","end":"06:59","startHours":6.689785034748541,"endHours":6.976411918742822,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:15","end":"11:58","startHours":11.257900998407402,"endHours":11.974468208393107,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:49","end":"05:32","startHours":4.808796108536066,"endHours":5.525363318521771,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:21","end":"06:15","startHours":5.346221516025345,"endHours":6.241930528507475,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:24","end":"14:07","startHours":13.407602628364515,"endHours":14.12416983835022,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:47","end":"17:11","startHours":16.790438678293036,"endHours":17.190438678293035,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"16:59","end":"17:26","startHours":16.990438678293035,"endHours":17.4382931845341,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:44","end":"18:29","startHours":16.740438678293035,"endHours":18.490438678293035,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:15","end":"23:58","startHours":23.257900998407404,"endHours":23.97446820839311,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:15","end":"07:35","startHours":6.241930528507475,"endHours":7.58549404723067,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:35","end":"08:56","startHours":7.58549404723067,"endHours":8.929057565953865,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:56","end":"10:16","startHours":8.929057565953865,"endHours":10.27262108467706,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:16","end":"11:37","startHours":10.27262108467706,"endHours":11.616184603400256,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:37","end":"12:58","startHours":11.616184603400256,"endHours":12.95974812212345,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:58","end":"14:18","startHours":12.95974812212345,"endHours":14.303311640846644,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:18","end":"15:39","startHours":14.303311640846644,"endHours":15.646875159569841,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:39","end":"16:59","startHours":15.646875159569841,"endHours":16.990438678293035,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:59","end":"18:39","startHours":16.990438678293035,"endHours":18.64687515956984,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:39","end":"20:18","startHours":18.64687515956984,"endHours":20.303311640846644,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:18","end":"21:58","startHours":20.303311640846644,"endHours":21.95974812212345,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:58","end":"23:37","startHours":21.95974812212345,"endHours":23.616184603400256,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:37","end":"01:16","startHours":23.616184603400256,"endHours":25.27262108467706,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:16","end":"02:56","startHours":25.27262108467706,"endHours":26.929057565953865,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:56","end":"04:35","startHours":26.929057565953865,"endHours":28.585494047230668,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:35","end":"06:15","startHours":28.585494047230668,"endHours":30.241930528507474,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:15","end":"07:15","startHours":6.241930528507475,"endHours":7.241930528507475,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:15","end":"08:15","startHours":7.241930528507475,"endHours":8.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:15","end":"09:15","startHours":8.241930528507474,"endHours":9.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:15","end":"10:15","startHours":9.241930528507474,"endHours":10.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:15","end":"11:15","startHours":10.241930528507474,"endHours":11.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:15","end":"12:15","startHours":11.241930528507474,"endHours":12.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:15","end":"13:15","startHours":12.241930528507474,"endHours":13.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:15","end":"14:15","startHours":13.241930528507474,"endHours":14.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:15","end":"15:15","startHours":14.241930528507474,"endHours":15.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:15","end":"16:15","startHours":15.241930528507474,"endHours":16.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:15","end":"17:15","startHours":16.241930528507474,"endHours":17.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:15","end":"18:15","startHours":17.241930528507474,"endHours":18.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:15","end":"19:15","startHours":18.241930528507474,"endHours":19.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:15","end":"20:15","startHours":19.241930528507474,"endHours":20.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:15","end":"21:15","startHours":20.241930528507474,"endHours":21.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:15","end":"22:15","startHours":21.241930528507474,"endHours":22.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:15","end":"23:15","startHours":22.241930528507474,"endHours":23.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:15","end":"00:15","startHours":23.241930528507474,"endHours":24.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:15","end":"01:15","startHours":24.241930528507474,"endHours":25.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:15","end":"02:15","startHours":25.241930528507474,"endHours":26.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:15","end":"03:15","startHours":26.241930528507474,"endHours":27.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:15","end":"04:15","startHours":27.241930528507474,"endHours":28.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:15","end":"05:15","startHours":28.241930528507474,"endHours":29.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:15","end":"06:15","startHours":29.241930528507474,"endHours":30.241930528507474,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"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":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-23.417850911526976,"eotMinutes":-0.025476204015291604,"ayanamsa":24.2299}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2083,"vikram_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","saka_samvat":1948,"saka_samvatsara":"Parābhava","bengali_samvat":1433,"malayalam_era":1202,"nanakshahi_year":557,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā · Vikram 2083 Siddhārthī · Śaka 1948 Parābhava"},"festivals":[{"id":"paush-purnima","name":"Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)","name_sanskrit":"पौष पूर्णिमा","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Devī Śākambharī","significance":"Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Pauṣa"},"precedence":3},{"id":"lohri","name":"Lohri","name_sanskrit":"लोहड़ी","tradition":"Regional","significance":"Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"precedence":4},{"id":"dhanu-sankranti","name":"Dhanu Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"धनु सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Sagittarius; Dhanu-māsa (Khara-māsa).","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"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":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","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 December 24, 2026 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 24, 2026 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Śukla Pūrṇimā, sūryodaya 06:15, sūryāsta 16:59.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-12-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-12-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-12-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-12-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2026-12-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T21:20:05.144Z","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":"2026-05-14T21:20:05.144Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T21:20:05.144Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}