{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:kanchipuram:2026-07-15:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kanchipuram/2026-07-15","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2026-07-15","date_display":"July 15, 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2026,"month":7,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461236.770833,"kali_year":5128,"ahargana":1872771.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":87.8883,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.0066,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":9.1183,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.1183},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2,"moon_longitude":97.0066,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.6732},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":184.8948},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":1,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":7,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461236.770833,"ahargana":1872771.2708,"kali_year":5128,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2237,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":88.37881300000004,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.18651299999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.5509},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":46.85651300000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":84.74631299999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":98.79461300000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":131.281813,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":350.461713,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":311.5657,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":131.5657,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2026,"month":7,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461236.770833,"kali_year":5128,"ahargana":1872771.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":87.8883,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.0066,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":9.1183,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.1183},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2,"moon_longitude":97.0066,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.6732},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":184.8948},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":1,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.551,"elongation":9.118},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.551,"opposition_distance":170.882}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"kanchipuram","name":"Kāñcīpuram","lat":12.8342,"lon":79.7036,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"kanchipuram","name":"Kāñcīpuram","lat":12.8342,"lon":79.7036,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"05:52","sunsetLocal":"18:41","solarNoonLocal":"12:17","dayLengthHours":12.81103638432262,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:31","moonsetLocal":"19:13","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:17","end":"13:53","startHours":12.27948685177292,"endHours":13.880866399813247,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:29","end":"09:05","startHours":7.475348207651938,"endHours":9.076727755692264,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:41","end":"12:17","startHours":10.678107303732592,"endHours":12.27948685177292,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:52","end":"09:17","startHours":8.863210482620222,"endHours":9.290245028764309,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:24","end":"06:45","startHours":6.40776184229172,"endHours":6.7493894792069895,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:42","startHours":11.852452305628832,"endHours":12.706521397917006,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:10","end":"05:01","startHours":4.165830475035261,"endHours":5.019899567323436,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:48","end":"05:52","startHours":4.806382294251392,"endHours":5.87396865961161,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:25","end":"15:16","startHours":14.414659582493357,"endHours":15.268728674781531,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:29","end":"18:53","startHours":18.48500504393423,"endHours":18.88500504393423,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:41","end":"19:13","startHours":18.68500504393423,"endHours":19.21879822661434,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:26","end":"20:11","startHours":18.43500504393423,"endHours":20.18500504393423,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:42","startHours":23.85245230562883,"endHours":24.706521397917008,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:52","end":"07:29","startHours":5.87396865961161,"endHours":7.475348207651938,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:29","end":"09:05","startHours":7.475348207651938,"endHours":9.076727755692264,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:05","end":"10:41","startHours":9.076727755692264,"endHours":10.678107303732592,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:41","end":"12:17","startHours":10.678107303732592,"endHours":12.27948685177292,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:17","end":"13:53","startHours":12.27948685177292,"endHours":13.880866399813247,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:53","end":"15:29","startHours":13.880866399813247,"endHours":15.482245947853574,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:29","end":"17:05","startHours":15.482245947853574,"endHours":17.0836254958939,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:05","end":"18:41","startHours":17.0836254958939,"endHours":18.68500504393423,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:41","end":"20:05","startHours":18.68500504393423,"endHours":20.0836254958939,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:05","end":"21:29","startHours":20.0836254958939,"endHours":21.482245947853574,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:29","end":"22:53","startHours":21.482245947853574,"endHours":22.880866399813247,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:53","end":"00:17","startHours":22.880866399813247,"endHours":24.27948685177292,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:17","end":"01:41","startHours":24.27948685177292,"endHours":25.67810730373259,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:41","end":"03:05","startHours":25.67810730373259,"endHours":27.076727755692264,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:05","end":"04:29","startHours":27.076727755692264,"endHours":28.475348207651937,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:29","end":"05:52","startHours":28.475348207651937,"endHours":29.87396865961161,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:52","end":"06:52","startHours":5.87396865961161,"endHours":6.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:52","end":"07:52","startHours":6.87396865961161,"endHours":7.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:52","end":"08:52","startHours":7.87396865961161,"endHours":8.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:52","end":"09:52","startHours":8.87396865961161,"endHours":9.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:52","end":"10:52","startHours":9.87396865961161,"endHours":10.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:52","end":"11:52","startHours":10.87396865961161,"endHours":11.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:52","end":"12:52","startHours":11.87396865961161,"endHours":12.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:52","end":"13:52","startHours":12.87396865961161,"endHours":13.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:52","end":"14:52","startHours":13.87396865961161,"endHours":14.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:52","end":"15:52","startHours":14.87396865961161,"endHours":15.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:52","end":"16:52","startHours":15.87396865961161,"endHours":16.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:52","end":"17:52","startHours":16.87396865961161,"endHours":17.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:52","end":"18:52","startHours":17.87396865961161,"endHours":18.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:52","end":"19:52","startHours":18.87396865961161,"endHours":19.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:52","end":"20:52","startHours":19.87396865961161,"endHours":20.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:52","end":"21:52","startHours":20.87396865961161,"endHours":21.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:52","end":"22:52","startHours":21.87396865961161,"endHours":22.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:52","end":"23:52","startHours":22.87396865961161,"endHours":23.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:52","end":"00:52","startHours":23.87396865961161,"endHours":24.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:52","end":"01:52","startHours":24.87396865961161,"endHours":25.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:52","end":"02:52","startHours":25.87396865961161,"endHours":26.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:52","end":"03:52","startHours":26.87396865961161,"endHours":27.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:52","end":"04:52","startHours":27.87396865961161,"endHours":28.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:52","end":"05:52","startHours":28.87396865961161,"endHours":29.87396865961161,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Śubha","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":21.542049753345562,"eotMinutes":-5.583611106375076,"ayanamsa":24.2237}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2083,"vikram_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","saka_samvat":1948,"saka_samvatsara":"Parābhava","bengali_samvat":1433,"malayalam_era":1202,"nanakshahi_year":557,"lunar_month":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_amanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mithuna (Āni)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Āṣāḍha Śukla Pratipada · Vikram 2083 Siddhārthī · Śaka 1948 Parābhava"},"festivals":[{"id":"ashadha-gupta-navratri-start","name":"Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start","name_sanskrit":"आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ","tradition":"Shakta","associated_deity":"Devī (10 Mahāvidyās)","significance":"Second Gupta Navrātri.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":1,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Āṣāḍha"},"precedence":3}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Dedicated festival walk for Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start is not live yet; Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"kanchipuram"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga July 15, 2026 CE · Kāñcīpuram · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 15, 2026 CE for Kāñcīpuram: Śukla Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:52, sūryāsta 18:41.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kanchipuram/2026-07-15","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kanchipuram/2026-07-15","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/kanchipuram/2026-07-15","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/kanchipuram/2026-07-15","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kanchipuram/2026-07-15"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-06T19:28:34.838Z","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":"2026-08-06T19:28:34.838Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-06T19:28:34.838Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}