{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:kolhapur:2017-05-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2017-05-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-05-18","date_display":"May 18, 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":5,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457891.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869426.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":33.1373,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":295.6224,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":22,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Saptamī","elongation_degrees":262.4851,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.4851},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":295.6224,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.2891},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":328.7597},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":43,"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":2017,"month":5,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457891.770833,"ahargana":1869426.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0957,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":33.21281699999997,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":291.942417,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":1.0249},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":53.857316999999966,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":7.225317000000018,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":169.46551699999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":348.264417,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":242.20081699999992,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":128.7999,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":308.7999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":2017,"month":5,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457891.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869426.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":33.1373,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":295.6224,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":22,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Saptamī","elongation_degrees":262.4851,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.4851},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":295.6224,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.2891},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":328.7597},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":43,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.025,"elongation":97.515},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.025,"opposition_distance":82.485}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"kolhapur","name":"Kolhāpur, Maharashtra","lat":16.705,"lon":74.2433,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Maharashtra","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"kolhapur","name":"Kolhāpur, Maharashtra","lat":16.705,"lon":74.2433,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Maharashtra","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:01","sunsetLocal":"18:58","solarNoonLocal":"12:29","dayLengthHours":12.939822796224114,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 56 Mins 23 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 03 Mins 37 Secs","moonriseLocal":"00:01","moonsetLocal":"11:27","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:06","end":"15:43","startHours":14.106438146353522,"endHours":15.723915995881535,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:01","end":"07:38","startHours":6.01904889871345,"endHours":7.636526748241464,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:15","end":"10:52","startHours":9.254004597769478,"endHours":10.871482447297492,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:02","end":"09:28","startHours":9.038340884499076,"endHours":9.46966831103988,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:33","end":"06:54","startHours":6.558208181889455,"endHours":6.903270123122098,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:03","end":"12:55","startHours":12.057632870284703,"endHours":12.920287723366311,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:18","end":"05:09","startHours":4.293739192550235,"endHours":5.156394045631842,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:56","end":"06:01","startHours":4.94073033236144,"endHours":6.01904889871345,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:39","end":"15:30","startHours":14.645597429529527,"endHours":15.508252282611135,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:46","end":"19:10","startHours":18.758871694937564,"endHours":19.158871694937563,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:58","end":"19:30","startHours":18.958871694937564,"endHours":19.49803097811357,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:43","end":"20:28","startHours":18.708871694937564,"endHours":20.458871694937564,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:03","end":"00:55","startHours":24.057632870284703,"endHours":24.92028772336631,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:01","end":"07:38","startHours":6.01904889871345,"endHours":7.636526748241464,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:38","end":"09:15","startHours":7.636526748241464,"endHours":9.254004597769478,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:15","end":"10:52","startHours":9.254004597769478,"endHours":10.871482447297492,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:52","end":"12:29","startHours":10.871482447297492,"endHours":12.488960296825507,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:29","end":"14:06","startHours":12.488960296825507,"endHours":14.106438146353522,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:06","end":"15:43","startHours":14.106438146353522,"endHours":15.723915995881535,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:43","end":"17:20","startHours":15.723915995881535,"endHours":17.34139384540955,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:20","end":"18:58","startHours":17.34139384540955,"endHours":18.958871694937564,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:58","end":"20:20","startHours":18.958871694937564,"endHours":20.34139384540955,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:20","end":"21:43","startHours":20.34139384540955,"endHours":21.723915995881534,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:43","end":"23:06","startHours":21.723915995881534,"endHours":23.106438146353522,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:06","end":"00:29","startHours":23.106438146353522,"endHours":24.488960296825507,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:29","end":"01:52","startHours":24.488960296825507,"endHours":25.871482447297492,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:52","end":"03:15","startHours":25.871482447297492,"endHours":27.25400459776948,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:15","end":"04:38","startHours":27.25400459776948,"endHours":28.636526748241465,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:38","end":"06:01","startHours":28.636526748241465,"endHours":30.01904889871345,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:01","end":"07:01","startHours":6.01904889871345,"endHours":7.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:01","end":"08:01","startHours":7.01904889871345,"endHours":8.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:01","end":"09:01","startHours":8.01904889871345,"endHours":9.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:01","end":"10:01","startHours":9.01904889871345,"endHours":10.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:01","end":"11:01","startHours":10.01904889871345,"endHours":11.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:01","end":"12:01","startHours":11.01904889871345,"endHours":12.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:01","end":"13:01","startHours":12.01904889871345,"endHours":13.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:01","end":"14:01","startHours":13.01904889871345,"endHours":14.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:01","end":"15:01","startHours":14.01904889871345,"endHours":15.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:01","end":"16:01","startHours":15.01904889871345,"endHours":16.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:01","end":"17:01","startHours":16.01904889871345,"endHours":17.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:01","end":"18:01","startHours":17.01904889871345,"endHours":18.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:01","end":"19:01","startHours":18.01904889871345,"endHours":19.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:01","end":"20:01","startHours":19.01904889871345,"endHours":20.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:01","end":"21:01","startHours":20.01904889871345,"endHours":21.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:01","end":"22:01","startHours":21.01904889871345,"endHours":22.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:01","end":"23:01","startHours":22.01904889871345,"endHours":23.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:01","end":"00:01","startHours":23.01904889871345,"endHours":24.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:01","end":"01:01","startHours":24.01904889871345,"endHours":25.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:01","end":"02:01","startHours":25.01904889871345,"endHours":26.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:01","end":"03:01","startHours":26.01904889871345,"endHours":27.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:01","end":"04:01","startHours":27.01904889871345,"endHours":28.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:01","end":"05:01","startHours":28.01904889871345,"endHours":29.01904889871345,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:01","end":"06:01","startHours":29.01904889871345,"endHours":30.01904889871345,"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Chatra","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":19.556004165640168,"eotMinutes":3.6891821904695723,"ayanamsa":24.0957}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrishabha-sankranti","name":"Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Taurus.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛṣabha"},"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":"kolhapur"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 18, 2017 CE · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 18, 2017 CE for Kolhāpur, Maharashtra: Kṛṣṇa Saptamī, sūryodaya 06:01, sūryāsta 18:58.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2017-05-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2017-05-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2017-05-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2017-05-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2017-05-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T13:23:03.207Z","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":"2026-05-15T13:23:03.207Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T13:23:03.207Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}