{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:kolhapur:2018-02-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2018-02-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-02-18","date_display":"February 18, 2018 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":2018,"month":2,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458167.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869702.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":305.2907,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":331.2044,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":25.9137,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.9137},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":331.2044,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.2044},"yoga":{"number":21,"name":"Siddha","sum_longitude":276.4951},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":4,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":2018,"month":2,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458167.770833,"ahargana":1869702.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1063,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":305.2206719999999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":329.91137200000003,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.7082},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":229.31087200000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":305.3773719999999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":208.34047199999998,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":314.52037199999995,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":252.19337199999995,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":114.1761,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":294.1761,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","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":2018,"month":2,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458167.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869702.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":305.2907,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":331.2044,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":25.9137,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.9137},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":331.2044,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.2044},"yoga":{"number":21,"name":"Siddha","sum_longitude":276.4951},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":4,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.708,"elongation":25.914},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.708,"opposition_distance":154.086}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-2,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.855,"elongation":1.98}]},"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":"06:58","sunsetLocal":"18:37","solarNoonLocal":"12:47","dayLengthHours":11.64322975522559,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:27","moonsetLocal":"20:26","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"17:09","end":"18:37","startHours":17.157239095082932,"endHours":18.612642814486133,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"12:47","end":"14:15","startHours":12.791027936873338,"endHours":14.246431656276535,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"15:42","end":"17:09","startHours":15.701835375679735,"endHours":17.157239095082932,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:41","end":"10:04","startHours":9.68616666881318,"endHours":10.0742743273207,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:27","end":"07:46","startHours":7.454547632394942,"endHours":7.765033759200957,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:24","end":"13:11","startHours":12.402920278365817,"endHours":13.179135595380858,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:25","end":"06:12","startHours":5.416982425230463,"endHours":6.193197742245502,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:00","end":"06:58","startHours":5.999143912991743,"endHours":6.969413059260542,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:44","end":"15:30","startHours":14.731566229410934,"endHours":15.507781546425973,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:25","end":"18:49","startHours":18.412642814486134,"endHours":18.812642814486132,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:37","end":"19:06","startHours":18.612642814486133,"endHours":19.097777387620532,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:22","end":"20:07","startHours":18.362642814486133,"endHours":20.112642814486133,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:24","end":"01:11","startHours":24.40292027836582,"endHours":25.179135595380856,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:58","end":"08:25","startHours":6.969413059260542,"endHours":8.42481677866374,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:25","end":"09:53","startHours":8.42481677866374,"endHours":9.88022049806694,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:53","end":"11:20","startHours":9.88022049806694,"endHours":11.335624217470137,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:20","end":"12:47","startHours":11.335624217470137,"endHours":12.791027936873338,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"12:47","end":"14:15","startHours":12.791027936873338,"endHours":14.246431656276535,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:15","end":"15:42","startHours":14.246431656276535,"endHours":15.701835375679735,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:42","end":"17:09","startHours":15.701835375679735,"endHours":17.157239095082932,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:09","end":"18:37","startHours":17.157239095082932,"endHours":18.612642814486133,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:37","end":"20:09","startHours":18.612642814486133,"endHours":20.157239095082936,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:09","end":"21:42","startHours":20.157239095082936,"endHours":21.701835375679735,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"21:42","end":"23:15","startHours":21.701835375679735,"endHours":23.246431656276535,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:15","end":"00:47","startHours":23.246431656276535,"endHours":24.791027936873338,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"00:47","end":"02:20","startHours":24.791027936873338,"endHours":26.33562421747014,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:20","end":"03:53","startHours":26.33562421747014,"endHours":27.88022049806694,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:53","end":"05:25","startHours":27.88022049806694,"endHours":29.42481677866374,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:25","end":"06:58","startHours":29.42481677866374,"endHours":30.969413059260543,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:58","end":"07:58","startHours":6.969413059260542,"endHours":7.969413059260542,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:58","end":"08:58","startHours":7.969413059260542,"endHours":8.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:58","end":"09:58","startHours":8.969413059260543,"endHours":9.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:58","end":"10:58","startHours":9.969413059260543,"endHours":10.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:58","end":"11:58","startHours":10.969413059260543,"endHours":11.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:58","end":"12:58","startHours":11.969413059260543,"endHours":12.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:58","end":"13:58","startHours":12.969413059260543,"endHours":13.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:58","end":"14:58","startHours":13.969413059260543,"endHours":14.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:58","end":"15:58","startHours":14.969413059260543,"endHours":15.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:58","end":"16:58","startHours":15.969413059260543,"endHours":16.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:58","end":"17:58","startHours":16.969413059260543,"endHours":17.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:58","end":"18:58","startHours":17.969413059260543,"endHours":18.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:58","end":"19:58","startHours":18.969413059260543,"endHours":19.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:58","end":"20:58","startHours":19.969413059260543,"endHours":20.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:58","end":"21:58","startHours":20.969413059260543,"endHours":21.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:58","end":"22:58","startHours":21.969413059260543,"endHours":22.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:58","end":"23:58","startHours":22.969413059260543,"endHours":23.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:58","end":"00:58","startHours":23.969413059260543,"endHours":24.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:58","end":"01:58","startHours":24.969413059260543,"endHours":25.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:58","end":"02:58","startHours":25.969413059260543,"endHours":26.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:58","end":"03:58","startHours":26.969413059260543,"endHours":27.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:58","end":"04:58","startHours":27.969413059260543,"endHours":28.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:58","end":"05:58","startHours":28.969413059260543,"endHours":29.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:58","end":"06:58","startHours":29.969413059260543,"endHours":30.969413059260543,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Rākṣasa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-11.70650544252185,"eotMinutes":-14.434876212400278,"ayanamsa":24.1063}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Tṛtīyā · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — 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 February 18, 2018 CE · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 18, 2018 CE for Kolhāpur, Maharashtra: Śukla Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 06:58, sūryāsta 18:37.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2018-02-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2018-02-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2018-02-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2018-02-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2018-02-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T11:16:59.354Z","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":"2026-05-15T11:16:59.354Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T11:16:59.354Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}