{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:kolhapur:2020-08-26:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2020-08-26","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2020-08-26","date_display":"August 26, 2020 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":2020,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459087.770833,"kali_year":5122,"ahargana":1870622.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":128.4231,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":219.9539,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":91.5309,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.5309},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":219.9539,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.6206},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":348.377},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"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":2020,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459087.770833,"ahargana":1870622.2708,"kali_year":5122,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1415,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":129.13742100000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":222.92242099999999,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":1.934},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":2.0610209999999825,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":136.94192099999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":263.7771210000001,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":83.54562099999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":272.095421,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":65.43,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":245.43,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"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":2020,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459087.770833,"kali_year":5122,"ahargana":1870622.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":128.4231,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":219.9539,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":91.5309,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.5309},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":219.9539,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.6206},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":348.377},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.934,"elongation":91.531},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.934,"opposition_distance":88.469}},"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":"06:18","sunsetLocal":"18:50","solarNoonLocal":"12:34","dayLengthHours":12.535031740451835,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:14","moonsetLocal":"00:25","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:34","end":"14:08","startHours":12.574038668856943,"endHours":14.140917636413423,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:52","end":"09:26","startHours":7.873401766187506,"endHours":9.440280733743986,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:00","end":"12:34","startHours":11.007159701300465,"endHours":12.574038668856943,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:14","end":"09:39","startHours":9.231363538069788,"endHours":9.649197929418182,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:50","end":"07:10","startHours":6.828815787816519,"endHours":7.163083300895234,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:09","end":"13:00","startHours":12.156204277508548,"endHours":12.991873060205338,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:38","end":"05:28","startHours":4.635185233237449,"endHours":5.470854015934237,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:16","end":"06:18","startHours":5.26193682026004,"endHours":6.306522798631026,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:40","end":"15:30","startHours":14.663210625598918,"endHours":15.498879408295707,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:38","end":"19:02","startHours":18.64155453908286,"endHours":19.04155453908286,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:50","end":"19:22","startHours":18.84155453908286,"endHours":19.363847528268355,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:35","end":"20:20","startHours":18.59155453908286,"endHours":20.34155453908286,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:09","end":"01:00","startHours":24.15620427750855,"endHours":24.991873060205336,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:18","end":"07:52","startHours":6.306522798631026,"endHours":7.873401766187506,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:52","end":"09:26","startHours":7.873401766187506,"endHours":9.440280733743986,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:26","end":"11:00","startHours":9.440280733743986,"endHours":11.007159701300465,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:00","end":"12:34","startHours":11.007159701300465,"endHours":12.574038668856943,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:34","end":"14:08","startHours":12.574038668856943,"endHours":14.140917636413423,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:08","end":"15:42","startHours":14.140917636413423,"endHours":15.707796603969904,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:42","end":"17:16","startHours":15.707796603969904,"endHours":17.27467557152638,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:16","end":"18:50","startHours":17.27467557152638,"endHours":18.84155453908286,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:50","end":"20:16","startHours":18.84155453908286,"endHours":20.27467557152638,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:16","end":"21:42","startHours":20.27467557152638,"endHours":21.707796603969904,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:42","end":"23:08","startHours":21.707796603969904,"endHours":23.140917636413423,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:08","end":"00:34","startHours":23.140917636413423,"endHours":24.574038668856943,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:34","end":"02:00","startHours":24.574038668856943,"endHours":26.007159701300463,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:00","end":"03:26","startHours":26.007159701300463,"endHours":27.440280733743982,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:26","end":"04:52","startHours":27.440280733743982,"endHours":28.873401766187506,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:52","end":"06:18","startHours":28.873401766187506,"endHours":30.306522798631025,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:18","end":"07:18","startHours":6.306522798631026,"endHours":7.306522798631026,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:18","end":"08:18","startHours":7.306522798631026,"endHours":8.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:18","end":"09:18","startHours":8.306522798631025,"endHours":9.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:18","end":"10:18","startHours":9.306522798631025,"endHours":10.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:18","end":"11:18","startHours":10.306522798631025,"endHours":11.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:18","end":"12:18","startHours":11.306522798631025,"endHours":12.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:18","end":"13:18","startHours":12.306522798631025,"endHours":13.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:18","end":"14:18","startHours":13.306522798631025,"endHours":14.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:18","end":"15:18","startHours":14.306522798631025,"endHours":15.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:18","end":"16:18","startHours":15.306522798631025,"endHours":16.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:18","end":"17:18","startHours":16.306522798631025,"endHours":17.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:18","end":"18:18","startHours":17.306522798631025,"endHours":18.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:18","end":"19:18","startHours":18.306522798631025,"endHours":19.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:18","end":"20:18","startHours":19.306522798631025,"endHours":20.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:18","end":"21:18","startHours":20.306522798631025,"endHours":21.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:18","end":"22:18","startHours":21.306522798631025,"endHours":22.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:18","end":"23:18","startHours":22.306522798631025,"endHours":23.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:18","end":"00:18","startHours":23.306522798631025,"endHours":24.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:18","end":"01:18","startHours":24.306522798631025,"endHours":25.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:18","end":"02:18","startHours":25.306522798631025,"endHours":26.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:18","end":"03:18","startHours":26.306522798631025,"endHours":27.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:18","end":"04:18","startHours":27.306522798631025,"endHours":28.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:18","end":"05:18","startHours":28.306522798631025,"endHours":29.306522798631025,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:18","end":"06:18","startHours":29.306522798631025,"endHours":30.306522798631025,"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","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Ānanda","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":10.302169027603073,"eotMinutes":-1.4155201314165708,"ayanamsa":24.1415}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2077,"vikram_samvatsara":"Pramādī","saka_samvat":1942,"saka_samvatsara":"Śārvarī","bengali_samvat":1427,"malayalam_era":1196,"nanakshahi_year":551,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2077 Pramādī · Śaka 1942 Śārvarī"},"festivals":[{"id":"radhashtami","name":"Rādhāṣṭamī","name_sanskrit":"राधाष्टमी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Śrī Rādhā (Krishna's hlādinī-śakti)","significance":"Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":8,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Padma Purāṇa","Brahma-Vaivarta Purāṇa"]},{"id":"simha-sankranti","name":"Siṁha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Leo.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Siṃha"},"precedence":5}],"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":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Śukla Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"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 August 26, 2020 CE · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 26, 2020 CE for Kolhāpur, Maharashtra: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:18, sūryāsta 18:50.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2020-08-26","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2020-08-26","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2020-08-26","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2020-08-26","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2020-08-26"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T06:14:58.601Z","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":"2026-05-15T06:14:58.601Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T06:14:58.601Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}