{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:kolhapur:2021-03-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2021-03-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2021-03-18","date_display":"March 18, 2021 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":2021,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459291.770833,"kali_year":5122,"ahargana":1870826.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":333.6447,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":27.9347,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":54.29,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.29},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":27.9347,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.2681},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":1.5794},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":9,"name":"Bālava"},"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":2021,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459291.770833,"ahargana":1870826.2708,"kali_year":5122,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1493,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":333.51542700000005,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":24.62592699999999,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.0193},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":43.74462700000004,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":308.446827,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":296.214027,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":331.15982699999995,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":286.0404269999999,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":54.6211,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":234.6211,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"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":2021,"month":3,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459291.770833,"kali_year":5122,"ahargana":1870826.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":333.6447,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":27.9347,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":54.29,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.29},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":27.9347,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.2681},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":1.5794},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":9,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.019,"elongation":54.29},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.019,"opposition_distance":125.71}},"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":"06:39","sunsetLocal":"18:44","solarNoonLocal":"12:42","dayLengthHours":12.07881233632974,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:42","moonsetLocal":"22:30","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:12","end":"15:43","startHours":14.206363109366436,"endHours":15.716214651407654,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:39","end":"08:10","startHours":6.657105399160348,"endHours":8.166956941201565,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:41","end":"11:11","startHours":9.676808483242784,"endHours":11.186660025284,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:29","end":"09:53","startHours":9.475494944303954,"endHours":9.878122022181612,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:10","end":"07:29","startHours":7.16038924650742,"endHours":7.482490908809547,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:18","end":"13:06","startHours":12.293884489447558,"endHours":13.099138645202876,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:03","end":"05:51","startHours":5.046597087649716,"endHours":5.851851243405032,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:39","end":"06:39","startHours":5.650537704466203,"endHours":6.657105399160348,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:43","end":"15:31","startHours":14.70964695671351,"endHours":15.514901112468825,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:32","end":"18:56","startHours":18.535917735490088,"endHours":18.935917735490086,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:44","end":"19:14","startHours":18.735917735490087,"endHours":19.23920158283716,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:29","end":"20:14","startHours":18.485917735490087,"endHours":20.235917735490087,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:18","end":"01:06","startHours":24.29388448944756,"endHours":25.099138645202874,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:39","end":"08:10","startHours":6.657105399160348,"endHours":8.166956941201565,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:10","end":"09:41","startHours":8.166956941201565,"endHours":9.676808483242784,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:41","end":"11:11","startHours":9.676808483242784,"endHours":11.186660025284,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:11","end":"12:42","startHours":11.186660025284,"endHours":12.696511567325217,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:42","end":"14:12","startHours":12.696511567325217,"endHours":14.206363109366436,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:12","end":"15:43","startHours":14.206363109366436,"endHours":15.716214651407654,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:43","end":"17:14","startHours":15.716214651407654,"endHours":17.22606619344887,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:14","end":"18:44","startHours":17.22606619344887,"endHours":18.735917735490087,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:44","end":"20:14","startHours":18.735917735490087,"endHours":20.22606619344887,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:14","end":"21:43","startHours":20.22606619344887,"endHours":21.716214651407654,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:43","end":"23:12","startHours":21.716214651407654,"endHours":23.206363109366436,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:12","end":"00:42","startHours":23.206363109366436,"endHours":24.696511567325217,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:42","end":"02:11","startHours":24.696511567325217,"endHours":26.186660025284,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:11","end":"03:41","startHours":26.186660025284,"endHours":27.67680848324278,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:41","end":"05:10","startHours":27.67680848324278,"endHours":29.166956941201565,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:10","end":"06:39","startHours":29.166956941201565,"endHours":30.657105399160347,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:39","end":"07:39","startHours":6.657105399160348,"endHours":7.657105399160348,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:39","end":"08:39","startHours":7.657105399160348,"endHours":8.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:39","end":"09:39","startHours":8.657105399160347,"endHours":9.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:39","end":"10:39","startHours":9.657105399160347,"endHours":10.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:39","end":"11:39","startHours":10.657105399160347,"endHours":11.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:39","end":"12:39","startHours":11.657105399160347,"endHours":12.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:39","end":"13:39","startHours":12.657105399160347,"endHours":13.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:39","end":"14:39","startHours":13.657105399160347,"endHours":14.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:39","end":"15:39","startHours":14.657105399160347,"endHours":15.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:39","end":"16:39","startHours":15.657105399160347,"endHours":16.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:39","end":"17:39","startHours":16.657105399160347,"endHours":17.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:39","end":"18:39","startHours":17.657105399160347,"endHours":18.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:39","end":"19:39","startHours":18.657105399160347,"endHours":19.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:39","end":"20:39","startHours":19.657105399160347,"endHours":20.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:39","end":"21:39","startHours":20.657105399160347,"endHours":21.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:39","end":"22:39","startHours":21.657105399160347,"endHours":22.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:39","end":"23:39","startHours":22.657105399160347,"endHours":23.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:39","end":"00:39","startHours":23.657105399160347,"endHours":24.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:39","end":"01:39","startHours":24.657105399160347,"endHours":25.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:39","end":"02:39","startHours":25.657105399160347,"endHours":26.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:39","end":"03:39","startHours":26.657105399160347,"endHours":27.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:39","end":"04:39","startHours":27.657105399160347,"endHours":28.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:39","end":"05:39","startHours":28.657105399160347,"endHours":29.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:39","end":"06:39","startHours":29.657105399160347,"endHours":30.657105399160347,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-0.9285973885647076,"eotMinutes":-8.763894039513033,"ayanamsa":24.1493}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2078,"vikram_samvatsara":"Ānanda","saka_samvat":1943,"saka_samvatsara":"Plava","bengali_samvat":1428,"malayalam_era":1197,"nanakshahi_year":552,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Pañcamī · Vikram 2078 Ānanda · Śaka 1943 Plava"},"festivals":[{"id":"ramanuja-jayanti","name":"Rāmānujācārya Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Rāmānujācārya (Viśiṣṭādvaita)","significance":"Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.","vrata":false,"detection":{"tithi_number":5,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Caitra"},"precedence":3},{"id":"mina-sankranti","name":"Mīna Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"मीन सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Mīna"},"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 Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","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 March 18, 2021 CE · Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 18, 2021 CE for Kolhāpur, Maharashtra: Śukla Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:39, sūryāsta 18:44.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2021-03-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2021-03-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2021-03-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2021-03-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/kolhapur/2021-03-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T23:41:07.913Z","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":"2026-05-14T23:41:07.913Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T23:41:07.913Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}