{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:lucknow:1998-08-15:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/lucknow/1998-08-15","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-08-15","date_display":"August 15, 1998 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":1998,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451040.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862575.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":117.5893,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":28.943,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":271.3537,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.3537},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":28.943,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.2764},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":146.5324},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":45,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":1998,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451040.770833,"ahargana":1862575.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8337,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":118.19787600000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":30.966376000000025,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.387},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":92.47717599999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":116.375876,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":332.9763760000001,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":98.22427600000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":9.74447600000002,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":131.7988,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":311.7988,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":1998,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451040.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862575.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":117.5893,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":28.943,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":271.3537,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.3537},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":28.943,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.2764},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":146.5324},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":45,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.387,"elongation":88.646},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.387,"opposition_distance":91.354}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":7,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.467,"elongation":1.174}]},"city":{"slug":"lucknow","name":"Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh","lat":26.8467,"lon":80.9462,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"lucknow","name":"Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh","lat":26.8467,"lon":80.9462,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:37","sunsetLocal":"18:44","solarNoonLocal":"12:10","dayLengthHours":13.108113696034597,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:39","moonsetLocal":"13:04","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:54","end":"10:32","startHours":8.896170038101825,"endHours":10.53468425010615,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:49","end":"15:27","startHours":13.811712674114798,"endHours":15.450226886119125,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:37","end":"07:15","startHours":5.619141614093176,"endHours":7.257655826097501,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:41","end":"09:07","startHours":8.677701476501248,"endHours":9.114638599702403,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:10","end":"06:31","startHours":6.165313018094618,"endHours":6.51486271665554,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:44","end":"12:37","startHours":11.736261338909323,"endHours":12.610135585311628,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:52","end":"04:45","startHours":3.8713931212885635,"endHours":4.74526736769087,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:32","end":"05:37","startHours":4.526798806090293,"endHours":5.619141614093176,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:21","end":"15:14","startHours":14.357884078116243,"endHours":15.23175832451855,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:32","end":"18:56","startHours":18.527255310127774,"endHours":18.927255310127773,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:44","end":"19:16","startHours":18.727255310127774,"endHours":19.273426714129215,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:29","end":"20:14","startHours":18.477255310127774,"endHours":20.227255310127774,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:44","end":"00:37","startHours":23.736261338909323,"endHours":24.61013558531163,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:37","end":"07:15","startHours":5.619141614093176,"endHours":7.257655826097501,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:15","end":"08:54","startHours":7.257655826097501,"endHours":8.896170038101825,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:54","end":"10:32","startHours":8.896170038101825,"endHours":10.53468425010615,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:32","end":"12:10","startHours":10.53468425010615,"endHours":12.173198462110474,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:10","end":"13:49","startHours":12.173198462110474,"endHours":13.811712674114798,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:49","end":"15:27","startHours":13.811712674114798,"endHours":15.450226886119125,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:27","end":"17:05","startHours":15.450226886119125,"endHours":17.08874109812345,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:05","end":"18:44","startHours":17.08874109812345,"endHours":18.727255310127774,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:44","end":"20:05","startHours":18.727255310127774,"endHours":20.08874109812345,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:05","end":"21:27","startHours":20.08874109812345,"endHours":21.450226886119125,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:27","end":"22:49","startHours":21.450226886119125,"endHours":22.8117126741148,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:49","end":"00:10","startHours":22.8117126741148,"endHours":24.173198462110477,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:10","end":"01:32","startHours":24.173198462110477,"endHours":25.534684250106153,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:32","end":"02:54","startHours":25.534684250106153,"endHours":26.896170038101825,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:54","end":"04:15","startHours":26.896170038101825,"endHours":28.2576558260975,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:15","end":"05:37","startHours":28.2576558260975,"endHours":29.619141614093177,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:37","end":"06:37","startHours":5.619141614093176,"endHours":6.619141614093176,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:37","end":"07:37","startHours":6.619141614093176,"endHours":7.619141614093176,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:37","end":"08:37","startHours":7.619141614093176,"endHours":8.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:37","end":"09:37","startHours":8.619141614093177,"endHours":9.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:37","end":"10:37","startHours":9.619141614093177,"endHours":10.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:37","end":"11:37","startHours":10.619141614093177,"endHours":11.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:37","end":"12:37","startHours":11.619141614093177,"endHours":12.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:37","end":"13:37","startHours":12.619141614093177,"endHours":13.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:37","end":"14:37","startHours":13.619141614093177,"endHours":14.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:37","end":"15:37","startHours":14.619141614093177,"endHours":15.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:37","end":"16:37","startHours":15.619141614093177,"endHours":16.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:37","end":"17:37","startHours":16.619141614093177,"endHours":17.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:37","end":"18:37","startHours":17.619141614093177,"endHours":18.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:37","end":"19:37","startHours":18.619141614093177,"endHours":19.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:37","end":"20:37","startHours":19.619141614093177,"endHours":20.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:37","end":"21:37","startHours":20.619141614093177,"endHours":21.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:37","end":"22:37","startHours":21.619141614093177,"endHours":22.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:37","end":"23:37","startHours":22.619141614093177,"endHours":23.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:37","end":"00:37","startHours":23.619141614093177,"endHours":24.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:37","end":"01:37","startHours":24.619141614093177,"endHours":25.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:37","end":"02:37","startHours":25.619141614093177,"endHours":26.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:37","end":"03:37","startHours":26.619141614093177,"endHours":27.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:37","end":"04:37","startHours":27.619141614093177,"endHours":28.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:37","end":"05:37","startHours":28.619141614093177,"endHours":29.619141614093177,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":14.163856621736976,"eotMinutes":-4.176707726628523,"ayanamsa":23.8337}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3226-07-09","event":"Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3226-07-09","relevance":0.5},{"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":"lucknow"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 15, 1998 CE · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 15, 1998 CE for Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 05:37, sūryāsta 18:44.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/lucknow/1998-08-15","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/lucknow/1998-08-15","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/lucknow/1998-08-15","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/lucknow/1998-08-15","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/lucknow/1998-08-15"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T19:27:52.261Z","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":"2026-06-01T19:27:52.261Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T19:27:52.261Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}