{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:madurai:2002-03-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2002-03-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2002-03-22","date_display":"March 22, 2002 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2002,"month":3,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452355.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863890.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":337.5365,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":70.559,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":93.0225,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.0225},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":70.559,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.8923},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":48.0955},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":2002,"month":3,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452355.770833,"ahargana":1863890.2708,"kali_year":5103,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.884,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":337.363733,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":66.63403299999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.6594},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":20.477233000000012,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":322.380933,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":72.320333,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":353.460833,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":45.657933000000014,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":62.1238,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":242.1238,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2002,"month":3,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452355.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863890.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":337.5365,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":70.559,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":93.0225,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.0225},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":70.559,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.8923},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":48.0955},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.659,"elongation":93.022},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.659,"opposition_distance":86.978}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"madurai","name":"Madurai, Tamil Nadu","lat":9.9252,"lon":78.1198,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"madurai","name":"Madurai, Tamil Nadu","lat":9.9252,"lon":78.1198,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:21","sunsetLocal":"18:29","solarNoonLocal":"12:25","dayLengthHours":12.124337701867695,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:02","moonsetLocal":"00:42","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:54","end":"12:25","startHours":10.901971120599871,"endHours":12.417513333333332,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:27","end":"16:58","startHours":15.448597758800256,"endHours":16.96413997153372,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:52","end":"09:23","startHours":7.870886695132946,"endHours":9.386428907866408,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:11","end":"09:35","startHours":9.18435661283528,"endHours":9.588501202897536,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:52","end":"07:11","startHours":6.860525219977305,"endHours":7.18384089202711,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:01","end":"12:49","startHours":12.013368743271075,"endHours":12.82165792339559,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:44","end":"05:33","startHours":4.738766122150459,"endHours":5.547055302274972,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.344983007243843,"endHours":6.3553444823994845,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:26","end":"15:15","startHours":14.438236283644615,"endHours":15.246525463769128,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:17","end":"18:41","startHours":18.27968218426718,"endHours":18.67968218426718,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:29","end":"18:59","startHours":18.47968218426718,"endHours":18.984862921845,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:14","end":"19:59","startHours":18.22968218426718,"endHours":19.97968218426718,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:01","end":"00:49","startHours":24.013368743271077,"endHours":24.821657923395588,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:21","end":"07:52","startHours":6.3553444823994845,"endHours":7.870886695132946,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:52","end":"09:23","startHours":7.870886695132946,"endHours":9.386428907866408,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:23","end":"10:54","startHours":9.386428907866408,"endHours":10.901971120599871,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:54","end":"12:25","startHours":10.901971120599871,"endHours":12.417513333333332,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:25","end":"13:56","startHours":12.417513333333332,"endHours":13.933055546066793,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:56","end":"15:27","startHours":13.933055546066793,"endHours":15.448597758800256,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:27","end":"16:58","startHours":15.448597758800256,"endHours":16.96413997153372,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:58","end":"18:29","startHours":16.96413997153372,"endHours":18.47968218426718,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:29","end":"19:58","startHours":18.47968218426718,"endHours":19.96413997153372,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:58","end":"21:27","startHours":19.96413997153372,"endHours":21.448597758800254,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:27","end":"22:56","startHours":21.448597758800254,"endHours":22.933055546066793,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:56","end":"00:25","startHours":22.933055546066793,"endHours":24.417513333333332,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:25","end":"01:54","startHours":24.417513333333332,"endHours":25.90197112059987,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:54","end":"03:23","startHours":25.90197112059987,"endHours":27.38642890786641,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:23","end":"04:52","startHours":27.38642890786641,"endHours":28.870886695132945,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:52","end":"06:21","startHours":28.870886695132945,"endHours":30.355344482399484,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.3553444823994845,"endHours":7.3553444823994845,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.3553444823994845,"endHours":8.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.355344482399484,"endHours":9.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.355344482399484,"endHours":10.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.355344482399484,"endHours":11.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.355344482399484,"endHours":12.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.355344482399484,"endHours":13.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.355344482399484,"endHours":14.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.355344482399484,"endHours":15.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.355344482399484,"endHours":16.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.355344482399484,"endHours":17.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.355344482399484,"endHours":18.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.355344482399484,"endHours":19.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.355344482399484,"endHours":20.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.355344482399484,"endHours":21.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.355344482399484,"endHours":22.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.355344482399484,"endHours":23.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.355344482399484,"endHours":24.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.355344482399484,"endHours":25.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.355344482399484,"endHours":26.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.355344482399484,"endHours":27.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.355344482399484,"endHours":28.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.355344482399484,"endHours":29.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":29.355344482399484,"endHours":30.355344482399484,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Cara","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":0.49623089694539135,"eotMinutes":-7.53,"ayanamsa":23.884}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2059,"vikram_samvatsara":"Manmatha","saka_samvat":1924,"saka_samvatsara":"Citrabhānu","bengali_samvat":1409,"malayalam_era":1178,"nanakshahi_year":533,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_amanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2059 Manmatha · Śaka 1924 Citrabhānu"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"madurai"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga March 22, 2002 CE · Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 22, 2002 CE for Madurai, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:21, sūryāsta 18:29.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2002-03-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2002-03-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2002-03-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2002-03-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2002-03-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-09-23T18:54:05.555Z","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":"2026-09-23T18:54:05.555Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T18:54:05.555Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}