{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:madurai:2025-08-01:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2025-08-01","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2025-08-01","date_display":"August 1, 2025 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":2025,"month":8,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460888.770833,"kali_year":5127,"ahargana":1872423.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":104.2607,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":189.8299,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":85.5692,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.5692},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":189.8299,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.1632},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":294.0906},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":2025,"month":8,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460888.770833,"ahargana":1872423.2708,"kali_year":5127,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2104,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":104.85811000000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":189.43501000000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.8803},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":151.73361,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":104.36820999999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":77.42170999999996,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":66.42901,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":337.49601,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":330.0044,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":150.0044,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","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":2025,"month":8,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460888.770833,"kali_year":5127,"ahargana":1872423.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":104.2607,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":189.8299,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":85.5692,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.5692},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":189.8299,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.1632},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":294.0906},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.88,"elongation":85.569},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.88,"opposition_distance":94.431}},"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":"06:07","sunsetLocal":"18:40","solarNoonLocal":"12:24","dayLengthHours":12.553023171686647,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 33 Mins 11 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 26 Mins 49 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:08","moonsetLocal":"23:55","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:49","end":"12:24","startHours":10.823179934651009,"endHours":12.39230783111184,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:32","end":"17:06","startHours":15.530563624033501,"endHours":17.099691520494332,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:41","end":"09:15","startHours":7.684924141729347,"endHours":9.254052038190178,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:03","end":"09:28","startHours":9.044834985328734,"endHours":9.463269091051622,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:38","end":"06:58","startHours":6.638838877422127,"endHours":6.973586162000437,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:58","end":"12:49","startHours":11.973873725388952,"endHours":12.810741936834727,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:27","end":"05:17","startHours":4.442059822376963,"endHours":5.27892803382274,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:04","end":"06:07","startHours":5.069710980961295,"endHours":6.115796245268516,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:29","end":"15:19","startHours":14.484478359726282,"endHours":15.32134657117206,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:28","end":"18:52","startHours":18.468819416955164,"endHours":18.868819416955162,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:40","end":"19:12","startHours":18.668819416955163,"endHours":19.191862049108774,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:25","end":"20:10","startHours":18.418819416955163,"endHours":20.168819416955163,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:58","end":"00:49","startHours":23.973873725388952,"endHours":24.810741936834727,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:07","end":"07:41","startHours":6.115796245268516,"endHours":7.684924141729347,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:41","end":"09:15","startHours":7.684924141729347,"endHours":9.254052038190178,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:15","end":"10:49","startHours":9.254052038190178,"endHours":10.823179934651009,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:49","end":"12:24","startHours":10.823179934651009,"endHours":12.39230783111184,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:24","end":"13:58","startHours":12.39230783111184,"endHours":13.96143572757267,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:58","end":"15:32","startHours":13.96143572757267,"endHours":15.530563624033501,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:32","end":"17:06","startHours":15.530563624033501,"endHours":17.099691520494332,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"17:06","end":"18:40","startHours":17.099691520494332,"endHours":18.668819416955163,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:40","end":"20:06","startHours":18.668819416955163,"endHours":20.099691520494332,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:06","end":"21:32","startHours":20.099691520494332,"endHours":21.5305636240335,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:32","end":"22:58","startHours":21.5305636240335,"endHours":22.96143572757267,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:58","end":"00:24","startHours":22.96143572757267,"endHours":24.39230783111184,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:24","end":"01:49","startHours":24.39230783111184,"endHours":25.82317993465101,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:49","end":"03:15","startHours":25.82317993465101,"endHours":27.254052038190178,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:15","end":"04:41","startHours":27.254052038190178,"endHours":28.684924141729347,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:41","end":"06:07","startHours":28.684924141729347,"endHours":30.115796245268516,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:07","end":"07:07","startHours":6.115796245268516,"endHours":7.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:07","end":"08:07","startHours":7.115796245268516,"endHours":8.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:07","end":"09:07","startHours":8.115796245268516,"endHours":9.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:07","end":"10:07","startHours":9.115796245268516,"endHours":10.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:07","end":"11:07","startHours":10.115796245268516,"endHours":11.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:07","end":"12:07","startHours":11.115796245268516,"endHours":12.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:07","end":"13:07","startHours":12.115796245268516,"endHours":13.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:07","end":"14:07","startHours":13.115796245268516,"endHours":14.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:07","end":"15:07","startHours":14.115796245268516,"endHours":15.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:07","end":"16:07","startHours":15.115796245268516,"endHours":16.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:07","end":"17:07","startHours":16.115796245268516,"endHours":17.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:07","end":"18:07","startHours":17.115796245268516,"endHours":18.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:07","end":"19:07","startHours":18.115796245268516,"endHours":19.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:07","end":"20:07","startHours":19.115796245268516,"endHours":20.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:07","end":"21:07","startHours":20.115796245268516,"endHours":21.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:07","end":"22:07","startHours":21.115796245268516,"endHours":22.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:07","end":"23:07","startHours":22.115796245268516,"endHours":23.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:07","end":"00:07","startHours":23.115796245268516,"endHours":24.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:07","end":"01:07","startHours":24.115796245268516,"endHours":25.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:07","end":"02:07","startHours":25.115796245268516,"endHours":26.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:07","end":"03:07","startHours":26.115796245268516,"endHours":27.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:07","end":"04:07","startHours":27.115796245268516,"endHours":28.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:07","end":"05:07","startHours":28.115796245268516,"endHours":29.115796245268516,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:07","end":"06:07","startHours":29.115796245268516,"endHours":30.115796245268516,"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","Karka","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":17.986726820597546,"eotMinutes":-6.017669866710306,"ayanamsa":24.2104}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2082,"vikram_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","saka_samvat":1947,"saka_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","bengali_samvat":1432,"malayalam_era":1201,"nanakshahi_year":556,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2082 Kālayukta · Śaka 1947 Viśvāvasu"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2}],"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":[{"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":"madurai"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 1, 2025 CE · Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 1, 2025 CE for Madurai, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:07, sūryāsta 18:40.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2025-08-01","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2025-08-01","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2025-08-01","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2025-08-01","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/madurai/2025-08-01"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T18:32:30.207Z","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":"2026-05-14T18:32:30.207Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T18:32:30.207Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}