{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:mathura:1978-02-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-02-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1978-02-23","date_display":"February 23, 1978 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":1978,"month":2,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443562.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855097.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":310.7048,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":129.9931,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":179.2882,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.2882},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":129.9931,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.9931},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":80.6979},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":29,"name":"Bava"},"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":1978,"month":2,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443562.770833,"ahargana":1855097.2708,"kali_year":5079,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5477,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":310.52009,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":130.26579000000004,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.7703},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":89.40908999999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":307.42179,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":62.28548999999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":318.49758999999995,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":122.98888999999997,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":168.0192,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":348.0192,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":"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":1978,"month":2,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443562.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855097.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":310.7048,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":129.9931,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":179.2882,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.2882},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":129.9931,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.9931},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":80.6979},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":29,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.77,"elongation":179.288},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.77,"opposition_distance":0.712}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"mathura","name":"Mathurā","lat":27.4924,"lon":77.6737,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"mathura","name":"Mathurā","lat":27.4924,"lon":77.6737,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"06:51","sunsetLocal":"18:16","solarNoonLocal":"12:33","dayLengthHours":11.424419195160338,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs","moonriseLocal":"18:08","moonsetLocal":"06:56","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:59","end":"15:25","startHours":13.982610682052766,"endHours":15.410663081447808,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:51","end":"08:16","startHours":6.842348685077555,"endHours":8.270401084472597,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:42","end":"11:08","startHours":9.69845348386764,"endHours":11.12650588326268,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:30","end":"09:53","startHours":9.508046497281633,"endHours":9.888860470453645,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:19","end":"07:37","startHours":7.318366151542569,"endHours":7.623017330080178,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:10","end":"12:56","startHours":12.173744309485713,"endHours":12.935372255829733,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:19","end":"06:05","startHours":5.31909279238951,"endHours":6.0807207387335325,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:53","end":"06:51","startHours":5.890313752147527,"endHours":6.842348685077555,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:28","end":"15:13","startHours":14.45862814851778,"endHours":15.220256094861803,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:04","end":"18:28","startHours":18.066767880237894,"endHours":18.466767880237892,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:16","end":"18:45","startHours":18.266767880237893,"endHours":18.742785346702906,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:01","end":"19:46","startHours":18.016767880237893,"endHours":19.766767880237893,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:10","end":"00:56","startHours":24.173744309485713,"endHours":24.935372255829733,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:51","end":"08:16","startHours":6.842348685077555,"endHours":8.270401084472597,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:16","end":"09:42","startHours":8.270401084472597,"endHours":9.69845348386764,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:42","end":"11:08","startHours":9.69845348386764,"endHours":11.12650588326268,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:08","end":"12:33","startHours":11.12650588326268,"endHours":12.554558282657723,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:33","end":"13:59","startHours":12.554558282657723,"endHours":13.982610682052766,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:59","end":"15:25","startHours":13.982610682052766,"endHours":15.410663081447808,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:25","end":"16:50","startHours":15.410663081447808,"endHours":16.83871548084285,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:50","end":"18:16","startHours":16.83871548084285,"endHours":18.266767880237893,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:16","end":"19:50","startHours":18.266767880237893,"endHours":19.83871548084285,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:50","end":"21:25","startHours":19.83871548084285,"endHours":21.410663081447808,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:25","end":"22:59","startHours":21.410663081447808,"endHours":22.982610682052766,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:59","end":"00:33","startHours":22.982610682052766,"endHours":24.554558282657723,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:33","end":"02:08","startHours":24.554558282657723,"endHours":26.12650588326268,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:08","end":"03:42","startHours":26.12650588326268,"endHours":27.698453483867638,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:42","end":"05:16","startHours":27.698453483867638,"endHours":29.270401084472596,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:16","end":"06:51","startHours":29.270401084472596,"endHours":30.842348685077553,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:51","end":"07:51","startHours":6.842348685077555,"endHours":7.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:51","end":"08:51","startHours":7.842348685077555,"endHours":8.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:51","end":"09:51","startHours":8.842348685077555,"endHours":9.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:51","end":"10:51","startHours":9.842348685077555,"endHours":10.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:51","end":"11:51","startHours":10.842348685077555,"endHours":11.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:51","end":"12:51","startHours":11.842348685077555,"endHours":12.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:51","end":"13:51","startHours":12.842348685077555,"endHours":13.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:51","end":"14:51","startHours":13.842348685077555,"endHours":14.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:51","end":"15:51","startHours":14.842348685077555,"endHours":15.842348685077555,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:51","end":"16:51","startHours":15.842348685077555,"endHours":16.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:51","end":"17:51","startHours":16.842348685077553,"endHours":17.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:51","end":"18:51","startHours":17.842348685077553,"endHours":18.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:51","end":"19:51","startHours":18.842348685077553,"endHours":19.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:51","end":"20:51","startHours":19.842348685077553,"endHours":20.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:51","end":"21:51","startHours":20.842348685077553,"endHours":21.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:51","end":"22:51","startHours":21.842348685077553,"endHours":22.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:51","end":"23:51","startHours":22.842348685077553,"endHours":23.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:51","end":"00:51","startHours":23.842348685077553,"endHours":24.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:51","end":"01:51","startHours":24.842348685077553,"endHours":25.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:51","end":"02:51","startHours":25.842348685077553,"endHours":26.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:51","end":"03:51","startHours":26.842348685077553,"endHours":27.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:51","end":"04:51","startHours":27.842348685077553,"endHours":28.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:51","end":"05:51","startHours":28.842348685077553,"endHours":29.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:51","end":"06:51","startHours":29.842348685077553,"endHours":30.842348685077553,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"West","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Cara","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-10.016475760084669,"eotMinutes":-13.968296959463448,"ayanamsa":23.5477}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2035,"vikram_samvatsara":"Prajāpati","saka_samvat":1900,"saka_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","bengali_samvat":1385,"malayalam_era":1154,"nanakshahi_year":509,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā · Vikram 2035 Prajāpati · Śaka 1900 Kālayukta"},"festivals":[{"id":"holi","name":"Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)","name_sanskrit":"होली","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.","vrata":false,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":1},{"id":"lakshmi-jayanti","name":"Lakṣmī Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"लक्ष्मी जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Mahā-Lakṣmī","significance":"Birth of Mahā-Lakṣmī from samudra-mathana (Phālguna Pūrṇimā tradition).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Bhāgavata 8.8"]},{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"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 Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"mathura"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga February 23, 1978 CE · Mathurā · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 23, 1978 CE for Mathurā: Śukla Pūrṇimā, sūryodaya 06:51, sūryāsta 18:16.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-02-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-02-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-02-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-02-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-02-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T12:44:49.184Z","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":"2026-05-14T12:44:49.184Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T12:44:49.184Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}