{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:mathura:1978-03-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-03-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1978-03-24","date_display":"March 24, 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":3,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443591.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855126.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":339.7281,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":150.9371,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":171.209,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.209},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":150.9371,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.2704},"yoga":{"number":10,"name":"Gaṇḍa","sum_longitude":130.6651},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":28,"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":1978,"month":3,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443591.770833,"ahargana":1855126.2708,"kali_year":5079,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5488,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":339.500382,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":151.645982,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.2049},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":91.65018199999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":358.390582,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":63.90038199999998,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":354.610282,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":120.95278199999996,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":166.4827,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":346.4827,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"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":3,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443591.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855126.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":339.7281,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":150.9371,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":171.209,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.209},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":150.9371,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.2704},"yoga":{"number":10,"name":"Gaṇḍa","sum_longitude":130.6651},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":28,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.205,"elongation":171.209},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.205,"opposition_distance":8.791}},"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":"06:20","sunsetLocal":"18:32","solarNoonLocal":"12:26","dayLengthHours":12.209383892482336,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 12 Mins 34 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 47 Mins 26 Secs","moonriseLocal":"17:48","moonsetLocal":"06:01","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:55","end":"12:26","startHours":10.910548516647463,"endHours":12.436721503207753,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:29","end":"17:01","startHours":15.489067476328337,"endHours":17.01524046288863,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:51","end":"09:23","startHours":7.858202543526878,"endHours":9.38437553008717,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:11","end":"09:35","startHours":9.180885798545798,"endHours":9.587865261628542,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:50","end":"07:10","startHours":6.840753885820017,"endHours":7.166337456286213,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:02","end":"12:51","startHours":12.029742040125008,"endHours":12.843700966290498,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:42","end":"05:31","startHours":4.704111704635608,"endHours":5.518070630801097,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:19","end":"06:20","startHours":5.314580899259725,"endHours":6.332029556966586,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:28","end":"15:17","startHours":14.471618818621476,"endHours":15.285577744786965,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:20","end":"18:44","startHours":18.341413449448922,"endHours":18.74141344944892,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:32","end":"19:03","startHours":18.54141344944892,"endHours":19.05013777830235,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:17","end":"20:02","startHours":18.29141344944892,"endHours":20.04141344944892,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:02","end":"00:51","startHours":24.029742040125008,"endHours":24.8437009662905,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:20","end":"07:51","startHours":6.332029556966586,"endHours":7.858202543526878,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:51","end":"09:23","startHours":7.858202543526878,"endHours":9.38437553008717,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:23","end":"10:55","startHours":9.38437553008717,"endHours":10.910548516647463,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:55","end":"12:26","startHours":10.910548516647463,"endHours":12.436721503207753,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:26","end":"13:58","startHours":12.436721503207753,"endHours":13.962894489768047,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:58","end":"15:29","startHours":13.962894489768047,"endHours":15.489067476328337,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:29","end":"17:01","startHours":15.489067476328337,"endHours":17.01524046288863,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"17:01","end":"18:32","startHours":17.01524046288863,"endHours":18.54141344944892,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:32","end":"20:01","startHours":18.54141344944892,"endHours":20.015240462888627,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:01","end":"21:29","startHours":20.015240462888627,"endHours":21.489067476328337,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:29","end":"22:58","startHours":21.489067476328337,"endHours":22.962894489768047,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:58","end":"00:26","startHours":22.962894489768047,"endHours":24.436721503207753,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:26","end":"01:55","startHours":24.436721503207753,"endHours":25.91054851664746,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:55","end":"03:23","startHours":25.91054851664746,"endHours":27.38437553008717,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:23","end":"04:51","startHours":27.38437553008717,"endHours":28.85820254352688,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:51","end":"06:20","startHours":28.85820254352688,"endHours":30.332029556966585,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:20","end":"07:20","startHours":6.332029556966586,"endHours":7.332029556966586,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:20","end":"08:20","startHours":7.332029556966586,"endHours":8.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:20","end":"09:20","startHours":8.332029556966585,"endHours":9.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:20","end":"10:20","startHours":9.332029556966585,"endHours":10.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:20","end":"11:20","startHours":10.332029556966585,"endHours":11.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:20","end":"12:20","startHours":11.332029556966585,"endHours":12.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:20","end":"13:20","startHours":12.332029556966585,"endHours":13.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:20","end":"14:20","startHours":13.332029556966585,"endHours":14.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:20","end":"15:20","startHours":14.332029556966585,"endHours":15.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:20","end":"16:20","startHours":15.332029556966585,"endHours":16.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:20","end":"17:20","startHours":16.332029556966585,"endHours":17.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:20","end":"18:20","startHours":17.332029556966585,"endHours":18.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:20","end":"19:20","startHours":18.332029556966585,"endHours":19.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:20","end":"20:20","startHours":19.332029556966585,"endHours":20.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:20","end":"21:20","startHours":20.332029556966585,"endHours":21.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:20","end":"22:20","startHours":21.332029556966585,"endHours":22.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:20","end":"23:20","startHours":22.332029556966585,"endHours":23.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:20","end":"00:20","startHours":23.332029556966585,"endHours":24.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:20","end":"01:20","startHours":24.332029556966585,"endHours":25.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:20","end":"02:20","startHours":25.332029556966585,"endHours":26.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:20","end":"03:20","startHours":26.332029556966585,"endHours":27.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:20","end":"04:20","startHours":27.332029556966585,"endHours":28.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:20","end":"05:20","startHours":28.332029556966585,"endHours":29.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:20","end":"06:20","startHours":29.332029556966585,"endHours":30.332029556966585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Prajāpati","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":1.2122767312532172,"eotMinutes":-6.898090192465199,"ayanamsa":23.5488}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2035,"vikram_samvatsara":"Prajāpati","saka_samvat":1900,"saka_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","bengali_samvat":1385,"malayalam_era":1154,"nanakshahi_year":509,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā · Vikram 2035 Prajāpati · Śaka 1900 Kālayukta"},"festivals":[{"id":"hanuman-jayanti","name":"Hanumān Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"हनुमान जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Hanumān (Rudra-aṁśa, Rāma-bhakta)","significance":"Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Caitra"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Sundara-Kāṇḍa"]},{"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":"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":"-3137-10-04","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 March 24, 1978 CE · Mathurā · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 24, 1978 CE for Mathurā: Śukla Pūrṇimā, sūryodaya 06:20, sūryāsta 18:32.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-03-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-03-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-03-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-03-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mathura/1978-03-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T12:10:30.228Z","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":"2026-05-14T12:10:30.229Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T12:10:30.229Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}