{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:mauritius:2016-12-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mauritius/2016-12-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-12-16","date_display":"December 16, 2016 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":2016,"month":12,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457738.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869273.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":240.0052,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":87.4904,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":18,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":207.4852,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.4852},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3,"moon_longitude":87.4904,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.4904},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":327.4956},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":34,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2016,"month":12,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457738.770833,"ahargana":1869273.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0899,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":240.42076300000008,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":88.53326300000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.4161},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":303.138863,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":259.99186299999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":174.55446299999994,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":285.379463,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":235.23296299999993,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":136.9065,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":316.9065,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":2016,"month":12,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457738.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869273.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":240.0052,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":87.4904,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":18,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":207.4852,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.4852},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3,"moon_longitude":87.4904,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.4904},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":327.4956},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":34,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.416,"elongation":152.515},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.416,"opposition_distance":27.485}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"mauritius","name":"Port Louis, Mauritius","lat":-20.1609,"lon":57.5012,"tz_offset_hours":4,"country":"MU","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"mauritius","name":"Port Louis, Mauritius","lat":-20.1609,"lon":57.5012,"tz_offset_hours":4,"country":"MU","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"05:26","sunsetLocal":"18:47","solarNoonLocal":"12:06","dayLengthHours":13.345050724646565,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs","moonriseLocal":"20:29","moonsetLocal":"07:28","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:26","end":"12:06","startHours":10.43650671229964,"endHours":12.10463805288046,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:26","end":"17:07","startHours":15.4409007340421,"endHours":17.10903207462292,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:06","end":"08:46","startHours":7.100244031137997,"endHours":8.768375371718818,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:33","end":"08:59","startHours":8.545957859641376,"endHours":8.99079288379626,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:59","end":"06:21","startHours":5.988156470750784,"endHours":6.344024490074693,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:33","startHours":11.659803028725573,"endHours":12.549473077035344,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:39","end":"04:33","startHours":3.6527725939376348,"endHours":4.542442642247406,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:19","end":"05:26","startHours":4.320025130169963,"endHours":5.432112690557177,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:20","end":"15:13","startHours":14.328813173654886,"endHours":15.218483221964657,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:35","end":"18:59","startHours":18.577163415203742,"endHours":18.97716341520374,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:47","end":"19:20","startHours":18.77716341520374,"endHours":19.33320719539735,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:32","end":"20:17","startHours":18.52716341520374,"endHours":20.27716341520374,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:33","startHours":23.659803028725577,"endHours":24.549473077035344,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:26","end":"07:06","startHours":5.432112690557177,"endHours":7.100244031137997,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:06","end":"08:46","startHours":7.100244031137997,"endHours":8.768375371718818,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:46","end":"10:26","startHours":8.768375371718818,"endHours":10.43650671229964,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:26","end":"12:06","startHours":10.43650671229964,"endHours":12.10463805288046,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:06","end":"13:46","startHours":12.10463805288046,"endHours":13.772769393461282,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:46","end":"15:26","startHours":13.772769393461282,"endHours":15.4409007340421,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:26","end":"17:07","startHours":15.4409007340421,"endHours":17.10903207462292,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"17:07","end":"18:47","startHours":17.10903207462292,"endHours":18.77716341520374,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:47","end":"20:07","startHours":18.77716341520374,"endHours":20.10903207462292,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:07","end":"21:26","startHours":20.10903207462292,"endHours":21.4409007340421,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:26","end":"22:46","startHours":21.4409007340421,"endHours":22.772769393461278,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:46","end":"00:06","startHours":22.772769393461278,"endHours":24.10463805288046,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:06","end":"01:26","startHours":24.10463805288046,"endHours":25.43650671229964,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:26","end":"02:46","startHours":25.43650671229964,"endHours":26.768375371718818,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:46","end":"04:06","startHours":26.768375371718818,"endHours":28.100244031137997,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:06","end":"05:26","startHours":28.100244031137997,"endHours":29.432112690557176,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:26","end":"06:26","startHours":5.432112690557177,"endHours":6.432112690557177,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:26","end":"07:26","startHours":6.432112690557177,"endHours":7.432112690557177,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:26","end":"08:26","startHours":7.432112690557177,"endHours":8.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:26","end":"09:26","startHours":8.432112690557176,"endHours":9.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:26","end":"10:26","startHours":9.432112690557176,"endHours":10.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:26","end":"11:26","startHours":10.432112690557176,"endHours":11.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:26","end":"12:26","startHours":11.432112690557176,"endHours":12.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:26","end":"13:26","startHours":12.432112690557176,"endHours":13.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:26","end":"14:26","startHours":13.432112690557176,"endHours":14.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:26","end":"15:26","startHours":14.432112690557176,"endHours":15.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:26","end":"16:26","startHours":15.432112690557176,"endHours":16.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:26","end":"17:26","startHours":16.432112690557176,"endHours":17.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:26","end":"18:26","startHours":17.432112690557176,"endHours":18.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:26","end":"19:26","startHours":18.432112690557176,"endHours":19.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:26","end":"20:26","startHours":19.432112690557176,"endHours":20.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:26","end":"21:26","startHours":20.432112690557176,"endHours":21.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:26","end":"22:26","startHours":21.432112690557176,"endHours":22.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:26","end":"23:26","startHours":22.432112690557176,"endHours":23.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:26","end":"00:26","startHours":23.432112690557176,"endHours":24.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:26","end":"01:26","startHours":24.432112690557176,"endHours":25.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:26","end":"02:26","startHours":25.432112690557176,"endHours":26.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:26","end":"03:26","startHours":26.432112690557176,"endHours":27.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:26","end":"04:26","startHours":27.432112690557176,"endHours":28.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:26","end":"05:26","startHours":28.432112690557176,"endHours":29.432112690557176,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"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":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-23.322644899561098,"eotMinutes":3.716916827172506,"ayanamsa":24.0899}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"lohri","name":"Lohri","name_sanskrit":"लोहड़ी","tradition":"Regional","significance":"Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"precedence":4},{"id":"dhanu-sankranti","name":"Dhanu Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"धनु सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Sagittarius; Dhanu-māsa (Khara-māsa).","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"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":"-1626101-04-03","event":"Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā","chart_id":"rama","shared_marker":"same Punarvasu","url":"/day/-1626101-04-03","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"mauritius"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 16, 2016 CE · Port Louis, Mauritius · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 16, 2016 CE for Port Louis, Mauritius: Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 05:26, sūryāsta 18:47.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mauritius/2016-12-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mauritius/2016-12-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/mauritius/2016-12-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/mauritius/2016-12-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/mauritius/2016-12-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T20:01:16.606Z","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":"2026-05-15T20:01:16.606Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T20:01:16.606Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}