{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:meerut:2014-08-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/meerut/2014-08-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2014-08-24","date_display":"August 24, 2014 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":2014,"month":8,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456893.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868428.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.073,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":108.7628,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":342.6898,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.6898},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":108.7628,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.0962},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":234.8358},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":2014,"month":8,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456893.770833,"ahargana":1868428.2708,"kali_year":5116,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0576,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.762048,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":109.85004800000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.3011},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":202.32164799999998,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":140.83124800000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":103.708148,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":110.15434800000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":203.278048,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":181.6787,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":1.6787,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","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":2014,"month":8,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456893.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868428.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.073,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":108.7628,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":342.6898,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.6898},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":108.7628,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.0962},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":234.8358},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.301,"elongation":17.31},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.301,"opposition_distance":162.69}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"meerut","name":"Meerut, Uttar Pradesh","lat":28.9845,"lon":77.7064,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"meerut","name":"Meerut, Uttar Pradesh","lat":28.9845,"lon":77.7064,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:52","sunsetLocal":"18:50","solarNoonLocal":"12:21","dayLengthHours":12.968538991100242,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs","moonriseLocal":"04:33","moonsetLocal":"17:54","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"17:13","end":"18:50","startHours":17.215972836697794,"endHours":18.837040210585325,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"12:21","end":"13:58","startHours":12.352770715035206,"endHours":13.973838088922736,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"15:36","end":"17:13","startHours":15.594905462810264,"endHours":17.215972836697794,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:54","end":"09:20","startHours":8.894493650741808,"endHours":9.32677828377848,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:25","end":"06:45","startHours":6.4088570107809275,"endHours":6.754684717210267,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:55","end":"12:47","startHours":11.92048608199853,"endHours":12.785055348071879,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:08","end":"05:00","startHours":4.139362687338385,"endHours":5.003931953411734,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:47","end":"05:52","startHours":4.787789636893397,"endHours":5.868501219485084,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:31","end":"15:23","startHours":14.514193880218578,"endHours":15.378763146291927,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:38","end":"19:02","startHours":18.637040210585326,"endHours":19.037040210585324,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:50","end":"19:23","startHours":18.837040210585325,"endHours":19.37739600188117,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:35","end":"20:20","startHours":18.587040210585325,"endHours":20.337040210585325,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:55","end":"00:47","startHours":23.920486081998533,"endHours":24.78505534807188,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:52","end":"07:29","startHours":5.868501219485084,"endHours":7.4895685933726135,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:29","end":"09:07","startHours":7.4895685933726135,"endHours":9.110635967260144,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:07","end":"10:44","startHours":9.110635967260144,"endHours":10.731703341147675,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:44","end":"12:21","startHours":10.731703341147675,"endHours":12.352770715035206,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"12:21","end":"13:58","startHours":12.352770715035206,"endHours":13.973838088922736,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:58","end":"15:36","startHours":13.973838088922736,"endHours":15.594905462810264,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:36","end":"17:13","startHours":15.594905462810264,"endHours":17.215972836697794,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:13","end":"18:50","startHours":17.215972836697794,"endHours":18.837040210585325,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:50","end":"20:13","startHours":18.837040210585325,"endHours":20.215972836697794,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:13","end":"21:36","startHours":20.215972836697794,"endHours":21.594905462810264,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"21:36","end":"22:58","startHours":21.594905462810264,"endHours":22.973838088922733,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:58","end":"00:21","startHours":22.973838088922733,"endHours":24.352770715035206,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"00:21","end":"01:44","startHours":24.352770715035206,"endHours":25.73170334114767,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:44","end":"03:07","startHours":25.73170334114767,"endHours":27.110635967260144,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:07","end":"04:29","startHours":27.110635967260144,"endHours":28.489568593372613,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:29","end":"05:52","startHours":28.489568593372613,"endHours":29.868501219485083,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:52","end":"06:52","startHours":5.868501219485084,"endHours":6.868501219485084,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:52","end":"07:52","startHours":6.868501219485084,"endHours":7.868501219485084,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:52","end":"08:52","startHours":7.868501219485084,"endHours":8.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:52","end":"09:52","startHours":8.868501219485083,"endHours":9.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:52","end":"10:52","startHours":9.868501219485083,"endHours":10.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:52","end":"11:52","startHours":10.868501219485083,"endHours":11.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:52","end":"12:52","startHours":11.868501219485083,"endHours":12.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:52","end":"13:52","startHours":12.868501219485083,"endHours":13.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:52","end":"14:52","startHours":13.868501219485083,"endHours":14.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:52","end":"15:52","startHours":14.868501219485083,"endHours":15.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:52","end":"16:52","startHours":15.868501219485083,"endHours":16.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:52","end":"17:52","startHours":16.868501219485083,"endHours":17.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:52","end":"18:52","startHours":17.868501219485083,"endHours":18.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:52","end":"19:52","startHours":18.868501219485083,"endHours":19.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:52","end":"20:52","startHours":19.868501219485083,"endHours":20.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:52","end":"21:52","startHours":20.868501219485083,"endHours":21.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:52","end":"22:52","startHours":21.868501219485083,"endHours":22.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:52","end":"23:52","startHours":22.868501219485083,"endHours":23.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:52","end":"00:52","startHours":23.868501219485083,"endHours":24.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:52","end":"01:52","startHours":24.868501219485083,"endHours":25.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:52","end":"02:52","startHours":25.868501219485083,"endHours":26.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:52","end":"03:52","startHours":26.868501219485083,"endHours":27.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:52","end":"04:52","startHours":27.868501219485083,"endHours":28.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:52","end":"05:52","startHours":28.868501219485083,"endHours":29.868501219485083,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Vajra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":11.181555368865887,"eotMinutes":-1.9918429021122266,"ayanamsa":24.0576}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2071,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plavaṅga","saka_samvat":1936,"saka_samvatsara":"Jaya","bengali_samvat":1421,"malayalam_era":1190,"nanakshahi_year":545,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2071 Plavaṅga · Śaka 1936 Jaya"},"festivals":[{"id":"masika-shivaratri","name":"Māsika Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"मासिक शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Monthly Śiva observance.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Dedicated festival walk for Māsika Śivarātri is not live yet; Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"meerut"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 24, 2014 CE · Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 24, 2014 CE for Meerut, Uttar Pradesh: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 05:52, sūryāsta 18:50.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/meerut/2014-08-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/meerut/2014-08-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/meerut/2014-08-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/meerut/2014-08-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/meerut/2014-08-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-10T09:03:06.475Z","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":"2026-08-10T09:03:06.475Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-10T09:03:06.475Z","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":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"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"}}}