{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:melbourne:2159-05-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/melbourne/2159-05-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2159-05-16","date_display":"May 16, 2159 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":2159,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509753.770833,"kali_year":5261,"ahargana":1921288.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":28.5925,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":5.413,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":336.8205,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.8205},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":5.413,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.413},"yoga":{"number":3,"name":"Āyuṣmān","sum_longitude":34.0054},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":2159,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509753.770833,"ahargana":1921288.2708,"kali_year":5261,"ayanamsa_lahiri":26.0793,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":28.974807,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":5.946506999999997,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.3562},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":248.31960700000002,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":47.98790700000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":157.03380700000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":70.66310699999997,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":175.38160700000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":260.9015,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":80.9015,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","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":2159,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509753.770833,"kali_year":5261,"ahargana":1921288.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":28.5925,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":5.413,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":336.8205,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.8205},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":5.413,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.413},"yoga":{"number":3,"name":"Āyuṣmān","sum_longitude":34.0054},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.356,"elongation":23.179},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.356,"opposition_distance":156.821}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"melbourne","name":"Melbourne, Australia","lat":-37.8136,"lon":144.9631,"tz_offset_hours":10,"country":"AU","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"melbourne","name":"Melbourne, Australia","lat":-37.8136,"lon":144.9631,"tz_offset_hours":10,"country":"AU","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"07:14","sunsetLocal":"17:19","solarNoonLocal":"12:16","dayLengthHours":10.084127531507734,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 05 Mins 03 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 54 Mins 57 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:20","moonsetLocal":"16:09","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:16","end":"13:32","startHours":12.273405750686877,"endHours":13.533921692125343,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:30","end":"09:45","startHours":8.491857926371475,"endHours":9.752373867809942,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:01","end":"12:16","startHours":11.01288980924841,"endHours":12.273405750686877,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:35","end":"09:55","startHours":9.584305075618147,"endHours":9.920442660001738,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:39","end":"07:55","startHours":7.651513965412497,"endHours":7.92042403291937,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:56","end":"12:37","startHours":11.937268166303284,"endHours":12.609543335070466,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:53","end":"06:34","startHours":5.886791647398644,"endHours":6.559066816165826,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:23","end":"07:14","startHours":6.3909980239740305,"endHours":7.2313419849330085,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:57","end":"14:38","startHours":13.95409367260483,"endHours":14.626368841372013,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:07","end":"17:31","startHours":17.115469516440744,"endHours":17.515469516440742,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:19","end":"17:44","startHours":17.315469516440743,"endHours":17.73564149692023,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:04","end":"18:49","startHours":17.065469516440743,"endHours":18.815469516440743,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:56","end":"00:37","startHours":23.937268166303287,"endHours":24.609543335070466,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"07:14","end":"08:30","startHours":7.2313419849330085,"endHours":8.491857926371475,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:30","end":"09:45","startHours":8.491857926371475,"endHours":9.752373867809942,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:45","end":"11:01","startHours":9.752373867809942,"endHours":11.01288980924841,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:01","end":"12:16","startHours":11.01288980924841,"endHours":12.273405750686877,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:16","end":"13:32","startHours":12.273405750686877,"endHours":13.533921692125343,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:32","end":"14:48","startHours":13.533921692125343,"endHours":14.79443763356381,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:48","end":"16:03","startHours":14.79443763356381,"endHours":16.054953575002276,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:03","end":"17:19","startHours":16.054953575002276,"endHours":17.315469516440743,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:19","end":"19:03","startHours":17.315469516440743,"endHours":19.054953575002276,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:03","end":"20:48","startHours":19.054953575002276,"endHours":20.79443763356381,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:48","end":"22:32","startHours":20.79443763356381,"endHours":22.533921692125343,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:32","end":"00:16","startHours":22.533921692125343,"endHours":24.273405750686877,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:16","end":"02:01","startHours":24.273405750686877,"endHours":26.012889809248406,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:01","end":"03:45","startHours":26.012889809248406,"endHours":27.752373867809943,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:45","end":"05:30","startHours":27.752373867809943,"endHours":29.491857926371473,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:30","end":"07:14","startHours":29.491857926371473,"endHours":31.23134198493301,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:14","end":"08:14","startHours":7.2313419849330085,"endHours":8.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:14","end":"09:14","startHours":8.231341984933009,"endHours":9.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:14","end":"10:14","startHours":9.231341984933009,"endHours":10.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:14","end":"11:14","startHours":10.231341984933009,"endHours":11.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:14","end":"12:14","startHours":11.231341984933009,"endHours":12.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:14","end":"13:14","startHours":12.231341984933009,"endHours":13.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:14","end":"14:14","startHours":13.231341984933009,"endHours":14.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:14","end":"15:14","startHours":14.231341984933009,"endHours":15.231341984933009,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:14","end":"16:14","startHours":15.231341984933009,"endHours":16.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:14","end":"17:14","startHours":16.23134198493301,"endHours":17.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:14","end":"18:14","startHours":17.23134198493301,"endHours":18.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:14","end":"19:14","startHours":18.23134198493301,"endHours":19.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:14","end":"20:14","startHours":19.23134198493301,"endHours":20.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:14","end":"21:14","startHours":20.23134198493301,"endHours":21.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:14","end":"22:14","startHours":21.23134198493301,"endHours":22.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:14","end":"23:14","startHours":22.23134198493301,"endHours":23.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:14","end":"00:14","startHours":23.23134198493301,"endHours":24.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:14","end":"01:14","startHours":24.23134198493301,"endHours":25.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:14","end":"02:14","startHours":25.23134198493301,"endHours":26.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:14","end":"03:14","startHours":26.23134198493301,"endHours":27.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:14","end":"04:14","startHours":27.23134198493301,"endHours":28.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:14","end":"05:14","startHours":28.23134198493301,"endHours":29.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:14","end":"06:14","startHours":29.23134198493301,"endHours":30.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:14","end":"07:14","startHours":30.23134198493301,"endHours":31.23134198493301,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mānasa","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":19.02730081592411,"eotMinutes":3.743254958787478,"ayanamsa":26.0793}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2216,"vikram_samvatsara":"Aṅgirasa","saka_samvat":2081,"saka_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","bengali_samvat":1566,"malayalam_era":1335,"nanakshahi_year":690,"lunar_month":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2216 Aṅgirasa · Śaka 2081 Siddhārthī"},"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":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3101-02-18","event":"Kali Yuga Epoch","chart_id":"kali-yuga-epoch","shared_marker":"same Aśvinī","url":"/day/-3101-02-18","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"melbourne"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 16, 2159 CE · Melbourne, Australia · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 16, 2159 CE for Melbourne, Australia: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 07:14, sūryāsta 17:19.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/melbourne/2159-05-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/melbourne/2159-05-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/melbourne/2159-05-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/melbourne/2159-05-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/melbourne/2159-05-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T09:56:29.336Z","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":"2026-06-02T09:56:29.336Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T09:56:29.336Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}