{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:perth:2016-03-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/perth/2016-03-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-03-16","date_display":"March 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":3,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457463.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868998.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":331.9458,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":63.0325,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":91.0867,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.0867},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":63.0325,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.6992},"yoga":{"number":3,"name":"Āyuṣmān","sum_longitude":34.9783},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"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":2016,"month":3,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457463.770833,"ahargana":1868998.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0794,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":331.80597,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":65.88377000000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4983},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":219.06087000000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":324.22517000000005,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":142.53767,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":310.19987000000003,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":232.04116999999997,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":151.4774,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":331.4774,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva 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":2016,"month":3,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457463.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868998.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":331.9458,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":63.0325,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":91.0867,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.0867},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":63.0325,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.6992},"yoga":{"number":3,"name":"Āyuṣmān","sum_longitude":34.9783},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.498,"elongation":91.087},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.498,"opposition_distance":88.913}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-7,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.681,"elongation":1.816}]},"city":{"slug":"perth","name":"Perth, Australia","lat":-31.9505,"lon":115.8605,"tz_offset_hours":8,"country":"AU","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"perth","name":"Perth, Australia","lat":-31.9505,"lon":115.8605,"tz_offset_hours":8,"country":"AU","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"06:18","sunsetLocal":"18:34","solarNoonLocal":"12:26","dayLengthHours":12.26702469063667,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 16 Mins 01 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 43 Mins 59 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:42","moonsetLocal":"23:43","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:26","end":"13:58","startHours":12.431960002357766,"endHours":13.96533808868735,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:50","end":"09:22","startHours":7.831825743369013,"endHours":9.365203829698597,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:54","end":"12:26","startHours":10.898581916028181,"endHours":12.431960002357766,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:10","end":"09:34","startHours":9.160753418187987,"endHours":9.569654241209209,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:49","end":"07:08","startHours":6.809573685815957,"endHours":7.136694344232935,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:01","end":"12:50","startHours":12.023059179336542,"endHours":12.840860825378986,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:40","end":"05:29","startHours":4.66284436495454,"endHours":5.480646010996985,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:17","end":"06:18","startHours":5.276195599486373,"endHours":6.298447657039429,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:29","end":"15:18","startHours":14.476464117463877,"endHours":15.294265763506322,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:22","end":"18:46","startHours":18.3654723476761,"endHours":18.7654723476761,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:34","end":"19:05","startHours":18.5654723476761,"endHours":19.076598376452626,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:19","end":"20:04","startHours":18.3154723476761,"endHours":20.0654723476761,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:01","end":"00:50","startHours":24.02305917933654,"endHours":24.840860825378986,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:18","end":"07:50","startHours":6.298447657039429,"endHours":7.831825743369013,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:50","end":"09:22","startHours":7.831825743369013,"endHours":9.365203829698597,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:22","end":"10:54","startHours":9.365203829698597,"endHours":10.898581916028181,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:54","end":"12:26","startHours":10.898581916028181,"endHours":12.431960002357766,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:26","end":"13:58","startHours":12.431960002357766,"endHours":13.96533808868735,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:58","end":"15:30","startHours":13.96533808868735,"endHours":15.49871617501693,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:30","end":"17:02","startHours":15.49871617501693,"endHours":17.032094261346515,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:02","end":"18:34","startHours":17.032094261346515,"endHours":18.5654723476761,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:34","end":"20:02","startHours":18.5654723476761,"endHours":20.032094261346515,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:02","end":"21:30","startHours":20.032094261346515,"endHours":21.49871617501693,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:30","end":"22:58","startHours":21.49871617501693,"endHours":22.965338088687346,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:58","end":"00:26","startHours":22.965338088687346,"endHours":24.431960002357762,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:26","end":"01:54","startHours":24.431960002357762,"endHours":25.898581916028178,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:54","end":"03:22","startHours":25.898581916028178,"endHours":27.365203829698597,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:22","end":"04:50","startHours":27.365203829698597,"endHours":28.831825743369013,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:50","end":"06:18","startHours":28.831825743369013,"endHours":30.29844765703943,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:18","end":"07:18","startHours":6.298447657039429,"endHours":7.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:18","end":"08:18","startHours":7.298447657039429,"endHours":8.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:18","end":"09:18","startHours":8.298447657039429,"endHours":9.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:18","end":"10:18","startHours":9.298447657039429,"endHours":10.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:18","end":"11:18","startHours":10.298447657039429,"endHours":11.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:18","end":"12:18","startHours":11.298447657039429,"endHours":12.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:18","end":"13:18","startHours":12.298447657039429,"endHours":13.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:18","end":"14:18","startHours":13.298447657039429,"endHours":14.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:18","end":"15:18","startHours":14.298447657039429,"endHours":15.298447657039429,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:18","end":"16:18","startHours":15.298447657039429,"endHours":16.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:18","end":"17:18","startHours":16.29844765703943,"endHours":17.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:18","end":"18:18","startHours":17.29844765703943,"endHours":18.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:18","end":"19:18","startHours":18.29844765703943,"endHours":19.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:18","end":"20:18","startHours":19.29844765703943,"endHours":20.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:18","end":"21:18","startHours":20.29844765703943,"endHours":21.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:18","end":"22:18","startHours":21.29844765703943,"endHours":22.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:18","end":"23:18","startHours":22.29844765703943,"endHours":23.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:18","end":"00:18","startHours":23.29844765703943,"endHours":24.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:18","end":"01:18","startHours":24.29844765703943,"endHours":25.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:18","end":"02:18","startHours":25.29844765703943,"endHours":26.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:18","end":"03:18","startHours":26.29844765703943,"endHours":27.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:18","end":"04:18","startHours":27.29844765703943,"endHours":28.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:18","end":"05:18","startHours":28.29844765703943,"endHours":29.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:18","end":"06:18","startHours":29.29844765703943,"endHours":30.29844765703943,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mṛtyu","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-1.6353376548404892,"eotMinutes":-9.359600141465874,"ayanamsa":24.0794}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"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":"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":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Śukla Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"perth"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga March 16, 2016 CE · Perth, Australia · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 16, 2016 CE for Perth, Australia: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:18, sūryāsta 18:34.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/perth/2016-03-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/perth/2016-03-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/perth/2016-03-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/perth/2016-03-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/perth/2016-03-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T03:48:06.077Z","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":"2026-05-15T03:48:06.077Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T03:48:06.077Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}