{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:phoenix:2003-08-26:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/phoenix/2003-08-26","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2003-08-26","date_display":"August 26, 2003 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":2003,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452877.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864412.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":127.8456,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":105.8932,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":338.0477,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.0477},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4,"moon_longitude":105.8932,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.5599},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":233.7388},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":2003,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452877.770833,"ahargana":1864412.2708,"kali_year":5105,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.904,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":128.51558899999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":107.23768899999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.2652},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":311.6901889999999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":152.23528899999997,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":125.80188899999996,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":130.492389,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":76.07768899999996,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":34.4657,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":214.4657,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","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":2003,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452877.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864412.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":127.8456,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":105.8932,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":338.0477,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.0477},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4,"moon_longitude":105.8932,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.5599},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":233.7388},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.265,"elongation":21.952},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.265,"opposition_distance":158.048}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"phoenix","name":"Phoenix, USA","lat":33.4484,"lon":-112.074,"tz_offset_hours":-7,"country":"US","tier":"diaspora"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"phoenix","name":"Phoenix, USA","lat":33.4484,"lon":-112.074,"tz_offset_hours":-7,"country":"US","tier":"diaspora"},"sunriseLocal":"05:57","sunsetLocal":"19:02","solarNoonLocal":"12:30","dayLengthHours":13.084539848380965,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 05 Mins 04 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 54 Mins 56 Secs","moonriseLocal":"04:14","moonsetLocal":"17:55","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:46","end":"17:24","startHours":15.766326964285517,"endHours":17.401894445333134,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:13","end":"10:52","startHours":9.224057040095033,"endHours":10.859624521142655,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:30","end":"14:08","startHours":12.495192002190276,"endHours":14.130759483237895,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:00","end":"09:27","startHours":9.00598137595535,"endHours":9.442132704234716,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:30","end":"06:51","startHours":6.498111238348999,"endHours":6.847032300972492,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:04","end":"12:56","startHours":12.05904067391091,"endHours":12.931343330469641,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:12","end":"05:05","startHours":4.208316764882331,"endHours":5.080619421441061,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:52","end":"05:57","startHours":4.8625437573013786,"endHours":5.9529220779997924,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:41","end":"15:33","startHours":14.675948643587102,"endHours":15.548251300145832,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:50","end":"19:14","startHours":18.837461926380758,"endHours":19.237461926380757,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:02","end":"19:35","startHours":19.037461926380757,"endHours":19.582651086729964,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:47","end":"20:32","startHours":18.787461926380757,"endHours":20.537461926380757,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:04","end":"00:56","startHours":24.05904067391091,"endHours":24.93134333046964,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:57","end":"07:35","startHours":5.9529220779997924,"endHours":7.588489559047413,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:35","end":"09:13","startHours":7.588489559047413,"endHours":9.224057040095033,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:13","end":"10:52","startHours":9.224057040095033,"endHours":10.859624521142655,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:52","end":"12:30","startHours":10.859624521142655,"endHours":12.495192002190276,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:30","end":"14:08","startHours":12.495192002190276,"endHours":14.130759483237895,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:08","end":"15:46","startHours":14.130759483237895,"endHours":15.766326964285517,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:46","end":"17:24","startHours":15.766326964285517,"endHours":17.401894445333134,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"17:24","end":"19:02","startHours":17.401894445333134,"endHours":19.037461926380757,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:02","end":"20:24","startHours":19.037461926380757,"endHours":20.401894445333138,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:24","end":"21:46","startHours":20.401894445333138,"endHours":21.766326964285515,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:46","end":"23:08","startHours":21.766326964285515,"endHours":23.130759483237895,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:08","end":"00:30","startHours":23.130759483237895,"endHours":24.495192002190276,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:30","end":"01:52","startHours":24.495192002190276,"endHours":25.859624521142656,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:52","end":"03:13","startHours":25.859624521142656,"endHours":27.224057040095033,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:13","end":"04:35","startHours":27.224057040095033,"endHours":28.588489559047414,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:35","end":"05:57","startHours":28.588489559047414,"endHours":29.952922077999794,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:57","end":"06:57","startHours":5.9529220779997924,"endHours":6.9529220779997924,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:57","end":"07:57","startHours":6.9529220779997924,"endHours":7.9529220779997924,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:57","end":"08:57","startHours":7.9529220779997924,"endHours":8.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:57","end":"09:57","startHours":8.952922077999792,"endHours":9.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:57","end":"10:57","startHours":9.952922077999792,"endHours":10.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:57","end":"11:57","startHours":10.952922077999792,"endHours":11.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:57","end":"12:57","startHours":11.952922077999792,"endHours":12.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:57","end":"13:57","startHours":12.952922077999792,"endHours":13.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:57","end":"14:57","startHours":13.952922077999792,"endHours":14.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:57","end":"15:57","startHours":14.952922077999792,"endHours":15.952922077999792,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:57","end":"16:57","startHours":15.952922077999792,"endHours":16.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:57","end":"17:57","startHours":16.952922077999794,"endHours":17.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:57","end":"18:57","startHours":17.952922077999794,"endHours":18.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:57","end":"19:57","startHours":18.952922077999794,"endHours":19.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:57","end":"20:57","startHours":19.952922077999794,"endHours":20.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:57","end":"21:57","startHours":20.952922077999794,"endHours":21.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:57","end":"22:57","startHours":21.952922077999794,"endHours":22.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:57","end":"23:57","startHours":22.952922077999794,"endHours":23.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:57","end":"00:57","startHours":23.952922077999794,"endHours":24.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:57","end":"01:57","startHours":24.952922077999794,"endHours":25.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:57","end":"02:57","startHours":25.952922077999794,"endHours":26.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:57","end":"03:57","startHours":26.952922077999794,"endHours":27.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:57","end":"04:57","startHours":27.952922077999794,"endHours":28.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:57","end":"05:57","startHours":28.952922077999794,"endHours":29.952922077999794,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Utpāta","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":10.611425346233288,"eotMinutes":-1.4155201314165708,"ayanamsa":23.904}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2060,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","saka_samvat":1925,"saka_samvatsara":"Subhānu","bengali_samvat":1410,"malayalam_era":1179,"nanakshahi_year":534,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2060 Durmukhi · Śaka 1925 Subhānu"},"festivals":[{"id":"simha-sankranti","name":"Siṁha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Leo.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Siṃha"},"precedence":5},{"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":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"phoenix"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 26, 2003 CE · Phoenix, USA · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 26, 2003 CE for Phoenix, USA: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 05:57, sūryāsta 19:02.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/phoenix/2003-08-26","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/phoenix/2003-08-26","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/phoenix/2003-08-26","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/phoenix/2003-08-26","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/phoenix/2003-08-26"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T08:14:43.827Z","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":"2026-05-17T08:14:43.827Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T08:14:43.827Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}