{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rameswaram:2000-10-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rameswaram/2000-10-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2000-10-18","date_display":"October 18, 2000 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":2000,"month":10,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451835.770833,"kali_year":5102,"ahargana":1863370.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":180.3797,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":59.4904,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":239.1107,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.1107},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":59.4904,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.1571},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":239.8701},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"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":2000,"month":10,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451835.770833,"ahargana":1863370.2708,"kali_year":5102,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8641,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":181.10920099999998,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":61.054801,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.2609},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":145.53390100000001,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":202.19370100000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":46.763801,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":214.662601,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":35.93740100000002,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":89.6759,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":269.6759,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","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":2000,"month":10,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451835.770833,"kali_year":5102,"ahargana":1863370.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":180.3797,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":59.4904,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":239.1107,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.1107},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":59.4904,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.1571},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":239.8701},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.261,"elongation":120.889},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.261,"opposition_distance":59.111}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"rameswaram","name":"Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu","lat":9.2885,"lon":79.3127,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"rameswaram","name":"Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu","lat":9.2885,"lon":79.3127,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"06:00","sunsetLocal":"17:54","solarNoonLocal":"11:57","dayLengthHours":11.901328762647736,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 54 Mins 05 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 05 Mins 55 Secs","moonriseLocal":"21:38","moonsetLocal":"10:16","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:57","end":"13:27","startHours":11.955892363279691,"endHours":13.44355845861066,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:30","end":"08:59","startHours":7.492894077286791,"endHours":8.980560172617757,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:28","end":"11:57","startHours":10.468226267948726,"endHours":11.955892363279691,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:47","end":"09:11","startHours":8.782204693240296,"endHours":9.17891565199522,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:30","end":"06:49","startHours":6.5011166803994795,"endHours":6.818485447403419,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:34","end":"12:21","startHours":11.559181404524766,"endHours":12.352603322034616,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:25","end":"05:13","startHours":4.418384146936125,"endHours":5.211806064445975,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:01","end":"06:00","startHours":5.0134505850685125,"endHours":6.005227981955824,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:56","end":"14:44","startHours":13.939447157054314,"endHours":14.732869074564164,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:42","end":"18:06","startHours":17.70655674460356,"endHours":18.10655674460356,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:54","end":"18:24","startHours":17.90655674460356,"endHours":18.402445443047213,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:39","end":"19:24","startHours":17.65655674460356,"endHours":19.40655674460356,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:34","end":"00:21","startHours":23.559181404524768,"endHours":24.352603322034614,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:00","end":"07:30","startHours":6.005227981955824,"endHours":7.492894077286791,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:30","end":"08:59","startHours":7.492894077286791,"endHours":8.980560172617757,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:59","end":"10:28","startHours":8.980560172617757,"endHours":10.468226267948726,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:28","end":"11:57","startHours":10.468226267948726,"endHours":11.955892363279691,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:57","end":"13:27","startHours":11.955892363279691,"endHours":13.44355845861066,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:27","end":"14:56","startHours":13.44355845861066,"endHours":14.931224553941625,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:56","end":"16:25","startHours":14.931224553941625,"endHours":16.418890649272594,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:25","end":"17:54","startHours":16.418890649272594,"endHours":17.90655674460356,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:54","end":"19:25","startHours":17.90655674460356,"endHours":19.41889064927259,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:25","end":"20:56","startHours":19.41889064927259,"endHours":20.931224553941625,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:56","end":"22:27","startHours":20.931224553941625,"endHours":22.44355845861066,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:27","end":"23:57","startHours":22.44355845861066,"endHours":23.95589236327969,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:57","end":"01:28","startHours":23.95589236327969,"endHours":25.468226267948722,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:28","end":"02:59","startHours":25.468226267948722,"endHours":26.980560172617757,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:59","end":"04:30","startHours":26.980560172617757,"endHours":28.492894077286792,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:30","end":"06:00","startHours":28.492894077286792,"endHours":30.005227981955823,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:00","end":"07:00","startHours":6.005227981955824,"endHours":7.005227981955824,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:00","end":"08:00","startHours":7.005227981955824,"endHours":8.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:00","end":"09:00","startHours":8.005227981955823,"endHours":9.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:00","end":"10:00","startHours":9.005227981955823,"endHours":10.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:00","end":"11:00","startHours":10.005227981955823,"endHours":11.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:00","end":"12:00","startHours":11.005227981955823,"endHours":12.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:00","end":"13:00","startHours":12.005227981955823,"endHours":13.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:00","end":"14:00","startHours":13.005227981955823,"endHours":14.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:00","end":"15:00","startHours":14.005227981955823,"endHours":15.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:00","end":"16:00","startHours":15.005227981955823,"endHours":16.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:00","end":"17:00","startHours":16.005227981955823,"endHours":17.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:00","end":"18:00","startHours":17.005227981955823,"endHours":18.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:00","end":"19:00","startHours":18.005227981955823,"endHours":19.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:00","end":"20:00","startHours":19.005227981955823,"endHours":20.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:00","end":"21:00","startHours":20.005227981955823,"endHours":21.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:00","end":"22:00","startHours":21.005227981955823,"endHours":22.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:00","end":"23:00","startHours":22.005227981955823,"endHours":23.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:00","end":"00:00","startHours":23.005227981955823,"endHours":24.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:00","end":"01:00","startHours":24.005227981955823,"endHours":25.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:00","end":"02:00","startHours":25.005227981955823,"endHours":26.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:00","end":"03:00","startHours":26.005227981955823,"endHours":27.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:00","end":"04:00","startHours":27.005227981955823,"endHours":28.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:00","end":"05:00","startHours":28.005227981955823,"endHours":29.005227981955823,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:00","end":"06:00","startHours":29.005227981955823,"endHours":30.005227981955823,"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"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-9.66696414317909,"eotMinutes":15.395658203218455,"ayanamsa":23.8641}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2057,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vijaya","saka_samvat":1922,"saka_samvatsara":"Vikrama","bengali_samvat":1407,"malayalam_era":1176,"nanakshahi_year":531,"lunar_month":"Kārtika","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Kārtika","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Tulā (Aippasi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · Vikram 2057 Vijaya · Śaka 1922 Vikrama"},"festivals":[],"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":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"rameswaram"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga October 18, 2000 CE · Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 18, 2000 CE for Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:00, sūryāsta 17:54.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rameswaram/2000-10-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rameswaram/2000-10-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rameswaram/2000-10-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rameswaram/2000-10-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rameswaram/2000-10-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T20:15:29.591Z","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":"2026-05-31T20:15:29.591Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T20:15:29.591Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}