{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:1998-05-04:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/1998-05-04","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-05-04","date_display":"May 4, 1998 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":1998,"month":5,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450937.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862472.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":19.6106,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":114.0337,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":94.4231,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.4231},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":114.0337,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.367},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":133.6443},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":1998,"month":5,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450937.770833,"ahargana":1862472.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8298,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":19.560811,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":116.631011,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.7728},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":21.72941099999997,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":352.927711,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":326.2733109999999,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":336.484711,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":2.082610999999986,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":137.2562,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":317.2562,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":1998,"month":5,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450937.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862472.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":19.6106,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":114.0337,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":94.4231,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.4231},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":114.0337,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.367},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":133.6443},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.773,"elongation":94.423},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.773,"opposition_distance":85.577}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:14","sunsetLocal":"18:17","solarNoonLocal":"11:46","dayLengthHours":13.065684352222467,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 03 Mins 56 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 56 Mins 04 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:45","moonsetLocal":"00:42","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"06:52","end":"08:30","startHours":6.858754074281911,"endHours":8.49196461830972,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:08","end":"11:46","startHours":10.125175162337527,"endHours":11.758385706365335,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:23","end":"15:01","startHours":13.391596250393144,"endHours":15.024806794420952,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:16","end":"08:43","startHours":8.274203212439344,"endHours":8.709726024180092,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:46","end":"06:07","startHours":5.7699470449300385,"endHours":6.118365294322638,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:19","end":"12:12","startHours":11.322862894624587,"endHours":12.193908518106083,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:29","end":"04:21","startHours":3.4834522832911063,"endHours":4.354497906772604,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:08","end":"05:14","startHours":4.13673650090223,"endHours":5.225543530254102,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:56","end":"14:48","startHours":13.93599976506908,"endHours":14.807045388550579,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:05","end":"18:29","startHours":18.09122788247657,"endHours":18.49122788247657,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:17","end":"18:50","startHours":18.29122788247657,"endHours":18.835631397152504,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:02","end":"19:47","startHours":18.04122788247657,"endHours":19.79122788247657,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:19","end":"00:12","startHours":23.322862894624585,"endHours":24.193908518106085,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:14","end":"06:52","startHours":5.225543530254102,"endHours":6.858754074281911,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:52","end":"08:30","startHours":6.858754074281911,"endHours":8.49196461830972,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:30","end":"10:08","startHours":8.49196461830972,"endHours":10.125175162337527,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:08","end":"11:46","startHours":10.125175162337527,"endHours":11.758385706365335,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:46","end":"13:23","startHours":11.758385706365335,"endHours":13.391596250393144,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:23","end":"15:01","startHours":13.391596250393144,"endHours":15.024806794420952,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:01","end":"16:39","startHours":15.024806794420952,"endHours":16.65801733844876,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:39","end":"18:17","startHours":16.65801733844876,"endHours":18.29122788247657,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"18:17","end":"19:39","startHours":18.29122788247657,"endHours":19.65801733844876,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:39","end":"21:01","startHours":19.65801733844876,"endHours":21.024806794420954,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:01","end":"22:23","startHours":21.024806794420954,"endHours":22.391596250393142,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:23","end":"23:46","startHours":22.391596250393142,"endHours":23.758385706365335,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:46","end":"01:08","startHours":23.758385706365335,"endHours":25.125175162337527,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:08","end":"02:30","startHours":25.125175162337527,"endHours":26.49196461830972,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:30","end":"03:52","startHours":26.49196461830972,"endHours":27.85875407428191,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:52","end":"05:14","startHours":27.85875407428191,"endHours":29.2255435302541,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:14","end":"06:14","startHours":5.225543530254102,"endHours":6.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:14","end":"07:14","startHours":6.225543530254102,"endHours":7.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:14","end":"08:14","startHours":7.225543530254102,"endHours":8.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:14","end":"09:14","startHours":8.225543530254102,"endHours":9.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:14","end":"10:14","startHours":9.225543530254102,"endHours":10.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:14","end":"11:14","startHours":10.225543530254102,"endHours":11.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:14","end":"12:14","startHours":11.225543530254102,"endHours":12.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:14","end":"13:14","startHours":12.225543530254102,"endHours":13.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:14","end":"14:14","startHours":13.225543530254102,"endHours":14.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:14","end":"15:14","startHours":14.225543530254102,"endHours":15.225543530254102,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:14","end":"16:14","startHours":15.225543530254102,"endHours":16.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:14","end":"17:14","startHours":16.2255435302541,"endHours":17.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:14","end":"18:14","startHours":17.2255435302541,"endHours":18.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:14","end":"19:14","startHours":18.2255435302541,"endHours":19.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:14","end":"20:14","startHours":19.2255435302541,"endHours":20.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:14","end":"21:14","startHours":20.2255435302541,"endHours":21.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:14","end":"22:14","startHours":21.2255435302541,"endHours":22.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:14","end":"23:14","startHours":22.2255435302541,"endHours":23.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:14","end":"00:14","startHours":23.2255435302541,"endHours":24.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:14","end":"01:14","startHours":24.2255435302541,"endHours":25.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:14","end":"02:14","startHours":25.2255435302541,"endHours":26.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:14","end":"03:14","startHours":26.2255435302541,"endHours":27.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:14","end":"04:14","startHours":27.2255435302541,"endHours":28.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:14","end":"05:14","startHours":28.2255435302541,"endHours":29.2255435302541,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","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":15.856540474209696,"eotMinutes":3.258457618079846,"ayanamsa":23.8298}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","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":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — 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":"ranchi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 4, 1998 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 4, 1998 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 05:14, sūryāsta 18:17.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/1998-05-04","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/1998-05-04","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/1998-05-04","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/1998-05-04","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/1998-05-04"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T15:05:21.011Z","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":"2026-06-01T15:05:21.011Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T15:05:21.011Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}