{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:2016-05-15:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2016-05-15","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-05-15","date_display":"May 15, 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":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457523.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869058.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":30.5121,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":132.9746,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":9,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Navamī","elongation_degrees":102.4625,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.4625},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":132.9746,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.9746},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":163.4867},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":17,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457523.770833,"ahargana":1869058.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0817,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":30.569176999999968,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":135.649477,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.1881},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":219.99547699999994,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":22.060276999999985,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":138.556777,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":24.19577700000002,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":230.21967700000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":148.2983,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":328.2983,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"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":5,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457523.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869058.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":30.5121,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":132.9746,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":9,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Navamī","elongation_degrees":102.4625,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.4625},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":132.9746,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.9746},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":163.4867},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":17,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.188,"elongation":102.462},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.188,"opposition_distance":77.538}},"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":"05:07","sunsetLocal":"18:23","solarNoonLocal":"11:45","dayLengthHours":13.264380159630974,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:29","moonsetLocal":"01:02","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:43","end":"18:23","startHours":16.724232544262847,"endHours":18.38228006421672,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:45","end":"13:24","startHours":11.750089984401232,"endHours":13.408137504355103,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"15:04","end":"16:43","startHours":15.066185024308975,"endHours":16.724232544262847,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:13","end":"08:39","startHours":8.212921941832972,"endHours":8.655067947154006,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:40","end":"06:01","startHours":5.670582411237036,"endHours":6.024299215493862,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:18","end":"12:12","startHours":11.3079439790802,"endHours":12.192235989722263,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:21","end":"04:14","startHours":3.3493158833016157,"endHours":4.23360789394368,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:01","end":"05:07","startHours":4.012534891283164,"endHours":5.117899904585745,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:58","end":"14:51","startHours":13.960820011006394,"endHours":14.84511202164846,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:11","end":"18:35","startHours":18.18228006421672,"endHours":18.582280064216718,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:23","end":"18:56","startHours":18.38228006421672,"endHours":18.93496257086801,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:08","end":"19:53","startHours":18.13228006421672,"endHours":19.88228006421672,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:18","end":"00:12","startHours":23.3079439790802,"endHours":24.192235989722263,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:07","end":"06:47","startHours":5.117899904585745,"endHours":6.775947424539617,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"06:47","end":"08:26","startHours":6.775947424539617,"endHours":8.433994944493488,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:26","end":"10:06","startHours":8.433994944493488,"endHours":10.09204246444736,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:06","end":"11:45","startHours":10.09204246444736,"endHours":11.750089984401232,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:45","end":"13:24","startHours":11.750089984401232,"endHours":13.408137504355103,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:24","end":"15:04","startHours":13.408137504355103,"endHours":15.066185024308975,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:04","end":"16:43","startHours":15.066185024308975,"endHours":16.724232544262847,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:43","end":"18:23","startHours":16.724232544262847,"endHours":18.38228006421672,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:23","end":"19:43","startHours":18.38228006421672,"endHours":19.724232544262847,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:43","end":"21:04","startHours":19.724232544262847,"endHours":21.066185024308975,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"21:04","end":"22:24","startHours":21.066185024308975,"endHours":22.408137504355103,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:24","end":"23:45","startHours":22.408137504355103,"endHours":23.75008998440123,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:45","end":"01:06","startHours":23.75008998440123,"endHours":25.09204246444736,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:06","end":"02:26","startHours":25.09204246444736,"endHours":26.433994944493488,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:26","end":"03:47","startHours":26.433994944493488,"endHours":27.775947424539616,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:47","end":"05:07","startHours":27.775947424539616,"endHours":29.117899904585745,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:07","end":"06:07","startHours":5.117899904585745,"endHours":6.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:07","end":"07:07","startHours":6.117899904585745,"endHours":7.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:07","end":"08:07","startHours":7.117899904585745,"endHours":8.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:07","end":"09:07","startHours":8.117899904585745,"endHours":9.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:07","end":"10:07","startHours":9.117899904585745,"endHours":10.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:07","end":"11:07","startHours":10.117899904585745,"endHours":11.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:07","end":"12:07","startHours":11.117899904585745,"endHours":12.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:07","end":"13:07","startHours":12.117899904585745,"endHours":13.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:07","end":"14:07","startHours":13.117899904585745,"endHours":14.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:07","end":"15:07","startHours":14.117899904585745,"endHours":15.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:07","end":"16:07","startHours":15.117899904585745,"endHours":16.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:07","end":"17:07","startHours":16.117899904585745,"endHours":17.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:07","end":"18:07","startHours":17.117899904585745,"endHours":18.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:07","end":"19:07","startHours":18.117899904585745,"endHours":19.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:07","end":"20:07","startHours":19.117899904585745,"endHours":20.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:07","end":"21:07","startHours":20.117899904585745,"endHours":21.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:07","end":"22:07","startHours":21.117899904585745,"endHours":22.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:07","end":"23:07","startHours":22.117899904585745,"endHours":23.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:07","end":"00:07","startHours":23.117899904585745,"endHours":24.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:07","end":"01:07","startHours":24.117899904585745,"endHours":25.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:07","end":"02:07","startHours":25.117899904585745,"endHours":26.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:07","end":"03:07","startHours":26.117899904585745,"endHours":27.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:07","end":"04:07","startHours":27.117899904585745,"endHours":28.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:07","end":"05:07","startHours":28.117899904585745,"endHours":29.117899904585745,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"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":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mudgara","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":18.929666928998074,"eotMinutes":3.7562009359260493,"ayanamsa":24.0817}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Jyeṣṭha Śukla Navamī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrishabha-sankranti","name":"Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Taurus.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛṣabha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-1626101-04-03","event":"Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā","chart_id":"rama","shared_marker":"same Śukla Navamī","url":"/day/-1626101-04-03","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 15, 2016 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 15, 2016 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Śukla Navamī, sūryodaya 05:07, sūryāsta 18:23.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2016-05-15","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2016-05-15","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2016-05-15","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2016-05-15","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2016-05-15"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T06:07:59.879Z","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":"2026-05-15T06:07:59.879Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T06:07:59.879Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}