{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:2018-08-27:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2018-08-27","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-08-27","date_display":"August 27, 2018 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":2018,"month":8,"day":27,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458357.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869892.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":128.9204,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":315.872,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":186.9516,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.9516},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":315.872,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.2053},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":84.7924},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":31,"name":"Kaulava"},"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":2018,"month":8,"day":27,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458357.770833,"ahargana":1869892.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1136,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":129.63181199999997,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":315.52601200000004,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.3671},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":274.24381199999993,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":111.085012,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":202.305612,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":174.91311199999996,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":248.403912,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":104.1089,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":284.1089,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"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":2018,"month":8,"day":27,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458357.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869892.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":128.9204,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":315.872,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":186.9516,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.9516},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":315.872,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.2053},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":84.7924},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":31,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.367,"elongation":173.048},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.367,"opposition_distance":6.952}},"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":"05:28","sunsetLocal":"18:11","solarNoonLocal":"11:50","dayLengthHours":12.713193381243386,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 42 Mins 47 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 17 Mins 13 Secs","moonriseLocal":"18:25","moonsetLocal":"06:02","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:04","end":"08:39","startHours":7.063853590638211,"endHours":8.653002763293635,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:15","end":"11:50","startHours":10.242151935949057,"endHours":11.831301108604482,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:25","end":"15:01","startHours":13.420450281259903,"endHours":15.009599453915328,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:26","end":"08:52","startHours":8.441116206939578,"endHours":8.864889319647691,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:00","end":"06:21","startHours":6.004420808867929,"endHours":6.343439299034419,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:24","end":"12:15","startHours":11.407527995896368,"endHours":12.255074221312595,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:47","end":"04:38","startHours":3.7796119671503368,"endHours":4.627158192566562,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:25","end":"05:28","startHours":4.4152716362125055,"endHours":5.474704417982788,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:57","end":"14:48","startHours":13.950166672145045,"endHours":14.79771289756127,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:59","end":"18:23","startHours":17.987897799226175,"endHours":18.387897799226174,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:11","end":"18:43","startHours":18.187897799226175,"endHours":18.717614190111316,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:56","end":"19:41","startHours":17.937897799226175,"endHours":19.687897799226175,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:24","end":"00:15","startHours":23.40752799589637,"endHours":24.255074221312594,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:28","end":"07:04","startHours":5.474704417982788,"endHours":7.063853590638211,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:04","end":"08:39","startHours":7.063853590638211,"endHours":8.653002763293635,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:39","end":"10:15","startHours":8.653002763293635,"endHours":10.242151935949057,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:15","end":"11:50","startHours":10.242151935949057,"endHours":11.831301108604482,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:50","end":"13:25","startHours":11.831301108604482,"endHours":13.420450281259903,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:25","end":"15:01","startHours":13.420450281259903,"endHours":15.009599453915328,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:01","end":"16:36","startHours":15.009599453915328,"endHours":16.59874862657075,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:36","end":"18:11","startHours":16.59874862657075,"endHours":18.187897799226175,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"18:11","end":"19:36","startHours":18.187897799226175,"endHours":19.598748626570753,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:36","end":"21:01","startHours":19.598748626570753,"endHours":21.009599453915328,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:01","end":"22:25","startHours":21.009599453915328,"endHours":22.420450281259903,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:25","end":"23:50","startHours":22.420450281259903,"endHours":23.83130110860448,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:50","end":"01:15","startHours":23.83130110860448,"endHours":25.24215193594906,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:15","end":"02:39","startHours":25.24215193594906,"endHours":26.653002763293635,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:39","end":"04:04","startHours":26.653002763293635,"endHours":28.06385359063821,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:04","end":"05:28","startHours":28.06385359063821,"endHours":29.47470441798279,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:28","end":"06:28","startHours":5.474704417982788,"endHours":6.474704417982788,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:28","end":"07:28","startHours":6.474704417982788,"endHours":7.474704417982788,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:28","end":"08:28","startHours":7.474704417982788,"endHours":8.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:28","end":"09:28","startHours":8.474704417982789,"endHours":9.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:28","end":"10:28","startHours":9.474704417982789,"endHours":10.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:28","end":"11:28","startHours":10.474704417982789,"endHours":11.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:28","end":"12:28","startHours":11.474704417982789,"endHours":12.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:28","end":"13:28","startHours":12.474704417982789,"endHours":13.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:28","end":"14:28","startHours":13.474704417982789,"endHours":14.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:28","end":"15:28","startHours":14.474704417982789,"endHours":15.474704417982789,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:28","end":"16:28","startHours":15.474704417982789,"endHours":16.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:28","end":"17:28","startHours":16.47470441798279,"endHours":17.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:28","end":"18:28","startHours":17.47470441798279,"endHours":18.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:28","end":"19:28","startHours":18.47470441798279,"endHours":19.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:28","end":"20:28","startHours":19.47470441798279,"endHours":20.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:28","end":"21:28","startHours":20.47470441798279,"endHours":21.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:28","end":"22:28","startHours":21.47470441798279,"endHours":22.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:28","end":"23:28","startHours":22.47470441798279,"endHours":23.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:28","end":"00:28","startHours":23.47470441798279,"endHours":24.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:28","end":"01:28","startHours":24.47470441798279,"endHours":25.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:28","end":"02:28","startHours":25.47470441798279,"endHours":26.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:28","end":"03:28","startHours":26.47470441798279,"endHours":27.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:28","end":"04:28","startHours":27.47470441798279,"endHours":28.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:28","end":"05:28","startHours":28.47470441798279,"endHours":29.47470441798279,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhātṛ","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":10.133430874935566,"eotMinutes":-1.116466516268853,"ayanamsa":24.1136}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pratipada · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"pitra-paksha-start","name":"Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start","name_sanskrit":"पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Pitṛ-gaṇa","significance":"Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":16,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":2}],"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":[]},"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 August 27, 2018 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 27, 2018 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Kṛṣṇa Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:28, sūryāsta 18:11.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2018-08-27","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2018-08-27","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2018-08-27","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2018-08-27","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2018-08-27"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T09:58:57.456Z","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":"2026-05-31T09:58:57.456Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T09:58:57.456Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}