{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:1896-12-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1896-12-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1896-12-18","date_display":"December 18, 1896 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":1896,"month":12,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2413911.770833,"kali_year":4998,"ahargana":1825446.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":244.1638,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":38.795,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":154.6311,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.6311},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":38.795,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.1283},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":282.9588},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":25,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":1896,"month":12,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2413911.770833,"ahargana":1825446.2708,"kali_year":4998,"ayanamsa_lahiri":22.4137,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":244.26147600000002,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":40.078776000000005,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4352},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":56.266076,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":256.46837600000003,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":138.290276,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":285.308276,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":214.32147599999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":299.0719,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":119.0719,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":1896,"month":12,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2413911.770833,"kali_year":4998,"ahargana":1825446.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":244.1638,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":38.795,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":154.6311,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.6311},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":38.795,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.1283},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":282.9588},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":25,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.435,"elongation":154.631},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.435,"opposition_distance":25.369}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"rishikesh","name":"Ṛṣikeśa","lat":30.0869,"lon":78.2676,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttarakhand","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"rishikesh","name":"Ṛṣikeśa","lat":30.0869,"lon":78.2676,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttarakhand","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"07:08","sunsetLocal":"17:20","solarNoonLocal":"12:14","dayLengthHours":10.208626764682055,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 12 Mins 31 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 47 Mins 29 Secs","moonriseLocal":"15:44","moonsetLocal":"05:31","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:58","end":"12:14","startHours":10.959619531945721,"endHours":12.235697877530978,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:47","end":"16:04","startHours":14.787854568701492,"endHours":16.06393291428675,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:24","end":"09:41","startHours":8.407462840775208,"endHours":9.683541186360465,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:31","end":"09:51","startHours":9.513397406949096,"endHours":9.853684965771832,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:33","end":"07:50","startHours":7.55674394371837,"endHours":7.828973990776558,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:54","end":"12:35","startHours":11.895410318708244,"endHours":12.575985436353715,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:46","end":"06:27","startHours":5.77023425989901,"endHours":6.450809377544481,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:17","end":"07:08","startHours":6.280665598133113,"endHours":7.131384495189951,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:56","end":"14:37","startHours":13.937135671644654,"endHours":14.617710789290124,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:08","end":"17:32","startHours":17.140011259872008,"endHours":17.540011259872006,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:20","end":"17:46","startHours":17.340011259872007,"endHours":17.765370708400425,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:05","end":"18:50","startHours":17.090011259872007,"endHours":18.840011259872007,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:54","end":"00:35","startHours":23.895410318708247,"endHours":24.575985436353715,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"07:08","end":"08:24","startHours":7.131384495189951,"endHours":8.407462840775208,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:24","end":"09:41","startHours":8.407462840775208,"endHours":9.683541186360465,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:41","end":"10:58","startHours":9.683541186360465,"endHours":10.959619531945721,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:58","end":"12:14","startHours":10.959619531945721,"endHours":12.235697877530978,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:14","end":"13:31","startHours":12.235697877530978,"endHours":13.511776223116236,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:31","end":"14:47","startHours":13.511776223116236,"endHours":14.787854568701492,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:47","end":"16:04","startHours":14.787854568701492,"endHours":16.06393291428675,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:04","end":"17:20","startHours":16.06393291428675,"endHours":17.340011259872007,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:20","end":"19:04","startHours":17.340011259872007,"endHours":19.06393291428675,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:04","end":"20:47","startHours":19.06393291428675,"endHours":20.787854568701494,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:47","end":"22:31","startHours":20.787854568701494,"endHours":22.511776223116236,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:31","end":"00:14","startHours":22.511776223116236,"endHours":24.23569787753098,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:14","end":"01:58","startHours":24.23569787753098,"endHours":25.959619531945723,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:58","end":"03:41","startHours":25.959619531945723,"endHours":27.683541186360465,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:41","end":"05:24","startHours":27.683541186360465,"endHours":29.40746284077521,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"05:24","end":"07:08","startHours":29.40746284077521,"endHours":31.131384495189952,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:08","end":"08:08","startHours":7.131384495189951,"endHours":8.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:08","end":"09:08","startHours":8.131384495189952,"endHours":9.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:08","end":"10:08","startHours":9.131384495189952,"endHours":10.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:08","end":"11:08","startHours":10.131384495189952,"endHours":11.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:08","end":"12:08","startHours":11.131384495189952,"endHours":12.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:08","end":"13:08","startHours":12.131384495189952,"endHours":13.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:08","end":"14:08","startHours":13.131384495189952,"endHours":14.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:08","end":"15:08","startHours":14.131384495189952,"endHours":15.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:08","end":"16:08","startHours":15.131384495189952,"endHours":16.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:08","end":"17:08","startHours":16.131384495189952,"endHours":17.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:08","end":"18:08","startHours":17.131384495189952,"endHours":18.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:08","end":"19:08","startHours":18.131384495189952,"endHours":19.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:08","end":"20:08","startHours":19.131384495189952,"endHours":20.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:08","end":"21:08","startHours":20.131384495189952,"endHours":21.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:08","end":"22:08","startHours":21.131384495189952,"endHours":22.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:08","end":"23:08","startHours":22.131384495189952,"endHours":23.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:08","end":"00:08","startHours":23.131384495189952,"endHours":24.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:08","end":"01:08","startHours":24.131384495189952,"endHours":25.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:08","end":"02:08","startHours":25.131384495189952,"endHours":26.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:08","end":"03:08","startHours":26.131384495189952,"endHours":27.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:08","end":"04:08","startHours":27.131384495189952,"endHours":28.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:08","end":"05:08","startHours":28.131384495189952,"endHours":29.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:08","end":"06:08","startHours":29.131384495189952,"endHours":30.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:08","end":"07:08","startHours":30.131384495189952,"endHours":31.131384495189952,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Gada","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-23.39469978899212,"eotMinutes":2.787727348141232,"ayanamsa":22.4137}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":1953,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1818,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1303,"malayalam_era":1072,"nanakshahi_year":427,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Trayodaśī · Vikram 1953 Saumya · Śaka 1818 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"pradosha-vrata","name":"Pradoṣa Vrata","name_sanskrit":"प्रदोष व्रत","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Twilight worship of Śiva on Trayodaśī.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":13},{"tithi_number":28}]},"precedence":7}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"rishikesh"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 18, 1896 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 18, 1896 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Śukla Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 07:08, sūryāsta 17:20.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1896-12-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1896-12-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1896-12-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1896-12-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1896-12-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T18:34:39.114Z","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":"2026-05-31T18:34:39.114Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T18:34:39.114Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}