{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:1953-10-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1953-10-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1953-10-16","date_display":"October 16, 1953 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":1953,"month":10,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2434666.770833,"kali_year":5055,"ahargana":1846201.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":178.5514,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.9954,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":95.444,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.444},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":273.9954,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.3288},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":92.5469},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"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":1953,"month":10,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2434666.770833,"ahargana":1846201.2708,"kali_year":5055,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.2075,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":179.17198299999995,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":270.89268300000003,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.4212},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":147.071083,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":202.93288299999995,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":63.463982999999985,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":154.24678300000005,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":186.26658299999997,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":279.3721,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":99.3721,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","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":1953,"month":10,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2434666.770833,"kali_year":5055,"ahargana":1846201.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":178.5514,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":273.9954,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":95.444,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.444},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":273.9954,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.3288},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":92.5469},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.421,"elongation":95.444},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.421,"opposition_distance":84.556}},"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":"06:18","sunsetLocal":"17:45","solarNoonLocal":"12:02","dayLengthHours":11.451309015445418,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:58","moonsetLocal":"23:20","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:36","end":"12:02","startHours":10.599950880216305,"endHours":12.031364507146982,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:54","end":"16:20","startHours":14.894191761008337,"endHours":16.325605387939014,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:44","end":"09:10","startHours":7.7371236263549505,"endHours":9.168537253285628,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:59","end":"09:22","startHours":8.977682103028204,"endHours":9.359392403543051,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:47","end":"07:05","startHours":6.782847875067833,"endHours":7.08821611547971,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:39","end":"12:25","startHours":11.649654206632135,"endHours":12.413074807661829,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:47","end":"05:33","startHours":4.7788687973648845,"endHours":5.542289398394579,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:21","end":"06:18","startHours":5.3514342481371555,"endHours":6.305709999424273,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:56","end":"14:42","startHours":13.93991600972122,"endHours":14.703336610750915,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:33","end":"17:57","startHours":17.55701901486969,"endHours":17.95701901486969,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:45","end":"18:14","startHours":17.75701901486969,"endHours":18.23415689051325,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:30","end":"19:15","startHours":17.50701901486969,"endHours":19.25701901486969,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:39","end":"00:25","startHours":23.649654206632135,"endHours":24.41307480766183,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:18","end":"07:44","startHours":6.305709999424273,"endHours":7.7371236263549505,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:44","end":"09:10","startHours":7.7371236263549505,"endHours":9.168537253285628,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:10","end":"10:36","startHours":9.168537253285628,"endHours":10.599950880216305,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:36","end":"12:02","startHours":10.599950880216305,"endHours":12.031364507146982,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:02","end":"13:28","startHours":12.031364507146982,"endHours":13.46277813407766,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:28","end":"14:54","startHours":13.46277813407766,"endHours":14.894191761008337,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:54","end":"16:20","startHours":14.894191761008337,"endHours":16.325605387939014,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:20","end":"17:45","startHours":16.325605387939014,"endHours":17.75701901486969,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:45","end":"19:20","startHours":17.75701901486969,"endHours":19.325605387939014,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:20","end":"20:54","startHours":19.325605387939014,"endHours":20.894191761008337,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:54","end":"22:28","startHours":20.894191761008337,"endHours":22.46277813407766,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:28","end":"00:02","startHours":22.46277813407766,"endHours":24.031364507146982,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:02","end":"01:36","startHours":24.031364507146982,"endHours":25.599950880216305,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:36","end":"03:10","startHours":25.599950880216305,"endHours":27.168537253285628,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:10","end":"04:44","startHours":27.168537253285628,"endHours":28.73712362635495,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:44","end":"06:18","startHours":28.73712362635495,"endHours":30.305709999424273,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:18","end":"07:18","startHours":6.305709999424273,"endHours":7.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:18","end":"08:18","startHours":7.305709999424273,"endHours":8.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:18","end":"09:18","startHours":8.305709999424273,"endHours":9.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:18","end":"10:18","startHours":9.305709999424273,"endHours":10.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:18","end":"11:18","startHours":10.305709999424273,"endHours":11.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:18","end":"12:18","startHours":11.305709999424273,"endHours":12.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:18","end":"13:18","startHours":12.305709999424273,"endHours":13.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:18","end":"14:18","startHours":13.305709999424273,"endHours":14.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:18","end":"15:18","startHours":14.305709999424273,"endHours":15.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:18","end":"16:18","startHours":15.305709999424273,"endHours":16.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:18","end":"17:18","startHours":16.305709999424273,"endHours":17.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:18","end":"18:18","startHours":17.305709999424273,"endHours":18.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:18","end":"19:18","startHours":18.305709999424273,"endHours":19.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:18","end":"20:18","startHours":19.305709999424273,"endHours":20.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:18","end":"21:18","startHours":20.305709999424273,"endHours":21.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:18","end":"22:18","startHours":21.305709999424273,"endHours":22.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:18","end":"23:18","startHours":22.305709999424273,"endHours":23.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:18","end":"00:18","startHours":23.305709999424273,"endHours":24.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:18","end":"01:18","startHours":24.305709999424273,"endHours":25.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:18","end":"02:18","startHours":25.305709999424273,"endHours":26.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:18","end":"03:18","startHours":26.305709999424273,"endHours":27.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:18","end":"04:18","startHours":27.305709999424273,"endHours":28.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:18","end":"05:18","startHours":28.305709999424273,"endHours":29.305709999424273,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:18","end":"06:18","startHours":29.305709999424273,"endHours":30.305709999424273,"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mānasa","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-8.70994371729275,"eotMinutes":15.04772957118102,"ayanamsa":23.2075}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2010,"vikram_samvatsara":"Parābhava","saka_samvat":1875,"saka_samvatsara":"Vijaya","bengali_samvat":1360,"malayalam_era":1129,"nanakshahi_year":484,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2010 Parābhava · Śaka 1875 Vijaya"},"festivals":[{"id":"durga-ashtami","name":"Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)","name_sanskrit":"महाष्टमी","tradition":"Shakta","associated_deity":"Devī Durgā","significance":"8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":8,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Āśvina"},"precedence":1}],"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":"-3137-12-25","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":"rishikesh"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga October 16, 1953 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 16, 1953 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:18, sūryāsta 17:45.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1953-10-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1953-10-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1953-10-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1953-10-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1953-10-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T13:06:11.246Z","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":"2026-06-02T13:06:11.246Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T13:06:11.246Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}