{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:1996-01-27:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-01-27","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1996-01-27","date_display":"January 27, 1996 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":1996,"month":1,"day":27,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450109.770833,"kali_year":5097,"ahargana":1861644.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":282.5577,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":4.8416,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":82.2839,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.2839},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":4.8416,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.8416},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":287.3993},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":13,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":1996,"month":1,"day":27,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450109.770833,"ahargana":1861644.2708,"kali_year":5097,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.7981,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":282.570647,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":7.570347000000027,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.2912},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":290.851947,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":266.063047,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":251.56694700000003,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":320.629047,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":327.79374700000005,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":181.1277,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":1.1277,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"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":1996,"month":1,"day":27,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450109.770833,"kali_year":5097,"ahargana":1861644.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":282.5577,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":4.8416,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":82.2839,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.2839},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":4.8416,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.8416},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":287.3993},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":13,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.291,"elongation":82.284},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.291,"opposition_distance":97.716}},"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":"07:11","sunsetLocal":"17:49","solarNoonLocal":"12:30","dayLengthHours":10.631874254077914,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 37 Mins 55 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 22 Mins 05 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:39","moonsetLocal":"00:41","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:50","end":"11:10","startHours":9.836938194928507,"endHours":11.165922476688245,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:49","end":"15:09","startHours":13.823891040207723,"endHours":15.152875321967464,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:11","end":"08:30","startHours":7.178969631409028,"endHours":8.507953913168766,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:40","end":"10:01","startHours":9.659740290693875,"endHours":10.014136099163139,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:37","end":"07:54","startHours":7.621964391995608,"endHours":7.905481038771018,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:08","end":"12:51","startHours":12.140510949978722,"endHours":12.849302566917249,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:46","end":"06:28","startHours":5.761386397531973,"endHours":6.4701780144705,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:18","end":"07:11","startHours":6.2929801102358685,"endHours":7.178969631409028,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:16","end":"14:59","startHours":14.266885800794304,"endHours":14.975677417732832,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:37","end":"18:01","startHours":17.610843885486943,"endHours":18.010843885486942,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:49","end":"18:15","startHours":17.810843885486943,"endHours":18.253838646073522,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:34","end":"19:19","startHours":17.560843885486943,"endHours":19.310843885486943,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:08","end":"00:51","startHours":24.140510949978722,"endHours":24.84930256691725,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:11","end":"08:30","startHours":7.178969631409028,"endHours":8.507953913168766,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:30","end":"09:50","startHours":8.507953913168766,"endHours":9.836938194928507,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:50","end":"11:10","startHours":9.836938194928507,"endHours":11.165922476688245,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:10","end":"12:30","startHours":11.165922476688245,"endHours":12.494906758447986,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:30","end":"13:49","startHours":12.494906758447986,"endHours":13.823891040207723,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:49","end":"15:09","startHours":13.823891040207723,"endHours":15.152875321967464,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:09","end":"16:29","startHours":15.152875321967464,"endHours":16.4818596037272,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:29","end":"17:49","startHours":16.4818596037272,"endHours":17.810843885486943,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:49","end":"19:29","startHours":17.810843885486943,"endHours":19.4818596037272,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:29","end":"21:09","startHours":19.4818596037272,"endHours":21.152875321967464,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:09","end":"22:49","startHours":21.152875321967464,"endHours":22.823891040207727,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:49","end":"00:30","startHours":22.823891040207727,"endHours":24.494906758447986,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:30","end":"02:10","startHours":24.494906758447986,"endHours":26.165922476688245,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:10","end":"03:50","startHours":26.165922476688245,"endHours":27.836938194928507,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:50","end":"05:30","startHours":27.836938194928507,"endHours":29.50795391316877,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"05:30","end":"07:11","startHours":29.50795391316877,"endHours":31.17896963140903,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:11","end":"08:11","startHours":7.178969631409028,"endHours":8.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:11","end":"09:11","startHours":8.178969631409029,"endHours":9.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:11","end":"10:11","startHours":9.178969631409029,"endHours":10.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:11","end":"11:11","startHours":10.178969631409029,"endHours":11.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:11","end":"12:11","startHours":11.178969631409029,"endHours":12.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:11","end":"13:11","startHours":12.178969631409029,"endHours":13.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:11","end":"14:11","startHours":13.178969631409029,"endHours":14.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:11","end":"15:11","startHours":14.178969631409029,"endHours":15.178969631409029,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:11","end":"16:11","startHours":15.178969631409029,"endHours":16.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:11","end":"17:11","startHours":16.17896963140903,"endHours":17.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:11","end":"18:11","startHours":17.17896963140903,"endHours":18.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:11","end":"19:11","startHours":18.17896963140903,"endHours":19.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:11","end":"20:11","startHours":19.17896963140903,"endHours":20.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:11","end":"21:11","startHours":20.17896963140903,"endHours":21.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:11","end":"22:11","startHours":21.17896963140903,"endHours":22.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:11","end":"23:11","startHours":22.17896963140903,"endHours":23.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:11","end":"00:11","startHours":23.17896963140903,"endHours":24.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:11","end":"01:11","startHours":24.17896963140903,"endHours":25.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:11","end":"02:11","startHours":25.17896963140903,"endHours":26.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:11","end":"03:11","startHours":26.17896963140903,"endHours":27.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:11","end":"04:11","startHours":27.17896963140903,"endHours":28.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:11","end":"05:11","startHours":28.17896963140903,"endHours":29.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:11","end":"06:11","startHours":29.17896963140903,"endHours":30.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:11","end":"07:11","startHours":30.17896963140903,"endHours":31.17896963140903,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Rākṣasa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-18.6787149736438,"eotMinutes":-12.76480550687915,"ayanamsa":23.7981}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2053,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":1918,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1403,"malayalam_era":1172,"nanakshahi_year":527,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Śukla Saptamī · Vikram 2053 Virodhi · Śaka 1918 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[{"id":"makara-sankranti","name":"Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)","name_sanskrit":"मकर सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Mahābhārata Bhīṣma-Stuti","Sūrya-Siddhānta"]},{"id":"pongal","name":"Pongal / Thai Pongal","name_sanskrit":"पोङ्गल","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Tamil 4-day harvest festival; coincides with Makara Saṅkrānti.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3101-02-18","event":"Kali Yuga Epoch","chart_id":"kali-yuga-epoch","shared_marker":"same Aśvinī","url":"/day/-3101-02-18","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 January 27, 1996 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 27, 1996 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Śukla Saptamī, sūryodaya 07:11, sūryāsta 17:49.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-01-27","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-01-27","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-01-27","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-01-27","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-01-27"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T08:27:37.820Z","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":"2026-05-17T08:27:37.820Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T08:27:37.820Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}