{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:1996-08-07:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-08-07","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1996-08-07","date_display":"August 7, 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":8,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450302.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861837.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.4502,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":27.2404,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":276.7902,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.7902},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":27.2404,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.5737},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":137.6905},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":46,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":8,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450302.770833,"ahargana":1861837.2708,"kali_year":5098,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8055,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":111.014073,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":30.44257299999998,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.6647},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":74.461073,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":134.473973,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":255.25257299999998,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":65.94987300000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":343.248373,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":170.9016,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":350.9016,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":1996,"month":8,"day":7,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450302.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861837.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.4502,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":27.2404,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":276.7902,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.7902},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":27.2404,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.5737},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":137.6905},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":46,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.665,"elongation":83.21},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.665,"opposition_distance":96.79}},"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":"05:39","sunsetLocal":"19:06","solarNoonLocal":"12:22","dayLengthHours":13.443951911331219,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs","moonriseLocal":"00:12","moonsetLocal":"13:49","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:22","end":"14:03","startHours":12.373424930252092,"endHours":14.053918919168495,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:20","end":"09:01","startHours":7.331942963502885,"endHours":9.012436952419288,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:42","end":"12:22","startHours":10.692930941335689,"endHours":12.373424930252092,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:47","end":"09:14","startHours":8.788371087230434,"endHours":9.236502817608141,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:13","end":"06:34","startHours":6.211613637558617,"endHours":6.5701190218607834,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:56","end":"12:49","startHours":11.925293199874385,"endHours":12.821556660629799,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:52","end":"04:45","startHours":3.858922053075654,"endHours":4.755185513831068,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:32","end":"05:39","startHours":4.531119648642214,"endHours":5.651448974586483,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:37","end":"15:31","startHours":14.61408358214063,"endHours":15.510347042896045,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:54","end":"19:18","startHours":18.895400885917702,"endHours":19.2954008859177,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:06","end":"19:39","startHours":19.0954008859177,"endHours":19.655565548889836,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:51","end":"20:36","startHours":18.8454008859177,"endHours":20.5954008859177,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:56","end":"00:49","startHours":23.925293199874385,"endHours":24.8215566606298,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:39","end":"07:20","startHours":5.651448974586483,"endHours":7.331942963502885,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:20","end":"09:01","startHours":7.331942963502885,"endHours":9.012436952419288,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:01","end":"10:42","startHours":9.012436952419288,"endHours":10.692930941335689,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:42","end":"12:22","startHours":10.692930941335689,"endHours":12.373424930252092,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:22","end":"14:03","startHours":12.373424930252092,"endHours":14.053918919168495,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:03","end":"15:44","startHours":14.053918919168495,"endHours":15.734412908084897,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:44","end":"17:25","startHours":15.734412908084897,"endHours":17.4149068970013,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:25","end":"19:06","startHours":17.4149068970013,"endHours":19.0954008859177,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:06","end":"20:25","startHours":19.0954008859177,"endHours":20.4149068970013,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:25","end":"21:44","startHours":20.4149068970013,"endHours":21.7344129080849,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:44","end":"23:03","startHours":21.7344129080849,"endHours":23.053918919168495,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:03","end":"00:22","startHours":23.053918919168495,"endHours":24.373424930252092,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:22","end":"01:42","startHours":24.373424930252092,"endHours":25.69293094133569,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:42","end":"03:01","startHours":25.69293094133569,"endHours":27.012436952419286,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:01","end":"04:20","startHours":27.012436952419286,"endHours":28.331942963502886,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:20","end":"05:39","startHours":28.331942963502886,"endHours":29.651448974586483,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:39","end":"06:39","startHours":5.651448974586483,"endHours":6.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:39","end":"07:39","startHours":6.651448974586483,"endHours":7.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:39","end":"08:39","startHours":7.651448974586483,"endHours":8.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:39","end":"09:39","startHours":8.651448974586483,"endHours":9.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:39","end":"10:39","startHours":9.651448974586483,"endHours":10.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:39","end":"11:39","startHours":10.651448974586483,"endHours":11.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:39","end":"12:39","startHours":11.651448974586483,"endHours":12.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:39","end":"13:39","startHours":12.651448974586483,"endHours":13.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:39","end":"14:39","startHours":13.651448974586483,"endHours":14.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:39","end":"15:39","startHours":14.651448974586483,"endHours":15.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:39","end":"16:39","startHours":15.651448974586483,"endHours":16.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:39","end":"17:39","startHours":16.651448974586483,"endHours":17.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:39","end":"18:39","startHours":17.651448974586483,"endHours":18.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:39","end":"19:39","startHours":18.651448974586483,"endHours":19.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:39","end":"20:39","startHours":19.651448974586483,"endHours":20.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:39","end":"21:39","startHours":20.651448974586483,"endHours":21.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:39","end":"22:39","startHours":21.651448974586483,"endHours":22.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:39","end":"23:39","startHours":22.651448974586483,"endHours":23.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:39","end":"00:39","startHours":23.651448974586483,"endHours":24.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:39","end":"01:39","startHours":24.651448974586483,"endHours":25.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:39","end":"02:39","startHours":25.651448974586483,"endHours":26.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:39","end":"03:39","startHours":26.651448974586483,"endHours":27.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:39","end":"04:39","startHours":27.651448974586483,"endHours":28.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:39","end":"05:39","startHours":28.651448974586483,"endHours":29.651448974586483,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Lumba","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":16.386986363558815,"eotMinutes":-5.475895815125568,"ayanamsa":23.8055}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2053,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":1918,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1403,"malayalam_era":1172,"nanakshahi_year":527,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Navamī · Vikram 2053 Virodhi · Śaka 1918 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — 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 August 7, 1996 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 7, 1996 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Kṛṣṇa Navamī, sūryodaya 05:39, sūryāsta 19:06.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-08-07","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-08-07","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-08-07","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-08-07","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1996-08-07"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T10:02:42.720Z","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":"2026-05-17T10:02:42.720Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T10:02:42.720Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}