{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:1998-11-25:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1998-11-25","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-11-25","date_display":"November 25, 1998 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":1998,"month":11,"day":25,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451142.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862677.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":218.177,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":287.7067,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":69.5297,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.5297},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":3,"moon_longitude":287.7067,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.7067},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":145.8837},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"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":1998,"month":11,"day":25,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451142.770833,"ahargana":1862677.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8376,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":218.72187800000006,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":284.891078,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":1.4405},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":154.825878,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":232.87137800000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":324.54337799999996,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":225.18807800000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":3.9136780000000044,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":126.3944,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":306.3944,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","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":1998,"month":11,"day":25,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451142.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862677.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":218.177,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":287.7067,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":69.5297,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.5297},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":3,"moon_longitude":287.7067,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.7067},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":145.8837},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.441,"elongation":69.53},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.441,"opposition_distance":110.47}},"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":"06:51","sunsetLocal":"17:18","solarNoonLocal":"12:05","dayLengthHours":10.456890366063893,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:10","moonsetLocal":"21:49","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:05","end":"13:23","startHours":12.078281741928986,"endHours":13.385393037686974,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:09","end":"09:28","startHours":8.156947854655026,"endHours":9.464059150413014,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:46","end":"12:05","startHours":10.771170446171,"endHours":12.078281741928986,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:17","end":"09:38","startHours":9.289777644311949,"endHours":9.638340656514078,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:17","end":"07:34","startHours":7.285540324149703,"endHours":7.564390733911407,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:44","end":"12:26","startHours":11.729718729726859,"endHours":12.426844754131118,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:27","end":"06:09","startHours":5.455584510088522,"endHours":6.152710534492781,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:59","end":"06:51","startHours":5.978429028391716,"endHours":6.8498365588970405,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:49","end":"14:31","startHours":13.821096802939635,"endHours":14.518222827343894,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:06","end":"17:30","startHours":17.106726924960935,"endHours":17.506726924960933,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:18","end":"17:45","startHours":17.306726924960934,"endHours":17.742430690213595,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:03","end":"18:48","startHours":17.056726924960934,"endHours":18.806726924960934,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:44","end":"00:26","startHours":23.72971872972686,"endHours":24.42684475413112,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:51","end":"08:09","startHours":6.8498365588970405,"endHours":8.156947854655026,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:09","end":"09:28","startHours":8.156947854655026,"endHours":9.464059150413014,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:28","end":"10:46","startHours":9.464059150413014,"endHours":10.771170446171,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:46","end":"12:05","startHours":10.771170446171,"endHours":12.078281741928986,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:05","end":"13:23","startHours":12.078281741928986,"endHours":13.385393037686974,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:23","end":"14:42","startHours":13.385393037686974,"endHours":14.69250433344496,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:42","end":"16:00","startHours":14.69250433344496,"endHours":15.999615629202948,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:00","end":"17:18","startHours":15.999615629202948,"endHours":17.306726924960934,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:18","end":"19:00","startHours":17.306726924960934,"endHours":18.999615629202946,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:00","end":"20:42","startHours":18.999615629202946,"endHours":20.692504333444962,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:42","end":"22:23","startHours":20.692504333444962,"endHours":22.385393037686974,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:23","end":"00:05","startHours":22.385393037686974,"endHours":24.078281741928986,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:05","end":"01:46","startHours":24.078281741928986,"endHours":25.771170446171,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:46","end":"03:28","startHours":25.771170446171,"endHours":27.464059150413014,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:28","end":"05:09","startHours":27.464059150413014,"endHours":29.156947854655026,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:09","end":"06:51","startHours":29.156947854655026,"endHours":30.84983655889704,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:51","end":"07:51","startHours":6.8498365588970405,"endHours":7.8498365588970405,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:51","end":"08:51","startHours":7.8498365588970405,"endHours":8.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:51","end":"09:51","startHours":8.84983655889704,"endHours":9.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:51","end":"10:51","startHours":9.84983655889704,"endHours":10.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:51","end":"11:51","startHours":10.84983655889704,"endHours":11.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:51","end":"12:51","startHours":11.84983655889704,"endHours":12.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:51","end":"13:51","startHours":12.84983655889704,"endHours":13.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:51","end":"14:51","startHours":13.84983655889704,"endHours":14.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:51","end":"15:51","startHours":14.84983655889704,"endHours":15.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:51","end":"16:51","startHours":15.84983655889704,"endHours":16.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:51","end":"17:51","startHours":16.84983655889704,"endHours":17.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:51","end":"18:51","startHours":17.84983655889704,"endHours":18.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:51","end":"19:51","startHours":18.84983655889704,"endHours":19.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:51","end":"20:51","startHours":19.84983655889704,"endHours":20.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:51","end":"21:51","startHours":20.84983655889704,"endHours":21.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:51","end":"22:51","startHours":21.84983655889704,"endHours":22.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:51","end":"23:51","startHours":22.84983655889704,"endHours":23.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:51","end":"00:51","startHours":23.84983655889704,"endHours":24.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:51","end":"01:51","startHours":24.84983655889704,"endHours":25.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:51","end":"02:51","startHours":25.84983655889704,"endHours":26.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:51","end":"03:51","startHours":26.84983655889704,"endHours":27.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:51","end":"04:51","startHours":27.84983655889704,"endHours":28.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:51","end":"05:51","startHours":28.84983655889704,"endHours":29.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:51","end":"06:51","startHours":29.84983655889704,"endHours":30.84983655889704,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa"],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvānkṣa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-20.669905743462852,"eotMinutes":12.232695484260729,"ayanamsa":23.8376}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[{"id":"skanda-shashthi","name":"Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī","name_sanskrit":"स्कन्द षष्ठी","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Kārttikeya / Skanda / Murugan","significance":"Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":6,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":3},{"id":"vrischika-sankranti","name":"Vṛścika Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Scorpio.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛścika"},"precedence":5}],"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":[]},"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 November 25, 1998 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"November 25, 1998 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 06:51, sūryāsta 17:18.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1998-11-25","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1998-11-25","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1998-11-25","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1998-11-25","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/1998-11-25"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-17T08:46:54.823Z","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":"2026-05-17T08:46:54.823Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-17T08:46:54.823Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}