{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:2004-01-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2004-01-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2004-01-23","date_display":"January 23, 2004 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":2004,"month":1,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453027.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864562.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":278.3881,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":294.839,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":16.451,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.451},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":294.839,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.5057},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":213.2271},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":2,"name":"Bālava"},"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":2004,"month":1,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453027.770833,"ahargana":1864562.2708,"kali_year":5105,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9097,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":278.4502580000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":293.931058,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4981},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":358.797958,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":255.06045800000004,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":144.471158,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":316.11915799999997,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":73.978858,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":26.518,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":206.518,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","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":2004,"month":1,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453027.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864562.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":278.3881,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":294.839,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":16.451,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.451},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":294.839,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.5057},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":213.2271},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":2,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.498,"elongation":16.451},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.498,"opposition_distance":163.549}},"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":"07:12","sunsetLocal":"17:45","solarNoonLocal":"12:29","dayLengthHours":10.54878308526969,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 32 Mins 56 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 27 Mins 04 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:05","moonsetLocal":"18:57","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:10","end":"12:29","startHours":11.160315407343251,"endHours":12.478913293001963,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:07","end":"16:26","startHours":15.116109064319385,"endHours":16.434706949978096,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:31","end":"09:51","startHours":8.523119636025829,"endHours":9.84171752168454,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:40","end":"10:01","startHours":9.665904470263378,"endHours":10.017530573105702,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:39","end":"07:56","startHours":7.644054378920021,"endHours":7.92535526119388,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:08","end":"12:50","startHours":12.12728719015964,"endHours":12.830539395844285,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:48","end":"06:30","startHours":5.798017338997825,"endHours":6.501269544682471,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:20","end":"07:12","startHours":6.32545649326131,"endHours":7.2045217503671175,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:14","end":"14:56","startHours":14.237043807213578,"endHours":14.940296012898223,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:33","end":"17:57","startHours":17.55330483563681,"endHours":17.953304835636807,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:45","end":"18:12","startHours":17.753304835636808,"endHours":18.19283746418971,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:30","end":"19:15","startHours":17.503304835636808,"endHours":19.253304835636808,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:08","end":"00:50","startHours":24.127287190159638,"endHours":24.830539395844287,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"07:12","end":"08:31","startHours":7.2045217503671175,"endHours":8.523119636025829,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:31","end":"09:51","startHours":8.523119636025829,"endHours":9.84171752168454,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:51","end":"11:10","startHours":9.84171752168454,"endHours":11.160315407343251,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:10","end":"12:29","startHours":11.160315407343251,"endHours":12.478913293001963,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:29","end":"13:48","startHours":12.478913293001963,"endHours":13.797511178660674,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:48","end":"15:07","startHours":13.797511178660674,"endHours":15.116109064319385,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:07","end":"16:26","startHours":15.116109064319385,"endHours":16.434706949978096,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:26","end":"17:45","startHours":16.434706949978096,"endHours":17.753304835636808,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:45","end":"19:26","startHours":17.753304835636808,"endHours":19.434706949978096,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:26","end":"21:07","startHours":19.434706949978096,"endHours":21.116109064319385,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:07","end":"22:48","startHours":21.116109064319385,"endHours":22.797511178660674,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:48","end":"00:29","startHours":22.797511178660674,"endHours":24.478913293001963,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:29","end":"02:10","startHours":24.478913293001963,"endHours":26.16031540734325,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:10","end":"03:51","startHours":26.16031540734325,"endHours":27.84171752168454,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:51","end":"05:31","startHours":27.84171752168454,"endHours":29.52311963602583,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"05:31","end":"07:12","startHours":29.52311963602583,"endHours":31.204521750367118,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:12","end":"08:12","startHours":7.2045217503671175,"endHours":8.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:12","end":"09:12","startHours":8.204521750367118,"endHours":9.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:12","end":"10:12","startHours":9.204521750367118,"endHours":10.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:12","end":"11:12","startHours":10.204521750367118,"endHours":11.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:12","end":"12:12","startHours":11.204521750367118,"endHours":12.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:12","end":"13:12","startHours":12.204521750367118,"endHours":13.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:12","end":"14:12","startHours":13.204521750367118,"endHours":14.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:12","end":"15:12","startHours":14.204521750367118,"endHours":15.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:12","end":"16:12","startHours":15.204521750367118,"endHours":16.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:12","end":"17:12","startHours":16.204521750367118,"endHours":17.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:12","end":"18:12","startHours":17.204521750367118,"endHours":18.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:12","end":"19:12","startHours":18.204521750367118,"endHours":19.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:12","end":"20:12","startHours":19.204521750367118,"endHours":20.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:12","end":"21:12","startHours":20.204521750367118,"endHours":21.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:12","end":"22:12","startHours":21.204521750367118,"endHours":22.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:12","end":"23:12","startHours":22.204521750367118,"endHours":23.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:12","end":"00:12","startHours":23.204521750367118,"endHours":24.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:12","end":"01:12","startHours":24.204521750367118,"endHours":25.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:12","end":"02:12","startHours":25.204521750367118,"endHours":26.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:12","end":"03:12","startHours":26.204521750367118,"endHours":27.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:12","end":"04:12","startHours":27.204521750367118,"endHours":28.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:12","end":"05:12","startHours":28.204521750367118,"endHours":29.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:12","end":"06:12","startHours":29.204521750367118,"endHours":30.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:12","end":"07:12","startHours":30.204521750367118,"endHours":31.204521750367118,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"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":"Lumba","quality":"Auspicious"},"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":-19.63125902813785,"eotMinutes":-11.805197580117738,"ayanamsa":23.9097}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2061,"vikram_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","saka_samvat":1926,"saka_samvatsara":"Tāraṇa","bengali_samvat":1411,"malayalam_era":1180,"nanakshahi_year":535,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2061 Hemalambī · Śaka 1926 Tāraṇa"},"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":"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":[]},"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 23, 2004 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 23, 2004 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 07:12, sūryāsta 17:45.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2004-01-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2004-01-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2004-01-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2004-01-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2004-01-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-16T16:08:47.874Z","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":"2026-05-16T16:08:47.874Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-16T16:08:47.874Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}