{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:2006-08-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2006-08-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2006-08-23","date_display":"August 23, 2006 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":2006,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453970.770833,"kali_year":5108,"ahargana":1865505.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.1808,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":117.5251,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":30,"name":"Amāvasyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","elongation_degrees":352.3442,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.3442},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":117.5251,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.8584},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":242.7059},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":58,"name":"Catuṣpāda"},"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":2006,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453970.770833,"ahargana":1865505.2708,"kali_year":5108,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9458,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.84652799999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":117.495228,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.8319},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":145.623428,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":116.51202799999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":198.946328,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":108.46302800000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":112.727128,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":336.5533,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":156.5533,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"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":2006,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453970.770833,"kali_year":5108,"ahargana":1865505.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.1808,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":117.5251,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":30,"name":"Amāvasyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","elongation_degrees":352.3442,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.3442},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":117.5251,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.8584},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":242.7059},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":58,"name":"Catuṣpāda"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.832,"elongation":7.656},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.832,"opposition_distance":172.344}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":16,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.949,"opposition_distance":2.926}]},"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":"05:48","sunsetLocal":"18:50","solarNoonLocal":"12:19","dayLengthHours":13.038205647954966,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 02 Mins 18 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 57 Mins 42 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:09","moonsetLocal":"18:23","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:19","end":"13:57","startHours":12.319969528597063,"endHours":13.949745234591434,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:26","end":"09:04","startHours":7.430642410613952,"endHours":9.060418116608323,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:41","end":"12:19","startHours":10.690193822602694,"endHours":12.319969528597063,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:51","end":"09:17","startHours":8.843114689142407,"endHours":9.27772154407424,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:21","end":"06:42","startHours":6.344125273284372,"endHours":6.691810757229838,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:53","end":"12:45","startHours":11.885362673665231,"endHours":12.754576383528896,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:04","end":"04:56","startHours":4.062439284892252,"endHours":4.931652994755917,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:43","end":"05:48","startHours":4.714349567290001,"endHours":5.800866704619581,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:30","end":"15:22","startHours":14.493003803256226,"endHours":15.36221751311989,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:38","end":"19:02","startHours":18.639072352574548,"endHours":19.039072352574546,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:50","end":"19:23","startHours":18.839072352574547,"endHours":19.382330921239337,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:35","end":"20:20","startHours":18.589072352574547,"endHours":20.339072352574547,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:53","end":"00:45","startHours":23.88536267366523,"endHours":24.754576383528896,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:48","end":"07:26","startHours":5.800866704619581,"endHours":7.430642410613952,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:26","end":"09:04","startHours":7.430642410613952,"endHours":9.060418116608323,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:04","end":"10:41","startHours":9.060418116608323,"endHours":10.690193822602694,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:41","end":"12:19","startHours":10.690193822602694,"endHours":12.319969528597063,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:19","end":"13:57","startHours":12.319969528597063,"endHours":13.949745234591434,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:57","end":"15:35","startHours":13.949745234591434,"endHours":15.579520940585805,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:35","end":"17:13","startHours":15.579520940585805,"endHours":17.209296646580178,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:13","end":"18:50","startHours":17.209296646580178,"endHours":18.839072352574547,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:50","end":"20:13","startHours":18.839072352574547,"endHours":20.209296646580178,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:13","end":"21:35","startHours":20.209296646580178,"endHours":21.579520940585805,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:35","end":"22:57","startHours":21.579520940585805,"endHours":22.949745234591436,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:57","end":"00:19","startHours":22.949745234591436,"endHours":24.319969528597063,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:19","end":"01:41","startHours":24.319969528597063,"endHours":25.690193822602694,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:41","end":"03:04","startHours":25.690193822602694,"endHours":27.060418116608325,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:04","end":"04:26","startHours":27.060418116608325,"endHours":28.430642410613952,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:26","end":"05:48","startHours":28.430642410613952,"endHours":29.80086670461958,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:48","end":"06:48","startHours":5.800866704619581,"endHours":6.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:48","end":"07:48","startHours":6.800866704619581,"endHours":7.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:48","end":"08:48","startHours":7.800866704619581,"endHours":8.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:48","end":"09:48","startHours":8.800866704619581,"endHours":9.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:48","end":"10:48","startHours":9.800866704619581,"endHours":10.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:48","end":"11:48","startHours":10.800866704619581,"endHours":11.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:48","end":"12:48","startHours":11.800866704619581,"endHours":12.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:48","end":"13:48","startHours":12.800866704619581,"endHours":13.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:48","end":"14:48","startHours":13.800866704619581,"endHours":14.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:48","end":"15:48","startHours":14.800866704619581,"endHours":15.800866704619581,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:48","end":"16:48","startHours":15.800866704619581,"endHours":16.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:48","end":"17:48","startHours":16.80086670461958,"endHours":17.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:48","end":"18:48","startHours":17.80086670461958,"endHours":18.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:48","end":"19:48","startHours":18.80086670461958,"endHours":19.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:48","end":"20:48","startHours":19.80086670461958,"endHours":20.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:48","end":"21:48","startHours":20.80086670461958,"endHours":21.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:48","end":"22:48","startHours":21.80086670461958,"endHours":22.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:48","end":"23:48","startHours":22.80086670461958,"endHours":23.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:48","end":"00:48","startHours":23.80086670461958,"endHours":24.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:48","end":"01:48","startHours":24.80086670461958,"endHours":25.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:48","end":"02:48","startHours":25.80086670461958,"endHours":26.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:48","end":"03:48","startHours":26.80086670461958,"endHours":27.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:48","end":"04:48","startHours":27.80086670461958,"endHours":28.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:48","end":"05:48","startHours":28.80086670461958,"endHours":29.80086670461958,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":11.543589748868493,"eotMinutes":-2.2685717158237404,"ayanamsa":23.9458}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2063,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vikāri","saka_samvat":1928,"saka_samvatsara":"Vyaya","bengali_samvat":1413,"malayalam_era":1182,"nanakshahi_year":537,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā · Vikram 2063 Vikāri · Śaka 1928 Vyaya"},"festivals":[{"id":"mahalaya-amavasya","name":"Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)","name_sanskrit":"महालय अमावस्या","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Pitṛ-deva","significance":"Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":30,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Bhādrapada"},"precedence":1},{"id":"simha-sankranti","name":"Siṁha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Leo.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Siṃha"},"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":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-20","event":"Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17)","chart_id":"karna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","url":"/day/-3137-10-20","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 23, 2006 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 23, 2006 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā, sūryodaya 05:48, sūryāsta 18:50.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2006-08-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2006-08-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2006-08-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2006-08-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2006-08-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-16T16:26:55.768Z","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":"2026-05-16T16:26:55.768Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-16T16:26:55.768Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}