{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:2018-08-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2018-08-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-08-08","date_display":"August 8, 2018 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":2018,"month":8,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458338.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869873.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.743,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":65.8343,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":27,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":315.0913,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.0913},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":65.8343,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.501},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":176.5773},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":52,"name":"Kaulava"},"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":2018,"month":8,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458338.770833,"ahargana":1869873.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1128,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":111.36223799999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":63.947738000000015,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.8473},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":276.693838,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":112.937138,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":200.30663800000002,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":156.72313799999995,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":248.991938,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":105.1157,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":285.1157,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","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":2018,"month":8,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458338.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869873.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":110.743,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":65.8343,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":27,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":315.0913,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.0913},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":65.8343,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.501},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":176.5773},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":52,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.847,"elongation":44.909},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.847,"opposition_distance":135.091}},"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":"19:05","solarNoonLocal":"12:22","dayLengthHours":13.427384384119804,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs","moonriseLocal":"02:11","moonsetLocal":"16:14","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:22","end":"14:03","startHours":12.371311287325714,"endHours":14.049734335340688,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:20","end":"09:01","startHours":7.336042143280786,"endHours":9.014465191295763,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:42","end":"12:22","startHours":10.692888239310737,"endHours":12.371311287325714,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:47","end":"09:14","startHours":8.790675451560432,"endHours":9.238254931031092,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:13","end":"06:35","startHours":6.217093444604136,"endHours":6.575157028180664,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:55","end":"12:49","startHours":11.923731807855054,"endHours":12.818890766796374,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:52","end":"04:46","startHours":3.8673011773831703,"endHours":4.76246013632449,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:32","end":"05:39","startHours":4.53867039658916,"endHours":5.657619095265811,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:37","end":"15:30","startHours":14.609208684679015,"endHours":15.504367643620334,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:53","end":"19:17","startHours":18.885003479385617,"endHours":19.285003479385615,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:05","end":"19:39","startHours":19.085003479385616,"endHours":19.644477828723943,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:50","end":"20:35","startHours":18.835003479385616,"endHours":20.585003479385616,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:55","end":"00:49","startHours":23.923731807855052,"endHours":24.818890766796375,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:39","end":"07:20","startHours":5.657619095265811,"endHours":7.336042143280786,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:20","end":"09:01","startHours":7.336042143280786,"endHours":9.014465191295763,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:01","end":"10:42","startHours":9.014465191295763,"endHours":10.692888239310737,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:42","end":"12:22","startHours":10.692888239310737,"endHours":12.371311287325714,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:22","end":"14:03","startHours":12.371311287325714,"endHours":14.049734335340688,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:03","end":"15:44","startHours":14.049734335340688,"endHours":15.728157383355665,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:44","end":"17:24","startHours":15.728157383355665,"endHours":17.40658043137064,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:24","end":"19:05","startHours":17.40658043137064,"endHours":19.085003479385616,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:05","end":"20:24","startHours":19.085003479385616,"endHours":20.406580431370642,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:24","end":"21:44","startHours":20.406580431370642,"endHours":21.728157383355665,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:44","end":"23:03","startHours":21.728157383355665,"endHours":23.049734335340688,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:03","end":"00:22","startHours":23.049734335340688,"endHours":24.371311287325714,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:22","end":"01:42","startHours":24.371311287325714,"endHours":25.69288823931074,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:42","end":"03:01","startHours":25.69288823931074,"endHours":27.014465191295763,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:01","end":"04:20","startHours":27.014465191295763,"endHours":28.336042143280785,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:20","end":"05:39","startHours":28.336042143280785,"endHours":29.65761909526581,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:39","end":"06:39","startHours":5.657619095265811,"endHours":6.657619095265811,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:39","end":"07:39","startHours":6.657619095265811,"endHours":7.657619095265811,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:39","end":"08:39","startHours":7.657619095265811,"endHours":8.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:39","end":"09:39","startHours":8.657619095265812,"endHours":9.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:39","end":"10:39","startHours":9.657619095265812,"endHours":10.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:39","end":"11:39","startHours":10.657619095265812,"endHours":11.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:39","end":"12:39","startHours":11.657619095265812,"endHours":12.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:39","end":"13:39","startHours":12.657619095265812,"endHours":13.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:39","end":"14:39","startHours":13.657619095265812,"endHours":14.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:39","end":"15:39","startHours":14.657619095265812,"endHours":15.657619095265812,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:39","end":"16:39","startHours":15.657619095265812,"endHours":16.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:39","end":"17:39","startHours":16.65761909526581,"endHours":17.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:39","end":"18:39","startHours":17.65761909526581,"endHours":18.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:39","end":"19:39","startHours":18.65761909526581,"endHours":19.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:39","end":"20:39","startHours":19.65761909526581,"endHours":20.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:39","end":"21:39","startHours":20.65761909526581,"endHours":21.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:39","end":"22:39","startHours":21.65761909526581,"endHours":22.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:39","end":"23:39","startHours":22.65761909526581,"endHours":23.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:39","end":"00:39","startHours":23.65761909526581,"endHours":24.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:39","end":"01:39","startHours":24.65761909526581,"endHours":25.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:39","end":"02:39","startHours":25.65761909526581,"endHours":26.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:39","end":"03:39","startHours":26.65761909526581,"endHours":27.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:39","end":"04:39","startHours":27.65761909526581,"endHours":28.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:39","end":"05:39","startHours":28.65761909526581,"endHours":29.65761909526581,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mṛtyu","quality":"Inauspicious"},"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":16.194440871255424,"eotMinutes":-5.349077239542768,"ayanamsa":24.1128}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"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":[]},"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 8, 2018 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 8, 2018 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 05:39, sūryāsta 19:05.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2018-08-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2018-08-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2018-08-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2018-08-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2018-08-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-16T23:18:23.480Z","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":"2026-05-16T23:18:23.480Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-16T23:18:23.480Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}