{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:rishikesh:2028-03-04:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2028-03-04","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2028-03-04","date_display":"March 4, 2028 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":2028,"month":3,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461834.770833,"kali_year":5129,"ahargana":1873369.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":319.8349,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":49.3094,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":89.4745,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.4745},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":49.3094,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.3094},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":9.1443},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":2028,"month":3,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461834.770833,"ahargana":1873369.2708,"kali_year":5129,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2465,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":319.7395650000001,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":45.60546499999998,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.4744},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":322.976665,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":293.050165,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":149.282465,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":4.516965000000027,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":0.9963650000000257,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":279.8807,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":99.8807,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","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":2028,"month":3,"day":4,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461834.770833,"kali_year":5129,"ahargana":1873369.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":319.8349,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":49.3094,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":89.4745,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.4745},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":49.3094,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.3094},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":9.1443},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":14,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.474,"elongation":89.474},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.474,"opposition_distance":90.526}},"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":"06:40","sunsetLocal":"18:19","solarNoonLocal":"12:29","dayLengthHours":11.64040981442983,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 38 Mins 25 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 21 Mins 35 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:16","moonsetLocal":"01:10","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:35","end":"11:02","startHours":9.57949954651345,"endHours":11.034550773317179,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:57","end":"15:24","startHours":13.944653226924636,"endHours":15.399704453728365,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:40","end":"08:07","startHours":6.669397092905991,"endHours":8.124448319709721,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:23","end":"09:46","startHours":9.385492716272951,"endHours":9.773506376753947,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:09","end":"07:28","startHours":7.154414168507234,"endHours":7.46482509689203,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:06","end":"12:53","startHours":12.101588339639912,"endHours":12.877615660601903,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:07","end":"05:54","startHours":5.117342450982014,"endHours":5.893369771944003,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:42","end":"06:40","startHours":5.699362941703505,"endHours":6.669397092905991,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:26","end":"15:12","startHours":14.429670302525878,"endHours":15.205697623487866,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:07","end":"18:31","startHours":18.109806907335823,"endHours":18.509806907335822,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:19","end":"18:48","startHours":18.309806907335823,"endHours":18.794823982937064,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:04","end":"19:49","startHours":18.059806907335823,"endHours":19.809806907335823,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:06","end":"00:53","startHours":24.101588339639914,"endHours":24.8776156606019,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:40","end":"08:07","startHours":6.669397092905991,"endHours":8.124448319709721,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:07","end":"09:35","startHours":8.124448319709721,"endHours":9.57949954651345,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:35","end":"11:02","startHours":9.57949954651345,"endHours":11.034550773317179,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:02","end":"12:29","startHours":11.034550773317179,"endHours":12.489602000120907,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:29","end":"13:57","startHours":12.489602000120907,"endHours":13.944653226924636,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:57","end":"15:24","startHours":13.944653226924636,"endHours":15.399704453728365,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:24","end":"16:51","startHours":15.399704453728365,"endHours":16.854755680532094,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:51","end":"18:19","startHours":16.854755680532094,"endHours":18.309806907335823,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:19","end":"19:51","startHours":18.309806907335823,"endHours":19.854755680532094,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:51","end":"21:24","startHours":19.854755680532094,"endHours":21.399704453728365,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:24","end":"22:57","startHours":21.399704453728365,"endHours":22.944653226924636,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:57","end":"00:29","startHours":22.944653226924636,"endHours":24.489602000120907,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:29","end":"02:02","startHours":24.489602000120907,"endHours":26.03455077331718,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:02","end":"03:35","startHours":26.03455077331718,"endHours":27.57949954651345,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:35","end":"05:07","startHours":27.57949954651345,"endHours":29.12444831970972,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"05:07","end":"06:40","startHours":29.12444831970972,"endHours":30.669397092905992,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:40","end":"07:40","startHours":6.669397092905991,"endHours":7.669397092905991,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:40","end":"08:40","startHours":7.669397092905991,"endHours":8.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:40","end":"09:40","startHours":8.669397092905992,"endHours":9.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:40","end":"10:40","startHours":9.669397092905992,"endHours":10.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:40","end":"11:40","startHours":10.669397092905992,"endHours":11.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:40","end":"12:40","startHours":11.669397092905992,"endHours":12.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:40","end":"13:40","startHours":12.669397092905992,"endHours":13.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:40","end":"14:40","startHours":13.669397092905992,"endHours":14.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:40","end":"15:40","startHours":14.669397092905992,"endHours":15.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:40","end":"16:40","startHours":15.669397092905992,"endHours":16.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:40","end":"17:40","startHours":16.669397092905992,"endHours":17.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:40","end":"18:40","startHours":17.669397092905992,"endHours":18.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:40","end":"19:40","startHours":18.669397092905992,"endHours":19.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:40","end":"20:40","startHours":19.669397092905992,"endHours":20.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:40","end":"21:40","startHours":20.669397092905992,"endHours":21.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:40","end":"22:40","startHours":21.669397092905992,"endHours":22.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:40","end":"23:40","startHours":22.669397092905992,"endHours":23.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:40","end":"00:40","startHours":23.669397092905992,"endHours":24.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:40","end":"01:40","startHours":24.669397092905992,"endHours":25.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:40","end":"02:40","startHours":25.669397092905992,"endHours":26.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:40","end":"03:40","startHours":26.669397092905992,"endHours":27.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:40","end":"04:40","startHours":27.669397092905992,"endHours":28.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:40","end":"05:40","startHours":28.669397092905992,"endHours":29.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:40","end":"06:40","startHours":29.669397092905992,"endHours":30.669397092905992,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhātṛ","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-6.299342598688169,"eotMinutes":-12.446520007254474,"ayanamsa":24.2465}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2085,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmati","saka_samvat":1950,"saka_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","bengali_samvat":1435,"malayalam_era":1204,"nanakshahi_year":559,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2085 Durmati · Śaka 1950 Kīlaka"},"festivals":[{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3226-07-09","event":"Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Rohiṇī","url":"/day/-3226-07-09","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Śukla Aṣṭamī","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 March 4, 2028 CE · Ṛṣikeśa · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 4, 2028 CE for Ṛṣikeśa: Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:40, sūryāsta 18:19.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2028-03-04","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2028-03-04","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2028-03-04","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2028-03-04","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/rishikesh/2028-03-04"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T20:53:04.403Z","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":"2026-05-14T20:53:04.403Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T20:53:04.403Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}