{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:salem:1981-05-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/1981-05-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1981-05-08","date_display":"May 8, 1981 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":1981,"month":5,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2444732.770833,"kali_year":5083,"ahargana":1856267.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":23.8463,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":74.9599,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":51.1135,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.1135},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":74.9599,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.2932},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":98.8062},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":8,"name":"Bava"},"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":1981,"month":5,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2444732.770833,"ahargana":1856267.2708,"kali_year":5083,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5925,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":23.780588000000023,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":77.569388,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.3204},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":16.147987999999998,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":35.918687999999975,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":157.58768800000007,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":32.03198800000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":159.82358799999997,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":106.027,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":286.027,"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":1981,"month":5,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2444732.770833,"kali_year":5083,"ahargana":1856267.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":23.8463,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":74.9599,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":51.1135,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.1135},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":74.9599,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.2932},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":98.8062},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":8,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.32,"elongation":51.114},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.32,"opposition_distance":128.886}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"salem","name":"Salem, Tamil Nadu","lat":11.6643,"lon":78.146,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"salem","name":"Salem, Tamil Nadu","lat":11.6643,"lon":78.146,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:56","sunsetLocal":"18:32","solarNoonLocal":"12:14","dayLengthHours":12.601872937811857,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:26","moonsetLocal":"22:12","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:39","end":"12:14","startHours":10.655424697408336,"endHours":12.230658814634818,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:23","end":"16:57","startHours":15.381127049087782,"endHours":16.956361166314263,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:30","end":"09:05","startHours":7.504956462955371,"endHours":9.080190580181853,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:52","end":"09:17","startHours":8.870159364551656,"endHours":9.290221795812052,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:27","end":"06:47","startHours":6.454800384804383,"endHours":6.790850329812699,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:49","end":"12:39","startHours":11.810596383374422,"endHours":12.650721245895214,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:15","end":"05:05","startHours":4.249472620687309,"endHours":5.089597483208099,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:53","end":"05:56","startHours":4.879566267577901,"endHours":5.929722345728889,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:20","end":"15:10","startHours":14.330970970936793,"endHours":15.171095833457583,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:20","end":"18:44","startHours":18.331595283540747,"endHours":18.731595283540745,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:32","end":"19:03","startHours":18.531595283540746,"endHours":19.05667332261624,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:17","end":"20:02","startHours":18.281595283540746,"endHours":20.031595283540746,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:49","end":"00:39","startHours":23.810596383374424,"endHours":24.650721245895213,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:56","end":"07:30","startHours":5.929722345728889,"endHours":7.504956462955371,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:30","end":"09:05","startHours":7.504956462955371,"endHours":9.080190580181853,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:05","end":"10:39","startHours":9.080190580181853,"endHours":10.655424697408336,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:39","end":"12:14","startHours":10.655424697408336,"endHours":12.230658814634818,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:14","end":"13:48","startHours":12.230658814634818,"endHours":13.8058929318613,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:48","end":"15:23","startHours":13.8058929318613,"endHours":15.381127049087782,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:23","end":"16:57","startHours":15.381127049087782,"endHours":16.956361166314263,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:57","end":"18:32","startHours":16.956361166314263,"endHours":18.531595283540746,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:32","end":"19:57","startHours":18.531595283540746,"endHours":19.956361166314263,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:57","end":"21:23","startHours":19.956361166314263,"endHours":21.38112704908778,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:23","end":"22:48","startHours":21.38112704908778,"endHours":22.8058929318613,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:48","end":"00:14","startHours":22.8058929318613,"endHours":24.23065881463482,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:14","end":"01:39","startHours":24.23065881463482,"endHours":25.655424697408336,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:39","end":"03:05","startHours":25.655424697408336,"endHours":27.080190580181853,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:05","end":"04:30","startHours":27.080190580181853,"endHours":28.50495646295537,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:30","end":"05:56","startHours":28.50495646295537,"endHours":29.92972234572889,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:56","end":"06:56","startHours":5.929722345728889,"endHours":6.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:56","end":"07:56","startHours":6.929722345728889,"endHours":7.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:56","end":"08:56","startHours":7.929722345728889,"endHours":8.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:56","end":"09:56","startHours":8.929722345728889,"endHours":9.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:56","end":"10:56","startHours":9.929722345728889,"endHours":10.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:56","end":"11:56","startHours":10.929722345728889,"endHours":11.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:56","end":"12:56","startHours":11.929722345728889,"endHours":12.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:56","end":"13:56","startHours":12.929722345728889,"endHours":13.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:56","end":"14:56","startHours":13.929722345728889,"endHours":14.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:56","end":"15:56","startHours":14.929722345728889,"endHours":15.929722345728889,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:56","end":"16:56","startHours":15.929722345728889,"endHours":16.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:56","end":"17:56","startHours":16.92972234572889,"endHours":17.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:56","end":"18:56","startHours":17.92972234572889,"endHours":18.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:56","end":"19:56","startHours":18.92972234572889,"endHours":19.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:56","end":"20:56","startHours":19.92972234572889,"endHours":20.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:56","end":"21:56","startHours":20.92972234572889,"endHours":21.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:56","end":"22:56","startHours":21.92972234572889,"endHours":22.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:56","end":"23:56","startHours":22.92972234572889,"endHours":23.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:56","end":"00:56","startHours":23.92972234572889,"endHours":24.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:56","end":"01:56","startHours":24.92972234572889,"endHours":25.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:56","end":"02:56","startHours":25.92972234572889,"endHours":26.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:56","end":"03:56","startHours":26.92972234572889,"endHours":27.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:56","end":"04:56","startHours":27.92972234572889,"endHours":28.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:56","end":"05:56","startHours":28.92972234572889,"endHours":29.92972234572889,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"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":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Cara","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":17.01626834610256,"eotMinutes":3.576471121910833,"ayanamsa":23.5925}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2038,"vikram_samvatsara":"Bhāva","saka_samvat":1903,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmati","bengali_samvat":1388,"malayalam_era":1157,"nanakshahi_year":512,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī · Vikram 2038 Bhāva · Śaka 1903 Durmati"},"festivals":[{"id":"shankara-jayanti","name":"Ādi Śaṅkarācārya Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"आदि शङ्कराचार्य जयन्ती","tradition":"Smarta","associated_deity":"Ādi Śaṅkarācārya","significance":"Birth of Ādi Śaṅkara at Kāladī, Kerala; Advaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka.","vrata":false,"detection":{"tithi_number":5,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Vaiśākha"},"precedence":3}],"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":"salem"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 8, 1981 CE · Salem, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 8, 1981 CE for Salem, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Pañcamī, sūryodaya 05:56, sūryāsta 18:32.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/1981-05-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/1981-05-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/1981-05-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/1981-05-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/1981-05-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T20:04:00.050Z","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":"2026-06-02T20:04:00.050Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T20:04:00.050Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}