{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:salem:2002-12-06:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2002-12-06","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2002-12-06","date_display":"December 6, 2002 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":2002,"month":12,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452614.770833,"kali_year":5104,"ahargana":1864149.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":229.3708,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.0092,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":23.6384,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.6384},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":253.0092,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.0092},"yoga":{"number":10,"name":"Gaṇḍa","sum_longitude":122.38},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"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":2002,"month":12,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452614.770833,"ahargana":1864149.2708,"kali_year":5104,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8939,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":229.84103700000003,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":252.78323699999999,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.8723},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":188.95093700000007,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":241.815837,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":114.106337,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":190.08323700000005,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":62.55073700000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":48.4007,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":228.4007,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"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":2002,"month":12,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452614.770833,"kali_year":5104,"ahargana":1864149.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":229.3708,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.0092,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":23.6384,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.6384},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":253.0092,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.0092},"yoga":{"number":10,"name":"Gaṇḍa","sum_longitude":122.38},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.872,"elongation":23.638},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.872,"opposition_distance":156.362}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-16,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-1.259,"opposition_distance":0.075},{"offset_days":-2,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.273,"elongation":2.306},{"offset_days":14,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":1.434,"opposition_distance":2.531}]},"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":"06:25","sunsetLocal":"17:53","solarNoonLocal":"12:09","dayLengthHours":11.470764466902537,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 28 Mins 15 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 31 Mins 45 Secs","moonriseLocal":"07:59","moonsetLocal":"19:23","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:43","end":"12:09","startHours":10.720706450391322,"endHours":12.154552008754141,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:01","end":"16:27","startHours":15.022243125479775,"endHours":16.45608868384259,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:51","end":"09:17","startHours":7.853015333665689,"endHours":9.286860892028507,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:06","end":"09:29","startHours":9.095681484246796,"endHours":9.478040299810214,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:54","end":"07:12","startHours":6.897118294757144,"endHours":7.2030053472078786,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:46","end":"12:32","startHours":11.772193193190724,"endHours":12.536910824317559,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:53","end":"05:39","startHours":4.8897345130492,"endHours":5.654452144176036,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:28","end":"06:25","startHours":5.463272736394327,"endHours":6.419169775302872,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:04","end":"14:50","startHours":14.06634608657123,"endHours":14.831063717698065,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:41","end":"18:05","startHours":17.68993424220541,"endHours":18.08993424220541,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:53","end":"18:22","startHours":17.88993424220541,"endHours":18.367882761659683,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:38","end":"19:23","startHours":17.63993424220541,"endHours":19.38993424220541,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:46","end":"00:32","startHours":23.772193193190724,"endHours":24.53691082431756,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:25","end":"07:51","startHours":6.419169775302872,"endHours":7.853015333665689,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:51","end":"09:17","startHours":7.853015333665689,"endHours":9.286860892028507,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:17","end":"10:43","startHours":9.286860892028507,"endHours":10.720706450391322,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:43","end":"12:09","startHours":10.720706450391322,"endHours":12.154552008754141,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:09","end":"13:35","startHours":12.154552008754141,"endHours":13.588397567116957,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:35","end":"15:01","startHours":13.588397567116957,"endHours":15.022243125479775,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:01","end":"16:27","startHours":15.022243125479775,"endHours":16.45608868384259,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:27","end":"17:53","startHours":16.45608868384259,"endHours":17.88993424220541,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:53","end":"19:27","startHours":17.88993424220541,"endHours":19.456088683842594,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:27","end":"21:01","startHours":19.456088683842594,"endHours":21.022243125479775,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:01","end":"22:35","startHours":21.022243125479775,"endHours":22.588397567116957,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:35","end":"00:09","startHours":22.588397567116957,"endHours":24.15455200875414,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:09","end":"01:43","startHours":24.15455200875414,"endHours":25.720706450391326,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:43","end":"03:17","startHours":25.720706450391326,"endHours":27.286860892028507,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:17","end":"04:51","startHours":27.286860892028507,"endHours":28.853015333665688,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:51","end":"06:25","startHours":28.853015333665688,"endHours":30.419169775302873,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:25","end":"07:25","startHours":6.419169775302872,"endHours":7.419169775302872,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:25","end":"08:25","startHours":7.419169775302872,"endHours":8.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:25","end":"09:25","startHours":8.419169775302873,"endHours":9.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:25","end":"10:25","startHours":9.419169775302873,"endHours":10.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:25","end":"11:25","startHours":10.419169775302873,"endHours":11.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:25","end":"12:25","startHours":11.419169775302873,"endHours":12.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:25","end":"13:25","startHours":12.419169775302873,"endHours":13.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:25","end":"14:25","startHours":13.419169775302873,"endHours":14.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:25","end":"15:25","startHours":14.419169775302873,"endHours":15.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:25","end":"16:25","startHours":15.419169775302873,"endHours":16.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:25","end":"17:25","startHours":16.419169775302873,"endHours":17.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:25","end":"18:25","startHours":17.419169775302873,"endHours":18.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:25","end":"19:25","startHours":18.419169775302873,"endHours":19.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:25","end":"20:25","startHours":19.419169775302873,"endHours":20.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:25","end":"21:25","startHours":20.419169775302873,"endHours":21.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:25","end":"22:25","startHours":21.419169775302873,"endHours":22.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:25","end":"23:25","startHours":22.419169775302873,"endHours":23.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:25","end":"00:25","startHours":23.419169775302873,"endHours":24.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:25","end":"01:25","startHours":24.419169775302873,"endHours":25.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:25","end":"02:25","startHours":25.419169775302873,"endHours":26.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:25","end":"03:25","startHours":26.419169775302873,"endHours":27.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:25","end":"04:25","startHours":27.419169775302873,"endHours":28.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:25","end":"05:25","startHours":28.419169775302873,"endHours":29.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:25","end":"06:25","startHours":29.419169775302873,"endHours":30.419169775302873,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Chatra","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-22.446073880017074,"eotMinutes":8.142879474751563,"ayanamsa":23.8939}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2059,"vikram_samvatsara":"Manmatha","saka_samvat":1924,"saka_samvatsara":"Citrabhānu","bengali_samvat":1409,"malayalam_era":1178,"nanakshahi_year":533,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2059 Manmatha · Śaka 1924 Citrabhānu"},"festivals":[],"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 December 6, 2002 CE · Salem, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 6, 2002 CE for Salem, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 06:25, sūryāsta 17:53.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2002-12-06","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2002-12-06","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2002-12-06","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2002-12-06","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2002-12-06"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T20:00:56.904Z","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":"2026-06-01T20:00:56.904Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T20:00:56.904Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}