{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:salem:2016-01-06:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-06","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-01-06","date_display":"January 6, 2016 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":2016,"month":1,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457393.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868928.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":260.823,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":212.2053,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":26,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":311.3823,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.3823},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":212.2053,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.2053},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":113.0283},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":51,"name":"Bālava"},"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":2016,"month":1,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457393.770833,"ahargana":1868928.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0767,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":261.055844,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":212.83374400000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.7737},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":187.029944,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":276.79784399999994,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":148.42524400000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":223.87854400000003,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":227.38314400000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":155.1863,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":335.1863,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","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":2016,"month":1,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457393.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868928.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":260.823,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":212.2053,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":26,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":311.3823,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.3823},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":212.2053,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.2053},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":113.0283},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":51,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.774,"elongation":48.618},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.774,"opposition_distance":131.382}},"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":"06:39","sunsetLocal":"18:07","solarNoonLocal":"12:23","dayLengthHours":11.466616327578212,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 28 Mins 00 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 32 Mins 00 Secs","moonriseLocal":"03:25","moonsetLocal":"14:56","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:23","end":"13:49","startHours":12.388193685116228,"endHours":13.821520726063504,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:05","end":"09:31","startHours":8.0882125622744,"endHours":9.521539603221676,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:57","end":"12:23","startHours":10.954866644168952,"endHours":12.388193685116228,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:20","end":"09:43","startHours":9.330429331095372,"endHours":9.71264987534798,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:08","end":"07:26","startHours":7.132661201642882,"endHours":7.438437637044967,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:00","end":"12:46","startHours":12.005973140863622,"endHours":12.770414229368837,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:08","end":"05:53","startHours":5.126003344316695,"endHours":5.8904444328219085,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:42","end":"06:39","startHours":5.699334160695606,"endHours":6.654885521327123,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:18","end":"15:04","startHours":14.299296406379263,"endHours":15.063737494884476,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:55","end":"18:19","startHours":17.921501848905336,"endHours":18.321501848905335,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:07","end":"18:36","startHours":18.121501848905336,"endHours":18.599277529221094,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:52","end":"19:37","startHours":17.871501848905336,"endHours":19.621501848905336,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:00","end":"00:46","startHours":24.00597314086362,"endHours":24.770414229368836,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:39","end":"08:05","startHours":6.654885521327123,"endHours":8.0882125622744,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:05","end":"09:31","startHours":8.0882125622744,"endHours":9.521539603221676,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:31","end":"10:57","startHours":9.521539603221676,"endHours":10.954866644168952,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:57","end":"12:23","startHours":10.954866644168952,"endHours":12.388193685116228,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:23","end":"13:49","startHours":12.388193685116228,"endHours":13.821520726063504,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:49","end":"15:15","startHours":13.821520726063504,"endHours":15.254847767010784,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:15","end":"16:41","startHours":15.254847767010784,"endHours":16.68817480795806,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:41","end":"18:07","startHours":16.68817480795806,"endHours":18.121501848905336,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:07","end":"19:41","startHours":18.121501848905336,"endHours":19.68817480795806,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:41","end":"21:15","startHours":19.68817480795806,"endHours":21.254847767010784,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:15","end":"22:49","startHours":21.254847767010784,"endHours":22.821520726063504,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:49","end":"00:23","startHours":22.821520726063504,"endHours":24.388193685116228,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:23","end":"01:57","startHours":24.388193685116228,"endHours":25.954866644168952,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:57","end":"03:31","startHours":25.954866644168952,"endHours":27.521539603221676,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:31","end":"05:05","startHours":27.521539603221676,"endHours":29.0882125622744,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:05","end":"06:39","startHours":29.0882125622744,"endHours":30.654885521327124,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:39","end":"07:39","startHours":6.654885521327123,"endHours":7.654885521327123,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:39","end":"08:39","startHours":7.654885521327123,"endHours":8.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:39","end":"09:39","startHours":8.654885521327124,"endHours":9.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:39","end":"10:39","startHours":9.654885521327124,"endHours":10.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:39","end":"11:39","startHours":10.654885521327124,"endHours":11.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:39","end":"12:39","startHours":11.654885521327124,"endHours":12.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:39","end":"13:39","startHours":12.654885521327124,"endHours":13.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:39","end":"14:39","startHours":13.654885521327124,"endHours":14.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:39","end":"15:39","startHours":14.654885521327124,"endHours":15.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:39","end":"16:39","startHours":15.654885521327124,"endHours":16.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:39","end":"17:39","startHours":16.654885521327124,"endHours":17.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:39","end":"18:39","startHours":17.654885521327124,"endHours":18.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:39","end":"19:39","startHours":18.654885521327124,"endHours":19.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:39","end":"20:39","startHours":19.654885521327124,"endHours":20.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:39","end":"21:39","startHours":20.654885521327124,"endHours":21.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:39","end":"22:39","startHours":21.654885521327124,"endHours":22.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:39","end":"23:39","startHours":22.654885521327124,"endHours":23.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:39","end":"00:39","startHours":23.654885521327124,"endHours":24.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:39","end":"01:39","startHours":24.654885521327124,"endHours":25.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:39","end":"02:39","startHours":25.654885521327124,"endHours":26.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:39","end":"03:39","startHours":26.654885521327124,"endHours":27.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:39","end":"04:39","startHours":27.654885521327124,"endHours":28.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:39","end":"05:39","startHours":28.654885521327124,"endHours":29.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:39","end":"06:39","startHours":29.654885521327124,"endHours":30.654885521327124,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhātṛ","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-22.5780053094271,"eotMinutes":-5.875621106973772,"ayanamsa":24.0767}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"ekadashi","name":"Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Sacred to Bhagavān Viṣṇu; vrata for purification.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":11},{"tithi_number":26}]},"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":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Viśākhā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","relevance":0.5}]},"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 January 6, 2016 CE · Salem, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 6, 2016 CE for Salem, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 06:39, sūryāsta 18:07.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-06","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-06","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-06","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-06","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-06"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T23:55:11.015Z","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":"2026-05-31T23:55:11.015Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T23:55:11.015Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}