{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:shimla:2017-09-15:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/shimla/2017-09-15","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-09-15","date_display":"September 15, 2017 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2017,"month":9,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458011.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869546.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":147.5329,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":81.4153,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":25,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Daśamī","elongation_degrees":293.8824,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.8824},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1,"moon_longitude":81.4153,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.4153},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":228.9482},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":48,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2017,"month":9,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458011.770833,"ahargana":1869546.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1003,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":148.30243199999995,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":81.71813199999997,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.9521},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":131.76003200000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":130.588532,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":180.28313200000002,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":119.57143199999996,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":237.268232,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":122.4417,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":302.4417,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2017,"month":9,"day":15,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458011.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869546.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":147.5329,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":81.4153,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":25,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Daśamī","elongation_degrees":293.8824,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.8824},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1,"moon_longitude":81.4153,"elapsed_within_degrees":1.4153},"yoga":{"number":18,"name":"Varīyān","sum_longitude":228.9482},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":48,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.952,"elongation":66.118},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.952,"opposition_distance":113.882}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"shimla","name":"Shimla, Himachal Pradesh","lat":31.1048,"lon":77.1734,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Himachal Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"shimla","name":"Shimla, Himachal Pradesh","lat":31.1048,"lon":77.1734,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Himachal Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:05","sunsetLocal":"18:27","solarNoonLocal":"12:16","dayLengthHours":12.372749204761359,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 22 Mins 22 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 37 Mins 38 Secs","moonriseLocal":"00:49","moonsetLocal":"14:50","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:43","end":"12:16","startHours":10.716901796348122,"endHours":12.263495446943292,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:21","end":"16:54","startHours":15.356682748133633,"endHours":16.903276398728803,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:37","end":"09:10","startHours":7.623714495157783,"endHours":9.170308145752953,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:58","end":"09:23","startHours":8.96409565900693,"endHours":9.376520632498975,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:36","end":"06:55","startHours":6.59265206142767,"endHours":6.922592040221306,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:41","startHours":11.851070473451248,"endHours":12.67592042043534,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:26","end":"05:15","startHours":4.427420950594432,"endHours":5.252270897578523,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:03","end":"06:05","startHours":5.046058410832501,"endHours":6.0771208445626135,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:20","end":"15:09","startHours":14.325620314403519,"endHours":15.150470261387609,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:15","end":"18:39","startHours":18.249870049323974,"endHours":18.649870049323972,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:27","end":"18:58","startHours":18.449870049323973,"endHours":18.96540126618903,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:12","end":"19:57","startHours":18.199870049323973,"endHours":19.949870049323973,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:41","startHours":23.85107047345125,"endHours":24.67592042043534,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:05","end":"07:37","startHours":6.0771208445626135,"endHours":7.623714495157783,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:37","end":"09:10","startHours":7.623714495157783,"endHours":9.170308145752953,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:10","end":"10:43","startHours":9.170308145752953,"endHours":10.716901796348122,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:43","end":"12:16","startHours":10.716901796348122,"endHours":12.263495446943292,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:16","end":"13:49","startHours":12.263495446943292,"endHours":13.810089097538462,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:49","end":"15:21","startHours":13.810089097538462,"endHours":15.356682748133633,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:21","end":"16:54","startHours":15.356682748133633,"endHours":16.903276398728803,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:54","end":"18:27","startHours":16.903276398728803,"endHours":18.449870049323973,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:27","end":"19:54","startHours":18.449870049323973,"endHours":19.903276398728803,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:54","end":"21:21","startHours":19.903276398728803,"endHours":21.356682748133633,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:21","end":"22:49","startHours":21.356682748133633,"endHours":22.810089097538466,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:49","end":"00:16","startHours":22.810089097538466,"endHours":24.263495446943296,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:16","end":"01:43","startHours":24.263495446943296,"endHours":25.716901796348125,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:43","end":"03:10","startHours":25.716901796348125,"endHours":27.170308145752955,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:10","end":"04:37","startHours":27.170308145752955,"endHours":28.623714495157785,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:37","end":"06:05","startHours":28.623714495157785,"endHours":30.077120844562614,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:05","end":"07:05","startHours":6.0771208445626135,"endHours":7.0771208445626135,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:05","end":"08:05","startHours":7.0771208445626135,"endHours":8.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:05","end":"09:05","startHours":8.077120844562614,"endHours":9.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:05","end":"10:05","startHours":9.077120844562614,"endHours":10.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:05","end":"11:05","startHours":10.077120844562614,"endHours":11.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:05","end":"12:05","startHours":11.077120844562614,"endHours":12.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:05","end":"13:05","startHours":12.077120844562614,"endHours":13.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:05","end":"14:05","startHours":13.077120844562614,"endHours":14.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:05","end":"15:05","startHours":14.077120844562614,"endHours":15.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:05","end":"16:05","startHours":15.077120844562614,"endHours":16.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:05","end":"17:05","startHours":16.077120844562614,"endHours":17.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:05","end":"18:05","startHours":17.077120844562614,"endHours":18.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:05","end":"19:05","startHours":18.077120844562614,"endHours":19.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:05","end":"20:05","startHours":19.077120844562614,"endHours":20.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:05","end":"21:05","startHours":20.077120844562614,"endHours":21.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:05","end":"22:05","startHours":21.077120844562614,"endHours":22.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:05","end":"23:05","startHours":22.077120844562614,"endHours":23.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:05","end":"00:05","startHours":23.077120844562614,"endHours":24.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:05","end":"01:05","startHours":24.077120844562614,"endHours":25.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:05","end":"02:05","startHours":25.077120844562614,"endHours":26.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:05","end":"03:05","startHours":26.077120844562614,"endHours":27.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:05","end":"04:05","startHours":27.077120844562614,"endHours":28.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:05","end":"05:05","startHours":28.077120844562614,"endHours":29.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:05","end":"06:05","startHours":29.077120844562614,"endHours":30.077120844562614,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"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","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":3.0142234989377914,"eotMinutes":5.496673183402374,"ayanamsa":24.1003}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_amanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Daśamī · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"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":"shimla"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga September 15, 2017 CE · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Vidhyamitra","description":"September 15, 2017 CE for Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: Kṛṣṇa Daśamī, sūryodaya 06:05, sūryāsta 18:27.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/shimla/2017-09-15","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/shimla/2017-09-15","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/shimla/2017-09-15","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/shimla/2017-09-15","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/shimla/2017-09-15"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-10T09:03:30.801Z","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":"2026-08-10T09:03:30.801Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-10T09:03:30.801Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}