{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:siliguri:2016-06-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/siliguri/2016-06-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-06-16","date_display":"June 16, 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":6,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457555.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869090.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":60.9864,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":189.9938,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":129.0074,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.0074},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":189.9938,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.3272},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":250.9802},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":21,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":6,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457555.770833,"ahargana":1869090.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0829,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":61.256354999999985,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":191.657155,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.0897},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":210.14745500000004,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":39.89185500000002,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":140.559255,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":63.521855000000016,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":227.90955499999995,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":146.6028,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":326.6028,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","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":2016,"month":6,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457555.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869090.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":60.9864,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":189.9938,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":129.0074,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.0074},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":189.9938,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.3272},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":250.9802},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":21,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.09,"elongation":129.007},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.09,"opposition_distance":50.993}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"siliguri","name":"Siliguri, West Bengal","lat":26.7271,"lon":88.3953,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"siliguri","name":"Siliguri, West Bengal","lat":26.7271,"lon":88.3953,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"04:42","sunsetLocal":"18:31","solarNoonLocal":"11:37","dayLengthHours":13.813438034903587,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs","moonriseLocal":"14:43","moonsetLocal":"01:53","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:20","end":"15:04","startHours":13.340312702973668,"endHours":15.066992457336617,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"04:42","end":"06:26","startHours":4.706913931158926,"endHours":6.433593685521874,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:10","end":"09:53","startHours":8.160273439884822,"endHours":9.886953194247772,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"07:56","end":"08:23","startHours":7.93004947263643,"endHours":8.390497407133216,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:17","end":"05:39","startHours":5.282473849279909,"endHours":5.650832196877338,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:09","end":"12:04","startHours":11.153185014113934,"endHours":12.074080883107506,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"02:52","end":"03:47","startHours":2.865122193171781,"endHours":3.7860180621653536,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"03:33","end":"04:42","startHours":3.5557940949169606,"endHours":4.706913931158926,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:55","end":"14:50","startHours":13.91587262109465,"endHours":14.836768490088222,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:19","end":"18:43","startHours":18.320351966062514,"endHours":18.720351966062513,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:31","end":"19:06","startHours":18.520351966062513,"endHours":19.095911884183497,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:16","end":"20:01","startHours":18.270351966062513,"endHours":20.020351966062513,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:09","end":"00:04","startHours":23.153185014113934,"endHours":24.07408088310751,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:42","end":"06:26","startHours":4.706913931158926,"endHours":6.433593685521874,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"06:26","end":"08:10","startHours":6.433593685521874,"endHours":8.160273439884822,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:10","end":"09:53","startHours":8.160273439884822,"endHours":9.886953194247772,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:53","end":"11:37","startHours":9.886953194247772,"endHours":11.61363294861072,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:37","end":"13:20","startHours":11.61363294861072,"endHours":13.340312702973668,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:20","end":"15:04","startHours":13.340312702973668,"endHours":15.066992457336617,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:04","end":"16:48","startHours":15.066992457336617,"endHours":16.793672211699565,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:48","end":"18:31","startHours":16.793672211699565,"endHours":18.520351966062513,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:31","end":"19:48","startHours":18.520351966062513,"endHours":19.793672211699565,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:48","end":"21:04","startHours":19.793672211699565,"endHours":21.066992457336617,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:04","end":"22:20","startHours":21.066992457336617,"endHours":22.34031270297367,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:20","end":"23:37","startHours":22.34031270297367,"endHours":23.61363294861072,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"23:37","end":"00:53","startHours":23.61363294861072,"endHours":24.886953194247774,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:53","end":"02:10","startHours":24.886953194247774,"endHours":26.160273439884822,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:10","end":"03:26","startHours":26.160273439884822,"endHours":27.433593685521874,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:26","end":"04:42","startHours":27.433593685521874,"endHours":28.706913931158926,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"04:42","end":"05:42","startHours":4.706913931158926,"endHours":5.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"05:42","end":"06:42","startHours":5.706913931158926,"endHours":6.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"06:42","end":"07:42","startHours":6.706913931158926,"endHours":7.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"07:42","end":"08:42","startHours":7.706913931158926,"endHours":8.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"08:42","end":"09:42","startHours":8.706913931158926,"endHours":9.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"09:42","end":"10:42","startHours":9.706913931158926,"endHours":10.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"10:42","end":"11:42","startHours":10.706913931158926,"endHours":11.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"11:42","end":"12:42","startHours":11.706913931158926,"endHours":12.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"12:42","end":"13:42","startHours":12.706913931158926,"endHours":13.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"13:42","end":"14:42","startHours":13.706913931158926,"endHours":14.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"14:42","end":"15:42","startHours":14.706913931158926,"endHours":15.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"15:42","end":"16:42","startHours":15.706913931158926,"endHours":16.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"16:42","end":"17:42","startHours":16.706913931158926,"endHours":17.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"17:42","end":"18:42","startHours":17.706913931158926,"endHours":18.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"18:42","end":"19:42","startHours":18.706913931158926,"endHours":19.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"19:42","end":"20:42","startHours":19.706913931158926,"endHours":20.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"20:42","end":"21:42","startHours":20.706913931158926,"endHours":21.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"21:42","end":"22:42","startHours":21.706913931158926,"endHours":22.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"22:42","end":"23:42","startHours":22.706913931158926,"endHours":23.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"23:42","end":"00:42","startHours":23.706913931158926,"endHours":24.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"00:42","end":"01:42","startHours":24.706913931158926,"endHours":25.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"01:42","end":"02:42","startHours":25.706913931158926,"endHours":26.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"02:42","end":"03:42","startHours":26.706913931158926,"endHours":27.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"03:42","end":"04:42","startHours":27.706913931158926,"endHours":28.706913931158926,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"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","Karka","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":23.354395279708115,"eotMinutes":-0.399176916643208,"ayanamsa":24.0829}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mithuna (Āni)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"devshayani-ekadashi","name":"Devśayanī Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"देवशयनी एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Āṣāḍha"},"precedence":3},{"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},{"id":"mithuna-sankranti","name":"Mithuna Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Gemini.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Mithuna"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"siliguri"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga June 16, 2016 CE · Siliguri, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"June 16, 2016 CE for Siliguri, West Bengal: Śukla Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 04:42, sūryāsta 18:31.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/siliguri/2016-06-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/siliguri/2016-06-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/siliguri/2016-06-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/siliguri/2016-06-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/siliguri/2016-06-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T13:56:09.153Z","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":"2026-05-15T13:56:09.153Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T13:56:09.153Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}