{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:thane:1996-06-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/thane/1996-06-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1996-06-20","date_display":"June 20, 1996 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":1996,"month":6,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450254.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861789.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":64.9427,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":112.2202,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":47.2775,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.2775},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":112.2202,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.5535},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":177.1628},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"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":1996,"month":6,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450254.770833,"ahargana":1861789.2708,"kali_year":5098,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8037,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":65.194207,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":108.88450699999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.9434},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":41.55740700000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":44.125906999999984,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":260.85240699999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":50.891707,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":342.879807,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.4449,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.4449,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":"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":1996,"month":6,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450254.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861789.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":64.9427,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":112.2202,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":47.2775,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.2775},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":112.2202,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.5535},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":177.1628},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.943,"elongation":47.277},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.943,"opposition_distance":132.723}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"thane","name":"Thane, Maharashtra","lat":19.2183,"lon":72.9781,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Maharashtra","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"thane","name":"Thane, Maharashtra","lat":19.2183,"lon":72.9781,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Maharashtra","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:01","sunsetLocal":"19:18","solarNoonLocal":"12:39","dayLengthHours":13.28850823962236,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 17 Mins 19 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 42 Mins 41 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:07","moonsetLocal":"22:01","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:19","end":"15:59","startHours":14.316474188734627,"endHours":15.977537718687422,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:01","end":"07:40","startHours":6.011156538970652,"endHours":7.672220068923447,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:20","end":"11:00","startHours":9.333283598876243,"endHours":10.994347128829038,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:07","end":"09:33","startHours":9.111808461549202,"endHours":9.554758736203281,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:34","end":"06:55","startHours":6.56484438228825,"endHours":6.919204602011513,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:13","end":"13:06","startHours":12.212460384127754,"endHours":13.098360933435911,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:14","end":"05:08","startHours":4.239355440354338,"endHours":5.125255989662494,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:54","end":"06:01","startHours":4.903780852335455,"endHours":6.011156538970652,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:52","end":"15:45","startHours":14.870162032052225,"endHours":15.756062581360382,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"19:06","end":"19:30","startHours":19.099664778593013,"endHours":19.49966477859301,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"19:18","end":"19:51","startHours":19.299664778593012,"endHours":19.85335262191061,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"19:03","end":"20:48","startHours":19.049664778593012,"endHours":20.799664778593012,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:13","end":"01:06","startHours":24.212460384127755,"endHours":25.09836093343591,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:01","end":"07:40","startHours":6.011156538970652,"endHours":7.672220068923447,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:40","end":"09:20","startHours":7.672220068923447,"endHours":9.333283598876243,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:20","end":"11:00","startHours":9.333283598876243,"endHours":10.994347128829038,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:00","end":"12:39","startHours":10.994347128829038,"endHours":12.655410658781832,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:39","end":"14:19","startHours":12.655410658781832,"endHours":14.316474188734627,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:19","end":"15:59","startHours":14.316474188734627,"endHours":15.977537718687422,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:59","end":"17:38","startHours":15.977537718687422,"endHours":17.638601248640217,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:38","end":"19:18","startHours":17.638601248640217,"endHours":19.299664778593012,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:18","end":"20:38","startHours":19.299664778593012,"endHours":20.638601248640217,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:38","end":"21:59","startHours":20.638601248640217,"endHours":21.977537718687422,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:59","end":"23:19","startHours":21.977537718687422,"endHours":23.316474188734627,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:19","end":"00:39","startHours":23.316474188734627,"endHours":24.655410658781832,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:39","end":"02:00","startHours":24.655410658781832,"endHours":25.994347128829038,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:00","end":"03:20","startHours":25.994347128829038,"endHours":27.333283598876243,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:20","end":"04:40","startHours":27.333283598876243,"endHours":28.672220068923448,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:40","end":"06:01","startHours":28.672220068923448,"endHours":30.011156538970653,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:01","end":"07:01","startHours":6.011156538970652,"endHours":7.011156538970652,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:01","end":"08:01","startHours":7.011156538970652,"endHours":8.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:01","end":"09:01","startHours":8.011156538970653,"endHours":9.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:01","end":"10:01","startHours":9.011156538970653,"endHours":10.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:01","end":"11:01","startHours":10.011156538970653,"endHours":11.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:01","end":"12:01","startHours":11.011156538970653,"endHours":12.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:01","end":"13:01","startHours":12.011156538970653,"endHours":13.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:01","end":"14:01","startHours":13.011156538970653,"endHours":14.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:01","end":"15:01","startHours":14.011156538970653,"endHours":15.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:01","end":"16:01","startHours":15.011156538970653,"endHours":16.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:01","end":"17:01","startHours":16.011156538970653,"endHours":17.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:01","end":"18:01","startHours":17.011156538970653,"endHours":18.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:01","end":"19:01","startHours":18.011156538970653,"endHours":19.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:01","end":"20:01","startHours":19.011156538970653,"endHours":20.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:01","end":"21:01","startHours":20.011156538970653,"endHours":21.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:01","end":"22:01","startHours":21.011156538970653,"endHours":22.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:01","end":"23:01","startHours":22.011156538970653,"endHours":23.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:01","end":"00:01","startHours":23.011156538970653,"endHours":24.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:01","end":"01:01","startHours":24.011156538970653,"endHours":25.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:01","end":"02:01","startHours":25.011156538970653,"endHours":26.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:01","end":"03:01","startHours":26.011156538970653,"endHours":27.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:01","end":"04:01","startHours":27.011156538970653,"endHours":28.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:01","end":"05:01","startHours":28.011156538970653,"endHours":29.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:01","end":"06:01","startHours":29.011156538970653,"endHours":30.011156538970653,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Rākṣasa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":23.4327013401943,"eotMinutes":-1.2370395269098728,"ayanamsa":23.8037}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2053,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":1918,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1403,"malayalam_era":1172,"nanakshahi_year":527,"lunar_month":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āṣāḍha (Adhika) Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_amanta":"Āṣāḍha","lunar_month_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":true,"solar_month":"Mithuna (Āni)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Āṣāḍha (Adhika) Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2053 Virodhi · Śaka 1918 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[{"id":"vinayaka-chaturthi","name":"Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)","name_sanskrit":"विनायक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī; auspicious for new ventures.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":4,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla"},"precedence":6}],"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":"thane"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga June 20, 1996 CE · Thane, Maharashtra · Vidhyamitra","description":"June 20, 1996 CE for Thane, Maharashtra: Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 06:01, sūryāsta 19:18.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/thane/1996-06-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/thane/1996-06-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/thane/1996-06-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/thane/1996-06-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/thane/1996-06-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T19:42:46.491Z","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":"2026-06-01T19:42:46.491Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T19:42:46.491Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}