{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vellore:1968-08-01:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/1968-08-01","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1968-08-01","date_display":"August 1, 1968 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":1968,"month":8,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440069.770833,"kali_year":5070,"ahargana":1851604.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":104.9729,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":187.0784,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":82.1054,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.1054},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":187.0784,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.4117},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":292.0513},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":13,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":1968,"month":8,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440069.770833,"ahargana":1851604.2708,"kali_year":5070,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.4141,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":105.43664799999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":185.92944799999998,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.0863},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":93.97094800000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":98.675748,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":135.23084800000004,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":117.36994800000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":2.676747999999975,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.0952,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.0952,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"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":1968,"month":8,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440069.770833,"kali_year":5070,"ahargana":1851604.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":104.9729,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":187.0784,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":82.1054,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.1054},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":187.0784,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.4117},"yoga":{"number":22,"name":"Sādhya","sum_longitude":292.0513},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":13,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.086,"elongation":82.105},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.086,"opposition_distance":97.895}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"vellore","name":"Vellore, Tamil Nadu","lat":12.9165,"lon":79.1325,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"vellore","name":"Vellore, Tamil Nadu","lat":12.9165,"lon":79.1325,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:59","sunsetLocal":"18:40","solarNoonLocal":"12:19","dayLengthHours":12.691524276902065,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 41 Mins 29 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 18 Mins 31 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:49","moonsetLocal":"23:33","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:55","end":"15:30","startHours":13.911235032391263,"endHours":15.49767556700402,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"05:59","end":"07:34","startHours":5.979032359327472,"endHours":7.56547289394023,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:09","end":"10:44","startHours":9.151913428552987,"endHours":10.738353963165746,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:56","end":"09:22","startHours":8.940388023937954,"endHours":9.363438833168022,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:30","end":"06:51","startHours":6.507845870865058,"endHours":6.846286518249113,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:54","end":"12:45","startHours":11.901743688548436,"endHours":12.747845307008575,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:17","end":"05:08","startHours":4.286829122407196,"endHours":5.132930740867335,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:55","end":"05:59","startHours":4.9214053362523,"endHours":5.979032359327472,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:26","end":"15:17","startHours":14.44004854392885,"endHours":15.286150162388987,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:28","end":"18:52","startHours":18.47055663622954,"endHours":18.870556636229537,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:40","end":"19:12","startHours":18.670556636229538,"endHours":19.199370147767123,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:25","end":"20:10","startHours":18.420556636229538,"endHours":20.170556636229538,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:54","end":"00:45","startHours":23.901743688548436,"endHours":24.747845307008575,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:59","end":"07:34","startHours":5.979032359327472,"endHours":7.56547289394023,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:34","end":"09:09","startHours":7.56547289394023,"endHours":9.151913428552987,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:09","end":"10:44","startHours":9.151913428552987,"endHours":10.738353963165746,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:44","end":"12:19","startHours":10.738353963165746,"endHours":12.324794497778505,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:19","end":"13:55","startHours":12.324794497778505,"endHours":13.911235032391263,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:55","end":"15:30","startHours":13.911235032391263,"endHours":15.49767556700402,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:30","end":"17:05","startHours":15.49767556700402,"endHours":17.08411610161678,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:05","end":"18:40","startHours":17.08411610161678,"endHours":18.670556636229538,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:40","end":"20:05","startHours":18.670556636229538,"endHours":20.08411610161678,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:05","end":"21:30","startHours":20.08411610161678,"endHours":21.497675567004023,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:30","end":"22:55","startHours":21.497675567004023,"endHours":22.911235032391264,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:55","end":"00:19","startHours":22.911235032391264,"endHours":24.324794497778505,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:19","end":"01:44","startHours":24.324794497778505,"endHours":25.738353963165746,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:44","end":"03:09","startHours":25.738353963165746,"endHours":27.151913428552987,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:09","end":"04:34","startHours":27.151913428552987,"endHours":28.565472893940232,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:34","end":"05:59","startHours":28.565472893940232,"endHours":29.979032359327473,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:59","end":"06:59","startHours":5.979032359327472,"endHours":6.979032359327472,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:59","end":"07:59","startHours":6.979032359327472,"endHours":7.979032359327472,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:59","end":"08:59","startHours":7.979032359327472,"endHours":8.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:59","end":"09:59","startHours":8.979032359327473,"endHours":9.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:59","end":"10:59","startHours":9.979032359327473,"endHours":10.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:59","end":"11:59","startHours":10.979032359327473,"endHours":11.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:59","end":"12:59","startHours":11.979032359327473,"endHours":12.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:59","end":"13:59","startHours":12.979032359327473,"endHours":13.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:59","end":"14:59","startHours":13.979032359327473,"endHours":14.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:59","end":"15:59","startHours":14.979032359327473,"endHours":15.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:59","end":"16:59","startHours":15.979032359327473,"endHours":16.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:59","end":"17:59","startHours":16.979032359327473,"endHours":17.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:59","end":"18:59","startHours":17.979032359327473,"endHours":18.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:59","end":"19:59","startHours":18.979032359327473,"endHours":19.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:59","end":"20:59","startHours":19.979032359327473,"endHours":20.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:59","end":"21:59","startHours":20.979032359327473,"endHours":21.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:59","end":"22:59","startHours":21.979032359327473,"endHours":22.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:59","end":"23:59","startHours":22.979032359327473,"endHours":23.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:59","end":"00:59","startHours":23.979032359327473,"endHours":24.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:59","end":"01:59","startHours":24.979032359327473,"endHours":25.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:59","end":"02:59","startHours":25.979032359327473,"endHours":26.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:59","end":"03:59","startHours":26.979032359327473,"endHours":27.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:59","end":"04:59","startHours":27.979032359327473,"endHours":28.979032359327473,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:59","end":"05:59","startHours":28.979032359327473,"endHours":29.979032359327473,"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"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":18.043992979785738,"eotMinutes":-6.017669866710306,"ayanamsa":23.4141}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2025,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmati","saka_samvat":1890,"saka_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","bengali_samvat":1375,"malayalam_era":1144,"nanakshahi_year":499,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_amanta":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Saptamī · Vikram 2025 Durmati · Śaka 1890 Kīlaka"},"festivals":[],"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":"vellore"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga August 1, 1968 CE · Vellore, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 1, 1968 CE for Vellore, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Saptamī, sūryodaya 05:59, sūryāsta 18:40.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/1968-08-01","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/1968-08-01","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/1968-08-01","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/1968-08-01","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/1968-08-01"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-03T16:13:41.888Z","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":"2026-06-03T16:13:41.888Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-03T16:13:41.888Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}