{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vellore:2001-08-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/2001-08-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2001-08-23","date_display":"August 23, 2001 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":2001,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452144.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863679.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.4626,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":177.6556,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":52.193,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.193},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":177.6556,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.3223},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":303.1183},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":8,"name":"Bava"},"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":2001,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452144.770833,"ahargana":1863679.2708,"kali_year":5103,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8759,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":126.11769500000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":180.91329500000006,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.3593},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":238.509595,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":141.83599500000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":74.43939499999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":91.21729499999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":49.95289500000001,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":73.3036,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":253.3036,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","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":2001,"month":8,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452144.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863679.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":125.4626,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":177.6556,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":52.193,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.193},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":177.6556,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.3223},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":303.1183},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":8,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.359,"elongation":52.193},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.359,"opposition_distance":127.807}},"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":"06:02","sunsetLocal":"18:30","solarNoonLocal":"12:16","dayLengthHours":12.472151782142863,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs","moonriseLocal":"10:01","moonsetLocal":"21:48","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:49","end":"15:23","startHours":13.82132850136492,"endHours":15.38034747413278,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:02","end":"07:35","startHours":6.026233637525633,"endHours":7.585252610293491,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:09","end":"10:42","startHours":9.144271583061348,"endHours":10.703290555829206,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:56","end":"09:21","startHours":8.9364023866923,"endHours":9.352140779430396,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:33","end":"06:53","startHours":6.545906628448252,"endHours":6.878497342638728,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:51","end":"12:41","startHours":11.846571135858968,"endHours":12.678047921335159,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:22","end":"05:12","startHours":4.363280066573251,"endHours":5.194756852049442,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:59","end":"06:02","startHours":4.986887655680394,"endHours":6.026233637525633,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:20","end":"15:10","startHours":14.341001492287543,"endHours":15.172478277763734,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:18","end":"18:42","startHours":18.298385419668495,"endHours":18.698385419668494,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:30","end":"19:01","startHours":18.498385419668494,"endHours":19.018058410591113,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:15","end":"20:00","startHours":18.248385419668494,"endHours":19.998385419668494,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:51","end":"00:41","startHours":23.84657113585897,"endHours":24.67804792133516,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:02","end":"07:35","startHours":6.026233637525633,"endHours":7.585252610293491,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:35","end":"09:09","startHours":7.585252610293491,"endHours":9.144271583061348,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:09","end":"10:42","startHours":9.144271583061348,"endHours":10.703290555829206,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:42","end":"12:16","startHours":10.703290555829206,"endHours":12.262309528597065,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:16","end":"13:49","startHours":12.262309528597065,"endHours":13.82132850136492,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:49","end":"15:23","startHours":13.82132850136492,"endHours":15.38034747413278,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:23","end":"16:56","startHours":15.38034747413278,"endHours":16.93936644690064,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:56","end":"18:30","startHours":16.93936644690064,"endHours":18.498385419668494,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:30","end":"19:56","startHours":18.498385419668494,"endHours":19.939366446900635,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:56","end":"21:23","startHours":19.939366446900635,"endHours":21.38034747413278,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:23","end":"22:49","startHours":21.38034747413278,"endHours":22.82132850136492,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:49","end":"00:16","startHours":22.82132850136492,"endHours":24.262309528597065,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:16","end":"01:42","startHours":24.262309528597065,"endHours":25.703290555829206,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:42","end":"03:09","startHours":25.703290555829206,"endHours":27.144271583061347,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:09","end":"04:35","startHours":27.144271583061347,"endHours":28.585252610293487,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:35","end":"06:02","startHours":28.585252610293487,"endHours":30.026233637525632,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:02","end":"07:02","startHours":6.026233637525633,"endHours":7.026233637525633,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:02","end":"08:02","startHours":7.026233637525633,"endHours":8.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:02","end":"09:02","startHours":8.026233637525632,"endHours":9.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:02","end":"10:02","startHours":9.026233637525632,"endHours":10.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:02","end":"11:02","startHours":10.026233637525632,"endHours":11.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:02","end":"12:02","startHours":11.026233637525632,"endHours":12.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:02","end":"13:02","startHours":12.026233637525632,"endHours":13.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:02","end":"14:02","startHours":13.026233637525632,"endHours":14.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:02","end":"15:02","startHours":14.026233637525632,"endHours":15.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:02","end":"16:02","startHours":15.026233637525632,"endHours":16.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:02","end":"17:02","startHours":16.026233637525632,"endHours":17.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:02","end":"18:02","startHours":17.026233637525632,"endHours":18.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:02","end":"19:02","startHours":18.026233637525632,"endHours":19.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:02","end":"20:02","startHours":19.026233637525632,"endHours":20.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:02","end":"21:02","startHours":20.026233637525632,"endHours":21.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:02","end":"22:02","startHours":21.026233637525632,"endHours":22.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:02","end":"23:02","startHours":22.026233637525632,"endHours":23.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:02","end":"00:02","startHours":23.026233637525632,"endHours":24.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:02","end":"01:02","startHours":24.026233637525632,"endHours":25.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:02","end":"02:02","startHours":25.026233637525632,"endHours":26.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:02","end":"03:02","startHours":26.026233637525632,"endHours":27.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:02","end":"04:02","startHours":27.026233637525632,"endHours":28.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:02","end":"05:02","startHours":28.026233637525632,"endHours":29.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:02","end":"06:02","startHours":29.026233637525632,"endHours":30.026233637525632,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"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":"Kāladaṇḍa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":11.47291819565419,"eotMinutes":-2.2685717158237404,"ayanamsa":23.8759}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2058,"vikram_samvatsara":"Jaya","saka_samvat":1923,"saka_samvatsara":"Vṛṣa","bengali_samvat":1408,"malayalam_era":1177,"nanakshahi_year":532,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada (Adhika) Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":true,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada (Adhika) Śukla Pañcamī · Vikram 2058 Jaya · Śaka 1923 Vṛṣa"},"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 23, 2001 CE · Vellore, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 23, 2001 CE for Vellore, Tamil Nadu: Śukla Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:02, sūryāsta 18:30.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/2001-08-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/2001-08-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/2001-08-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/2001-08-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vellore/2001-08-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T20:54:08.024Z","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":"2026-06-01T20:54:08.024Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T20:54:08.024Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}