{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:2008-09-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-09-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-09-20","date_display":"September 20, 2008 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":2008,"month":9,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454729.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866264.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":152.7227,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":32.496,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":239.7733,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.7733},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":32.496,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.8293},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":185.2187},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":2008,"month":9,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454729.770833,"ahargana":1866264.2708,"kali_year":5110,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9748,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":153.48012900000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":34.652129,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.474},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":176.418629,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":178.02972899999997,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":259.334029,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":180.93102900000008,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":139.72722900000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":296.3378,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":116.3378,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":2008,"month":9,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454729.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866264.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":152.7227,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":32.496,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":239.7733,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.7733},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":32.496,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.8293},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":185.2187},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.474,"elongation":120.227},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.474,"opposition_distance":59.773}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"vrindavan","name":"Vṛndāvana","lat":27.565,"lon":77.6593,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"vrindavan","name":"Vṛndāvana","lat":27.565,"lon":77.6593,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"06:06","sunsetLocal":"18:18","solarNoonLocal":"12:12","dayLengthHours":12.195767436835258,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs","moonriseLocal":"21:30","moonsetLocal":"11:03","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:09","end":"10:41","startHours":9.15132289476528,"endHours":10.675793824369688,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:43","end":"15:15","startHours":13.724735683578501,"endHours":15.24920661318291,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:06","end":"07:38","startHours":6.102381035556466,"endHours":7.626851965160872,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:57","end":"09:21","startHours":8.94806010415136,"endHours":9.3545856853792,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:37","end":"06:56","startHours":6.6105380120912685,"endHours":6.935758477073542,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:48","end":"12:36","startHours":11.793739172746253,"endHours":12.606790335201936,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:29","end":"05:17","startHours":4.476278710645098,"endHours":5.289329873100781,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:05","end":"06:06","startHours":5.086067082486861,"endHours":6.102381035556466,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:14","end":"15:03","startHours":14.232892660113304,"endHours":15.045943822568988,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:06","end":"18:30","startHours":18.098148472391724,"endHours":18.498148472391723,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:18","end":"18:48","startHours":18.298148472391723,"endHours":18.806305448926526,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:03","end":"19:48","startHours":18.048148472391723,"endHours":19.798148472391723,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:48","end":"00:36","startHours":23.793739172746253,"endHours":24.60679033520194,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:06","end":"07:38","startHours":6.102381035556466,"endHours":7.626851965160872,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:38","end":"09:09","startHours":7.626851965160872,"endHours":9.15132289476528,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:09","end":"10:41","startHours":9.15132289476528,"endHours":10.675793824369688,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:41","end":"12:12","startHours":10.675793824369688,"endHours":12.200264753974094,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:12","end":"13:43","startHours":12.200264753974094,"endHours":13.724735683578501,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:43","end":"15:15","startHours":13.724735683578501,"endHours":15.24920661318291,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:15","end":"16:46","startHours":15.24920661318291,"endHours":16.77367754278732,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:46","end":"18:18","startHours":16.77367754278732,"endHours":18.298148472391723,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:18","end":"19:46","startHours":18.298148472391723,"endHours":19.773677542787315,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:46","end":"21:15","startHours":19.773677542787315,"endHours":21.24920661318291,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:15","end":"22:43","startHours":21.24920661318291,"endHours":22.7247356835785,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:43","end":"00:12","startHours":22.7247356835785,"endHours":24.200264753974096,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:12","end":"01:41","startHours":24.200264753974096,"endHours":25.675793824369688,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:41","end":"03:09","startHours":25.675793824369688,"endHours":27.15132289476528,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:09","end":"04:38","startHours":27.15132289476528,"endHours":28.626851965160874,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:38","end":"06:06","startHours":28.626851965160874,"endHours":30.102381035556466,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:06","end":"07:06","startHours":6.102381035556466,"endHours":7.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:06","end":"08:06","startHours":7.102381035556466,"endHours":8.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:06","end":"09:06","startHours":8.102381035556466,"endHours":9.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:06","end":"10:06","startHours":9.102381035556466,"endHours":10.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:06","end":"11:06","startHours":10.102381035556466,"endHours":11.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:06","end":"12:06","startHours":11.102381035556466,"endHours":12.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:06","end":"13:06","startHours":12.102381035556466,"endHours":13.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:06","end":"14:06","startHours":13.102381035556466,"endHours":14.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:06","end":"15:06","startHours":14.102381035556466,"endHours":15.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:06","end":"16:06","startHours":15.102381035556466,"endHours":16.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:06","end":"17:06","startHours":16.102381035556466,"endHours":17.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:06","end":"18:06","startHours":17.102381035556466,"endHours":18.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:06","end":"19:06","startHours":18.102381035556466,"endHours":19.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:06","end":"20:06","startHours":19.102381035556466,"endHours":20.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:06","end":"21:06","startHours":20.102381035556466,"endHours":21.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:06","end":"22:06","startHours":21.102381035556466,"endHours":22.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:06","end":"23:06","startHours":22.102381035556466,"endHours":23.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:06","end":"00:06","startHours":23.102381035556466,"endHours":24.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:06","end":"01:06","startHours":24.102381035556466,"endHours":25.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:06","end":"02:06","startHours":25.102381035556466,"endHours":26.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:06","end":"03:06","startHours":26.102381035556466,"endHours":27.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:06","end":"04:06","startHours":27.102381035556466,"endHours":28.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:06","end":"05:06","startHours":28.102381035556466,"endHours":29.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:06","end":"06:06","startHours":29.102381035556466,"endHours":30.102381035556466,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":1.0119771154150325,"eotMinutes":7.346914761554353,"ayanamsa":23.9748}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"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":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"vrindavan"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga September 20, 2008 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"September 20, 2008 CE for Vṛndāvana: Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:06, sūryāsta 18:18.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-09-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-09-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-09-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-09-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-09-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T13:10:46.410Z","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":"2026-06-02T13:10:46.410Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T13:10:46.410Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}