{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:2017-03-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2017-03-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-03-08","date_display":"March 8, 2017 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":2017,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457820.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869355.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.6939,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":87.0006,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":123.3066,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.3066},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3,"moon_longitude":87.0006,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.0006},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":50.6945},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":2017,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457820.770833,"ahargana":1869355.2708,"kali_year":5118,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.093,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.56503,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":86.86743000000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.2114},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":4.216130000000021,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":324.18863,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":177.22082999999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":348.63473,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":242.82283000000007,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":132.5618,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":312.5618,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":2017,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457820.770833,"kali_year":5118,"ahargana":1869355.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.6939,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":87.0006,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":123.3066,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.3066},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3,"moon_longitude":87.0006,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.0006},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":50.6945},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.211,"elongation":123.307},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.211,"opposition_distance":56.693}},"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":"06:37","sunsetLocal":"18:24","solarNoonLocal":"12:31","dayLengthHours":11.785456456708886,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 47 Mins 08 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 12 Mins 52 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:53","moonsetLocal":"03:35","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:31","end":"13:59","startHours":12.514873590258013,"endHours":13.988055647346624,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:06","end":"09:34","startHours":8.09532741899218,"endHours":9.568509476080791,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:03","end":"12:31","startHours":11.041691533169402,"endHours":12.514873590258013,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:22","end":"09:46","startHours":9.37208520180231,"endHours":9.764933750359273,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:07","end":"07:26","startHours":7.113206047599774,"endHours":7.427484886445344,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:07","end":"12:54","startHours":12.12202504170105,"endHours":12.907722138814975,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:03","end":"05:50","startHours":5.050751167675719,"endHours":5.836448264789644,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:38","end":"06:37","startHours":5.640023990511163,"endHours":6.62214536190357,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:29","end":"15:16","startHours":14.479116333042828,"endHours":15.264813430156755,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:12","end":"18:36","startHours":18.207601818612456,"endHours":18.607601818612455,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:24","end":"18:54","startHours":18.407601818612456,"endHours":18.89866250430866,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:09","end":"19:54","startHours":18.157601818612456,"endHours":19.907601818612456,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:07","end":"00:54","startHours":24.12202504170105,"endHours":24.907722138814975,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:37","end":"08:06","startHours":6.62214536190357,"endHours":8.09532741899218,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:06","end":"09:34","startHours":8.09532741899218,"endHours":9.568509476080791,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:34","end":"11:03","startHours":9.568509476080791,"endHours":11.041691533169402,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:03","end":"12:31","startHours":11.041691533169402,"endHours":12.514873590258013,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:31","end":"13:59","startHours":12.514873590258013,"endHours":13.988055647346624,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:59","end":"15:28","startHours":13.988055647346624,"endHours":15.461237704435234,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:28","end":"16:56","startHours":15.461237704435234,"endHours":16.934419761523845,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:56","end":"18:24","startHours":16.934419761523845,"endHours":18.407601818612456,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:24","end":"19:56","startHours":18.407601818612456,"endHours":19.934419761523845,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:56","end":"21:28","startHours":19.934419761523845,"endHours":21.461237704435234,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:28","end":"22:59","startHours":21.461237704435234,"endHours":22.988055647346624,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:59","end":"00:31","startHours":22.988055647346624,"endHours":24.514873590258013,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:31","end":"02:03","startHours":24.514873590258013,"endHours":26.041691533169402,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:03","end":"03:34","startHours":26.041691533169402,"endHours":27.56850947608079,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:34","end":"05:06","startHours":27.56850947608079,"endHours":29.09532741899218,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:06","end":"06:37","startHours":29.09532741899218,"endHours":30.62214536190357,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:37","end":"07:37","startHours":6.62214536190357,"endHours":7.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:37","end":"08:37","startHours":7.62214536190357,"endHours":8.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:37","end":"09:37","startHours":8.62214536190357,"endHours":9.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:37","end":"10:37","startHours":9.62214536190357,"endHours":10.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:37","end":"11:37","startHours":10.62214536190357,"endHours":11.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:37","end":"12:37","startHours":11.62214536190357,"endHours":12.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:37","end":"13:37","startHours":12.62214536190357,"endHours":13.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:37","end":"14:37","startHours":13.62214536190357,"endHours":14.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:37","end":"15:37","startHours":14.62214536190357,"endHours":15.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:37","end":"16:37","startHours":15.62214536190357,"endHours":16.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:37","end":"17:37","startHours":16.62214536190357,"endHours":17.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:37","end":"18:37","startHours":17.62214536190357,"endHours":18.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:37","end":"19:37","startHours":18.62214536190357,"endHours":19.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:37","end":"20:37","startHours":19.62214536190357,"endHours":20.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:37","end":"21:37","startHours":20.62214536190357,"endHours":21.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:37","end":"22:37","startHours":21.62214536190357,"endHours":22.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:37","end":"23:37","startHours":22.62214536190357,"endHours":23.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:37","end":"00:37","startHours":23.62214536190357,"endHours":24.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:37","end":"01:37","startHours":24.62214536190357,"endHours":25.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:37","end":"02:37","startHours":25.62214536190357,"endHours":26.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:37","end":"03:37","startHours":26.62214536190357,"endHours":27.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:37","end":"04:37","startHours":27.62214536190357,"endHours":28.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:37","end":"05:37","startHours":28.62214536190357,"endHours":29.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:37","end":"06:37","startHours":29.62214536190357,"endHours":30.62214536190357,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-4.876814645410514,"eotMinutes":-11.52961541548083,"ayanamsa":24.093}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"amalaki-ekadashi","name":"Āmalakī Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"आमलकी एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu (in Āmalakī tree)","significance":"Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":4},{"id":"rangbhari-ekadashi","name":"Raṅgbhari Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"रङ्गभरी एकादशी","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva-Pārvatī","significance":"Kāśī tradition: Śiva brings Pārvatī home; rang-utsava begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":4},{"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":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-1626101-04-03","event":"Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā","chart_id":"rama","shared_marker":"same Punarvasu","url":"/day/-1626101-04-03","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 March 8, 2017 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 8, 2017 CE for Vṛndāvana: Śukla Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 06:37, sūryāsta 18:24.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2017-03-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2017-03-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2017-03-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2017-03-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2017-03-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T17:20:49.807Z","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":"2026-05-15T17:20:49.807Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T17:20:49.807Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}