{"id":"vidhyamitra:day:2277-03-20:en","page_class":"VM-1-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/day/2277-03-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2277-03-20","date_display":"March 20, 2277 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":2277,"month":3,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2552795.770833,"kali_year":5378,"ahargana":1964330.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":331.4123,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":143.559,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":172.1467,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.1467},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":143.559,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.2257},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":114.9712},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":28,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":2277,"month":3,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2552795.770833,"ahargana":1964330.2708,"kali_year":5378,"ayanamsa_lahiri":27.7255,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":331.87938599999995,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":144.892086,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.2533},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":75.10148600000002,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":300.63218600000005,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":140.25658599999997,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":345.57428600000003,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":180.61678600000005,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":140.3292,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":320.3292,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"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":2277,"month":3,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2552795.770833,"kali_year":5378,"ahargana":1964330.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":331.4123,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":143.559,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":172.1467,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.1467},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":143.559,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.2257},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":114.9712},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":28,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.253,"elongation":172.147},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.253,"opposition_distance":7.853}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-15,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.517,"elongation":1.869}]},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2334,"vikram_samvatsara":"Pramoda","saka_samvat":2199,"saka_samvatsara":"Piṅgala","bengali_samvat":1684,"malayalam_era":1453,"nanakshahi_year":808,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_amanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā · Vikram 2334 Pramoda · Śaka 2199 Piṅgala"},"festivals":[{"id":"hanuman-jayanti","name":"Hanumān Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"हनुमान जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Hanumān (Rudra-aṁśa, Rāma-bhakta)","significance":"Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Caitra"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Sundara-Kāṇḍa"]}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — 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 Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"valid_from":"2277-03-20T00:00:00Z"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate; Vidhyamitra substrate"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga March 20, 2277 CE · Vidhyamitra","description":"Vedic pañchāṅga for March 20, 2277 CE: Śukla Pūrṇimā · Pūrva Phalgunī.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/day/2277-03-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/day/2277-03-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/day/2277-03-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/day/2277-03-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/day/2277-03-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T05:36:53.306Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T05:36:53.306Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa"}}}