{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:-0468-02-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0468-02-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"-0468-02-22","date_display":"February 22, 469 BCE","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":-468,"month":2,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1550172.770833,"kali_year":2633,"ahargana":961707.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":343.6049,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":158.8077,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":175.2027,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.2027},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":158.8077,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.141},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":142.4126},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":29,"name":"Bava"},"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":-468,"month":2,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1550172.770833,"ahargana":961707.2708,"kali_year":2633,"ayanamsa_lahiri":-10.6211,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":343.6049,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":158.8077,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.4163},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":320.0184,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":359.2018,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":351.7675,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":346.7805,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":121.7866,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":344.1207,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":164.1207,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":-468,"month":2,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1550172.770833,"kali_year":2633,"ahargana":961707.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":343.6049,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":158.8077,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":175.2027,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.2027},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":158.8077,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.141},"yoga":{"number":11,"name":"Vṛddhi","sum_longitude":142.4126},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":29,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.416,"elongation":175.203},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.416,"opposition_distance":4.797}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":16,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":1.203,"elongation":0.524}]},"city":{"slug":"varanasi","name":"Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)","lat":25.3176,"lon":82.9739,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"varanasi","name":"Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)","lat":25.3176,"lon":82.9739,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"06:28","sunsetLocal":"17:56","solarNoonLocal":"12:12","dayLengthHours":11.460613614910276,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs","moonriseLocal":"17:27","moonsetLocal":"06:19","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:12","end":"13:38","startHours":12.203152665914878,"endHours":13.635729367778662,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:54","end":"09:20","startHours":7.905422560323524,"endHours":9.337999262187308,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:46","end":"12:12","startHours":10.770575964051094,"endHours":12.203152665914878,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:09","end":"09:32","startHours":9.146989035272137,"endHours":9.52900948910248,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:57","end":"07:15","startHours":6.950371425747667,"endHours":7.255987788811941,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:49","end":"12:35","startHours":11.821132212084533,"endHours":12.58517311974522,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:57","end":"05:43","startHours":4.944764043138369,"endHours":5.708804950799054,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:31","end":"06:28","startHours":5.517794723883883,"endHours":6.472845858459739,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:07","end":"14:53","startHours":14.113254935066589,"endHours":14.877295842727275,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:44","end":"18:08","startHours":17.733459473370015,"endHours":18.133459473370014,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:56","end":"18:25","startHours":17.933459473370014,"endHours":18.41098504065794,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:41","end":"19:26","startHours":17.683459473370014,"endHours":19.433459473370014,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:49","end":"00:35","startHours":23.821132212084535,"endHours":24.58517311974522,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:28","end":"07:54","startHours":6.472845858459739,"endHours":7.905422560323524,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:54","end":"09:20","startHours":7.905422560323524,"endHours":9.337999262187308,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:20","end":"10:46","startHours":9.337999262187308,"endHours":10.770575964051094,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:46","end":"12:12","startHours":10.770575964051094,"endHours":12.203152665914878,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:12","end":"13:38","startHours":12.203152665914878,"endHours":13.635729367778662,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:38","end":"15:04","startHours":13.635729367778662,"endHours":15.068306069642446,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:04","end":"16:30","startHours":15.068306069642446,"endHours":16.50088277150623,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:30","end":"17:56","startHours":16.50088277150623,"endHours":17.933459473370014,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:56","end":"19:30","startHours":17.933459473370014,"endHours":19.50088277150623,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:30","end":"21:04","startHours":19.50088277150623,"endHours":21.068306069642446,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:04","end":"22:38","startHours":21.068306069642446,"endHours":22.63572936777866,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:38","end":"00:12","startHours":22.63572936777866,"endHours":24.203152665914878,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:12","end":"01:46","startHours":24.203152665914878,"endHours":25.77057596405109,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:46","end":"03:20","startHours":25.77057596405109,"endHours":27.337999262187306,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:20","end":"04:54","startHours":27.337999262187306,"endHours":28.905422560323522,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:54","end":"06:28","startHours":28.905422560323522,"endHours":30.47284585845974,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:28","end":"07:28","startHours":6.472845858459739,"endHours":7.472845858459739,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:28","end":"08:28","startHours":7.472845858459739,"endHours":8.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:28","end":"09:28","startHours":8.472845858459738,"endHours":9.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:28","end":"10:28","startHours":9.472845858459738,"endHours":10.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:28","end":"11:28","startHours":10.472845858459738,"endHours":11.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:28","end":"12:28","startHours":11.472845858459738,"endHours":12.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:28","end":"13:28","startHours":12.472845858459738,"endHours":13.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:28","end":"14:28","startHours":13.472845858459738,"endHours":14.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:28","end":"15:28","startHours":14.472845858459738,"endHours":15.472845858459738,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:28","end":"16:28","startHours":15.472845858459738,"endHours":16.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:28","end":"17:28","startHours":16.47284585845974,"endHours":17.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:28","end":"18:28","startHours":17.47284585845974,"endHours":18.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:28","end":"19:28","startHours":18.47284585845974,"endHours":19.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:28","end":"20:28","startHours":19.47284585845974,"endHours":20.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:28","end":"21:28","startHours":20.47284585845974,"endHours":21.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:28","end":"22:28","startHours":21.47284585845974,"endHours":22.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:28","end":"23:28","startHours":22.47284585845974,"endHours":23.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:28","end":"00:28","startHours":23.47284585845974,"endHours":24.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:28","end":"01:28","startHours":24.47284585845974,"endHours":25.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:28","end":"02:28","startHours":25.47284585845974,"endHours":26.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:28","end":"03:28","startHours":26.47284585845974,"endHours":27.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:28","end":"04:28","startHours":27.47284585845974,"endHours":28.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:28","end":"05:28","startHours":28.47284585845974,"endHours":29.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:28","end":"06:28","startHours":29.47284585845974,"endHours":30.47284585845974,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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":["Mithuna","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mātaṇga","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-10.408610203990722,"eotMinutes":-14.08475995489261,"ayanamsa":-10.6211}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":-411,"saka_samvat":-546,"bengali_samvat":-1061,"malayalam_era":-1292,"nanakshahi_year":-1937,"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 -411 undefined · Śaka -546 undefined"},"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":"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":"Dedicated festival walk for Hanumān Jayantī is not live yet; Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":true,"location_specific":"varanasi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga February 22, 469 BCE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 22, 469 BCE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Pūrṇimā, sūryodaya 06:28, sūryāsta 17:56.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0468-02-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0468-02-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0468-02-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0468-02-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0468-02-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T01:39:50.607Z","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":"2026-09-08T01:39:50.607Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-08T01:39:50.607Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}