{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:-0511-03-12:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0511-03-12","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"-0511-03-12","date_display":"March 12, 512 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":-511,"month":3,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1534485.770833,"kali_year":2591,"ahargana":946020.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":2.3754,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":92.5996,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":90.2242,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.2242},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4,"moon_longitude":92.5996,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.5996},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":94.975},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"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":-511,"month":3,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1534485.770833,"ahargana":946020.2708,"kali_year":2591,"ayanamsa_lahiri":-11.2211,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":2.3754,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":92.5996,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.2113},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":9.8347,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":350.6831,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":117.5911,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":25.9685,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":310.4066,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":95.2935,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":275.2935,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","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":"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":-511,"month":3,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"julian"},"julian_day":1534485.770833,"kali_year":2591,"ahargana":946020.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":2.3754,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":92.5996,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":8,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":90.2242,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.2242},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4,"moon_longitude":92.5996,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.5996},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":94.975},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":15,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.211,"elongation":90.224},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.211,"opposition_distance":89.776}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"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":"06:12","sunsetLocal":"18:06","solarNoonLocal":"12:09","dayLengthHours":11.901640220390298,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 54 Mins 06 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 05 Mins 54 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:20","moonsetLocal":"00:59","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:09","end":"13:38","startHours":12.143291978443248,"endHours":13.630997005992036,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:41","end":"09:10","startHours":7.680176895796887,"endHours":9.167881923345675,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:39","end":"12:09","startHours":10.655586950894461,"endHours":12.143291978443248,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:58","end":"09:22","startHours":8.969521253005835,"endHours":9.366242593685513,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:41","end":"07:00","startHours":6.688373544097695,"endHours":7.0057506166414365,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:45","end":"12:32","startHours":11.746570637763572,"endHours":12.540013319122924,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:36","end":"05:24","startHours":4.605586505529393,"endHours":5.399029186888746,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:12","end":"06:12","startHours":5.200668516548908,"endHours":6.1924718682480995,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:08","end":"14:55","startHours":14.126898681841631,"endHours":14.920341363200984,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:54","end":"18:18","startHours":17.894112088638398,"endHours":18.294112088638396,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:06","end":"18:35","startHours":18.094112088638397,"endHours":18.590013764487992,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:51","end":"19:36","startHours":17.844112088638397,"endHours":19.594112088638397,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:45","end":"00:32","startHours":23.746570637763572,"endHours":24.540013319122924,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"06:12","end":"07:41","startHours":6.1924718682480995,"endHours":7.680176895796887,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:41","end":"09:10","startHours":7.680176895796887,"endHours":9.167881923345675,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"09:10","end":"10:39","startHours":9.167881923345675,"endHours":10.655586950894461,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:39","end":"12:09","startHours":10.655586950894461,"endHours":12.143291978443248,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:09","end":"13:38","startHours":12.143291978443248,"endHours":13.630997005992036,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:38","end":"15:07","startHours":13.630997005992036,"endHours":15.118702033540824,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:07","end":"16:36","startHours":15.118702033540824,"endHours":16.60640706108961,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:36","end":"18:06","startHours":16.60640706108961,"endHours":18.094112088638397,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:06","end":"19:36","startHours":18.094112088638397,"endHours":19.60640706108961,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:36","end":"21:07","startHours":19.60640706108961,"endHours":21.11870203354082,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:07","end":"22:38","startHours":21.11870203354082,"endHours":22.630997005992036,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:38","end":"00:09","startHours":22.630997005992036,"endHours":24.143291978443248,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:09","end":"01:39","startHours":24.143291978443248,"endHours":25.65558695089446,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:39","end":"03:10","startHours":25.65558695089446,"endHours":27.167881923345675,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"03:10","end":"04:41","startHours":27.167881923345675,"endHours":28.680176895796887,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:41","end":"06:12","startHours":28.680176895796887,"endHours":30.1924718682481,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:12","end":"07:12","startHours":6.1924718682480995,"endHours":7.1924718682480995,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:12","end":"08:12","startHours":7.1924718682480995,"endHours":8.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:12","end":"09:12","startHours":8.192471868248099,"endHours":9.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:12","end":"10:12","startHours":9.192471868248099,"endHours":10.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:12","end":"11:12","startHours":10.192471868248099,"endHours":11.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:12","end":"12:12","startHours":11.192471868248099,"endHours":12.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:12","end":"13:12","startHours":12.192471868248099,"endHours":13.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:12","end":"14:12","startHours":13.192471868248099,"endHours":14.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:12","end":"15:12","startHours":14.192471868248099,"endHours":15.192471868248099,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:12","end":"16:12","startHours":15.192471868248099,"endHours":16.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:12","end":"17:12","startHours":16.1924718682481,"endHours":17.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:12","end":"18:12","startHours":17.1924718682481,"endHours":18.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:12","end":"19:12","startHours":18.1924718682481,"endHours":19.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:12","end":"20:12","startHours":19.1924718682481,"endHours":20.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:12","end":"21:12","startHours":20.1924718682481,"endHours":21.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:12","end":"22:12","startHours":21.1924718682481,"endHours":22.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:12","end":"23:12","startHours":22.1924718682481,"endHours":23.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:12","end":"00:12","startHours":23.1924718682481,"endHours":24.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:12","end":"01:12","startHours":24.1924718682481,"endHours":25.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:12","end":"02:12","startHours":25.1924718682481,"endHours":26.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:12","end":"03:12","startHours":26.1924718682481,"endHours":27.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:12","end":"04:12","startHours":27.1924718682481,"endHours":28.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:12","end":"05:12","startHours":28.1924718682481,"endHours":29.1924718682481,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:12","end":"06:12","startHours":29.1924718682481,"endHours":30.1924718682481,"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","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"undefined (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-3.5064508066396796,"eotMinutes":-10.493118706594819,"ayanamsa":-11.2211}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":-454,"saka_samvat":-589,"bengali_samvat":-1104,"malayalam_era":-1335,"nanakshahi_year":-1980,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī · Vikram -454 undefined · Śaka -589 undefined"},"festivals":[],"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":[]},"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 March 12, 512 BCE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 12, 512 BCE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 06:12, sūryāsta 18:06.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0511-03-12","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0511-03-12","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0511-03-12","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0511-03-12","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/-0511-03-12"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-12T20:14:08.802Z","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":"2026-08-12T20:14:08.802Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-12T20:14:08.802Z","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":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"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"}}}