{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1968-07-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1968-07-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1968-07-24","date_display":"July 24, 1968 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":1968,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440061.770833,"kali_year":5070,"ahargana":1851596.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.3746,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":79.9337,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":342.5591,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.5591},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":79.9337,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.267},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":177.3083},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"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":1968,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440061.770833,"ahargana":1851596.2708,"kali_year":5070,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.4138,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.78955400000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":81.04765399999997,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4912},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":88.75935400000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":82.87615400000004,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":133.643954,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":107.52345400000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":2.5372540000000186,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.5191,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.5191,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","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":1968,"month":7,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2440061.770833,"kali_year":5070,"ahargana":1851596.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.3746,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":79.9337,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":342.5591,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.5591},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":79.9337,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.267},"yoga":{"number":14,"name":"Harṣaṇa","sum_longitude":177.3083},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":57,"name":"Śakuni"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.491,"elongation":17.441},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.491,"opposition_distance":162.559}},"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":"05:21","sunsetLocal":"18:48","solarNoonLocal":"12:04","dayLengthHours":13.44673837731139,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 26 Mins 48 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 33 Mins 12 Secs","moonriseLocal":"04:09","moonsetLocal":"17:46","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:04","end":"13:45","startHours":12.07107616651864,"endHours":13.751918463682564,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:02","end":"08:43","startHours":7.028549275026868,"endHours":8.709391572190793,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:23","end":"12:04","startHours":10.390233869354716,"endHours":12.07107616651864,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:29","end":"08:56","startHours":8.485279265902268,"endHours":8.933503878479314,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:54","end":"06:16","startHours":5.907987743584252,"endHours":6.266567433645889,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:37","end":"12:31","startHours":11.622851553941594,"endHours":12.519300779095687,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:33","end":"04:27","startHours":3.5548085275547585,"endHours":4.451257752708852,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:14","end":"05:21","startHours":4.227145446420328,"endHours":5.347706977862944,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:19","end":"15:13","startHours":14.312199229403873,"endHours":15.208648454557967,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:36","end":"19:00","startHours":18.594445355174336,"endHours":18.994445355174335,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:48","end":"19:21","startHours":18.794445355174336,"endHours":19.354726120895645,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:33","end":"20:18","startHours":18.544445355174336,"endHours":20.294445355174336,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:37","end":"00:31","startHours":23.622851553941594,"endHours":24.519300779095687,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:21","end":"07:02","startHours":5.347706977862944,"endHours":7.028549275026868,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:02","end":"08:43","startHours":7.028549275026868,"endHours":8.709391572190793,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:43","end":"10:23","startHours":8.709391572190793,"endHours":10.390233869354716,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:23","end":"12:04","startHours":10.390233869354716,"endHours":12.07107616651864,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:04","end":"13:45","startHours":12.07107616651864,"endHours":13.751918463682564,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:45","end":"15:26","startHours":13.751918463682564,"endHours":15.432760760846488,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:26","end":"17:07","startHours":15.432760760846488,"endHours":17.113603058010412,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:07","end":"18:48","startHours":17.113603058010412,"endHours":18.794445355174336,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:48","end":"20:07","startHours":18.794445355174336,"endHours":20.113603058010412,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:07","end":"21:26","startHours":20.113603058010412,"endHours":21.432760760846488,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:26","end":"22:45","startHours":21.432760760846488,"endHours":22.751918463682564,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:45","end":"00:04","startHours":22.751918463682564,"endHours":24.07107616651864,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:04","end":"01:23","startHours":24.07107616651864,"endHours":25.390233869354716,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:23","end":"02:43","startHours":25.390233869354716,"endHours":26.709391572190793,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:43","end":"04:02","startHours":26.709391572190793,"endHours":28.02854927502687,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:02","end":"05:21","startHours":28.02854927502687,"endHours":29.347706977862945,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.347706977862944,"endHours":6.347706977862944,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.347706977862944,"endHours":7.347706977862944,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.347706977862944,"endHours":8.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.347706977862945,"endHours":9.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.347706977862945,"endHours":10.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.347706977862945,"endHours":11.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.347706977862945,"endHours":12.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.347706977862945,"endHours":13.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.347706977862945,"endHours":14.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.347706977862945,"endHours":15.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.347706977862945,"endHours":16.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.347706977862945,"endHours":17.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.347706977862945,"endHours":18.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.347706977862945,"endHours":19.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.347706977862945,"endHours":20.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.347706977862945,"endHours":21.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.347706977862945,"endHours":22.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.347706977862945,"endHours":23.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.347706977862945,"endHours":24.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.347706977862945,"endHours":25.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.347706977862945,"endHours":26.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.347706977862945,"endHours":27.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.347706977862945,"endHours":28.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.347706977862945,"endHours":29.347706977862945,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"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":"Kāṇa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":19.888698348382224,"eotMinutes":-6.160169991118456,"ayanamsa":23.4138}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2025,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmati","saka_samvat":1890,"saka_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","bengali_samvat":1375,"malayalam_era":1144,"nanakshahi_year":499,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2025 Durmati · Śaka 1890 Kīlaka"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2},{"id":"masika-shivaratri","name":"Māsika Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"मासिक शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Monthly Śiva observance.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"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":false,"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 July 24, 1968 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 24, 1968 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 05:21, sūryāsta 18:48.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1968-07-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1968-07-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1968-07-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1968-07-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1968-07-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T20:39:53.158Z","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":"2026-05-14T20:39:53.158Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T20:39:53.158Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}