{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1978-08-11:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-08-11","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1978-08-11","date_display":"August 11, 1978 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":1978,"month":8,"day":11,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443731.770833,"kali_year":5080,"ahargana":1855266.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":113.9373,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":197.699,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":83.7618,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.7618},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":197.699,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.0324},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":311.6363},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":13,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":1978,"month":8,"day":11,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443731.770833,"ahargana":1855266.2708,"kali_year":5080,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5542,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":114.47803299999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":194.63073299999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.8078},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":160.84333300000003,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":128.219333,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":91.00323300000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":159.85833300000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":128.183533,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":159.0648,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":339.0648,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","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":1978,"month":8,"day":11,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443731.770833,"kali_year":5080,"ahargana":1855266.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":113.9373,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":197.699,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":83.7618,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.7618},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":197.699,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.0324},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":311.6363},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":13,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.808,"elongation":83.762},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.808,"opposition_distance":96.238}},"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":"05:29","sunsetLocal":"18:37","solarNoonLocal":"12:03","dayLengthHours":13.128686225971222,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs","moonriseLocal":"11:49","moonsetLocal":"22:59","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:25","end":"12:03","startHours":10.409102517284726,"endHours":12.050188295531129,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:20","end":"16:58","startHours":15.332359852023934,"endHours":16.973445630270337,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:08","end":"08:46","startHours":7.12693096079192,"endHours":8.768016739038323,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:33","end":"08:59","startHours":8.549205301938802,"endHours":8.986828176137843,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:02","end":"06:23","startHours":6.032873775294318,"endHours":6.3829720746535505,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:37","end":"12:29","startHours":11.612565421332087,"endHours":12.48781116973017,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:44","end":"04:37","startHours":3.735353685749354,"endHours":4.610599434147435,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:24","end":"05:29","startHours":4.391787997047915,"endHours":5.485845182545517,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:14","end":"15:07","startHours":14.23830266652633,"endHours":15.113548414924411,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:25","end":"18:49","startHours":18.41453140851674,"endHours":18.81453140851674,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:37","end":"19:10","startHours":18.61453140851674,"endHours":19.161560001265542,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:22","end":"20:07","startHours":18.36453140851674,"endHours":20.11453140851674,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:37","end":"00:29","startHours":23.61256542133209,"endHours":24.48781116973017,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"05:29","end":"07:08","startHours":5.485845182545517,"endHours":7.12693096079192,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:08","end":"08:46","startHours":7.12693096079192,"endHours":8.768016739038323,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:46","end":"10:25","startHours":8.768016739038323,"endHours":10.409102517284726,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:25","end":"12:03","startHours":10.409102517284726,"endHours":12.050188295531129,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:03","end":"13:41","startHours":12.050188295531129,"endHours":13.691274073777532,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:41","end":"15:20","startHours":13.691274073777532,"endHours":15.332359852023934,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:20","end":"16:58","startHours":15.332359852023934,"endHours":16.973445630270337,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:58","end":"18:37","startHours":16.973445630270337,"endHours":18.61453140851674,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:37","end":"19:58","startHours":18.61453140851674,"endHours":19.973445630270337,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:58","end":"21:20","startHours":19.973445630270337,"endHours":21.332359852023934,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:20","end":"22:41","startHours":21.332359852023934,"endHours":22.69127407377753,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:41","end":"00:03","startHours":22.69127407377753,"endHours":24.05018829553113,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:03","end":"01:25","startHours":24.05018829553113,"endHours":25.409102517284726,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:25","end":"02:46","startHours":25.409102517284726,"endHours":26.768016739038323,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:46","end":"04:08","startHours":26.768016739038323,"endHours":28.12693096079192,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:08","end":"05:29","startHours":28.12693096079192,"endHours":29.485845182545518,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:29","end":"06:29","startHours":5.485845182545517,"endHours":6.485845182545517,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:29","end":"07:29","startHours":6.485845182545517,"endHours":7.485845182545517,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:29","end":"08:29","startHours":7.485845182545517,"endHours":8.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:29","end":"09:29","startHours":8.485845182545518,"endHours":9.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:29","end":"10:29","startHours":9.485845182545518,"endHours":10.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:29","end":"11:29","startHours":10.485845182545518,"endHours":11.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:29","end":"12:29","startHours":11.485845182545518,"endHours":12.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:29","end":"13:29","startHours":12.485845182545518,"endHours":13.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:29","end":"14:29","startHours":13.485845182545518,"endHours":14.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:29","end":"15:29","startHours":14.485845182545518,"endHours":15.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:29","end":"16:29","startHours":15.485845182545518,"endHours":16.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:29","end":"17:29","startHours":16.485845182545518,"endHours":17.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:29","end":"18:29","startHours":17.485845182545518,"endHours":18.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:29","end":"19:29","startHours":18.485845182545518,"endHours":19.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:29","end":"20:29","startHours":19.485845182545518,"endHours":20.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:29","end":"21:29","startHours":20.485845182545518,"endHours":21.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:29","end":"22:29","startHours":21.485845182545518,"endHours":22.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:29","end":"23:29","startHours":22.485845182545518,"endHours":23.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:29","end":"00:29","startHours":23.485845182545518,"endHours":24.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:29","end":"01:29","startHours":24.485845182545518,"endHours":25.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:29","end":"02:29","startHours":25.485845182545518,"endHours":26.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:29","end":"03:29","startHours":26.485845182545518,"endHours":27.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:29","end":"04:29","startHours":27.485845182545518,"endHours":28.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:29","end":"05:29","startHours":28.485845182545518,"endHours":29.485845182545518,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"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","Karka","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"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":15.424517472161426,"eotMinutes":-4.906897731867799,"ayanamsa":23.5542}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2035,"vikram_samvatsara":"Prajāpati","saka_samvat":1900,"saka_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","bengali_samvat":1385,"malayalam_era":1154,"nanakshahi_year":509,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Saptamī · Vikram 2035 Prajāpati · Śaka 1900 Kālayukta"},"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}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — 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 August 11, 1978 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 11, 1978 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Saptamī, sūryodaya 05:29, sūryāsta 18:37.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-08-11","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-08-11","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-08-11","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-08-11","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-08-11"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:00:00.079Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:00:00.079Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:00:00.079Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}