{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1990-03-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1990-03-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1990-03-08","date_display":"March 8, 1990 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":1990,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2447958.770833,"kali_year":5091,"ahargana":1859493.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.6803,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":103.242,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":139.5617,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.5617},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3,"moon_longitude":103.242,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.9087},"yoga":{"number":6,"name":"Atigaṇḍa","sum_longitude":66.9223},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":23,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":1990,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2447958.770833,"ahargana":1859493.2708,"kali_year":5091,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.7158,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.48873100000003,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":103.23053099999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.9236},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":273.746531,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":313.9002310000001,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":67.43643099999997,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":279.4255310000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":268.790131,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":295.098,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":115.098,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":"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":1990,"month":3,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2447958.770833,"kali_year":5091,"ahargana":1859493.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":323.6803,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":103.242,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":139.5617,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.5617},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3,"moon_longitude":103.242,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.9087},"yoga":{"number":6,"name":"Atigaṇḍa","sum_longitude":66.9223},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":23,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.924,"elongation":139.562},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.924,"opposition_distance":40.438}},"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":"06:16","sunsetLocal":"18:04","solarNoonLocal":"12:10","dayLengthHours":11.80373364919484,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 48 Mins 13 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 11 Mins 47 Secs","moonriseLocal":"14:49","moonsetLocal":"04:08","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:07","startHours":13.636033629740702,"endHours":15.111500335890057,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:16","end":"07:44","startHours":6.258700098993926,"endHours":7.734166805143281,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:13","end":"10:41","startHours":9.209633511292637,"endHours":10.685100217441992,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:01","end":"09:24","startHours":9.01290461713939,"endHours":9.406362405445883,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:45","end":"07:04","startHours":6.750522334377044,"endHours":7.06528856502224,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:46","end":"12:33","startHours":11.767109135284851,"endHours":12.554024711897842,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:41","end":"05:28","startHours":4.684868945767947,"endHours":5.471784522380937,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:17","end":"06:16","startHours":5.2750556282276895,"endHours":6.258700098993926,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:08","end":"14:55","startHours":14.12785586512382,"endHours":14.914771441736809,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:52","end":"18:16","startHours":17.862433748188767,"endHours":18.262433748188766,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:04","end":"18:33","startHours":18.062433748188766,"endHours":18.554255983571885,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:49","end":"19:34","startHours":17.812433748188766,"endHours":19.562433748188766,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:46","end":"00:33","startHours":23.76710913528485,"endHours":24.554024711897842,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:16","end":"07:44","startHours":6.258700098993926,"endHours":7.734166805143281,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:44","end":"09:13","startHours":7.734166805143281,"endHours":9.209633511292637,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:13","end":"10:41","startHours":9.209633511292637,"endHours":10.685100217441992,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:41","end":"12:10","startHours":10.685100217441992,"endHours":12.160566923591347,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:10","end":"13:38","startHours":12.160566923591347,"endHours":13.636033629740702,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:38","end":"15:07","startHours":13.636033629740702,"endHours":15.111500335890057,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:07","end":"16:35","startHours":15.111500335890057,"endHours":16.58696704203941,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:35","end":"18:04","startHours":16.58696704203941,"endHours":18.062433748188766,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:04","end":"19:35","startHours":18.062433748188766,"endHours":19.58696704203941,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:35","end":"21:07","startHours":19.58696704203941,"endHours":21.111500335890057,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:07","end":"22:38","startHours":21.111500335890057,"endHours":22.6360336297407,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:38","end":"00:10","startHours":22.6360336297407,"endHours":24.160566923591347,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:10","end":"01:41","startHours":24.160566923591347,"endHours":25.685100217441992,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:41","end":"03:13","startHours":25.685100217441992,"endHours":27.209633511292637,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:13","end":"04:44","startHours":27.209633511292637,"endHours":28.734166805143282,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:44","end":"06:16","startHours":28.734166805143282,"endHours":30.258700098993927,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:16","end":"07:16","startHours":6.258700098993926,"endHours":7.258700098993926,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:16","end":"08:16","startHours":7.258700098993926,"endHours":8.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:16","end":"09:16","startHours":8.258700098993927,"endHours":9.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:16","end":"10:16","startHours":9.258700098993927,"endHours":10.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:16","end":"11:16","startHours":10.258700098993927,"endHours":11.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:16","end":"12:16","startHours":11.258700098993927,"endHours":12.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:16","end":"13:16","startHours":12.258700098993927,"endHours":13.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:16","end":"14:16","startHours":13.258700098993927,"endHours":14.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:16","end":"15:16","startHours":14.258700098993927,"endHours":15.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:16","end":"16:16","startHours":15.258700098993927,"endHours":16.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:16","end":"17:16","startHours":16.258700098993927,"endHours":17.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:16","end":"18:16","startHours":17.258700098993927,"endHours":18.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:16","end":"19:16","startHours":18.258700098993927,"endHours":19.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:16","end":"20:16","startHours":19.258700098993927,"endHours":20.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:16","end":"21:16","startHours":20.258700098993927,"endHours":21.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:16","end":"22:16","startHours":21.258700098993927,"endHours":22.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:16","end":"23:16","startHours":22.258700098993927,"endHours":23.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:16","end":"00:16","startHours":23.258700098993927,"endHours":24.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:16","end":"01:16","startHours":24.258700098993927,"endHours":25.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:16","end":"02:16","startHours":25.258700098993927,"endHours":26.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:16","end":"03:16","startHours":26.258700098993927,"endHours":27.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:16","end":"04:16","startHours":27.258700098993927,"endHours":28.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:16","end":"05:16","startHours":28.258700098993927,"endHours":29.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:16","end":"06:16","startHours":29.258700098993927,"endHours":30.258700098993927,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara 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":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mātaṇga","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-5.053526170620024,"eotMinutes":-11.52961541548083,"ayanamsa":23.7158}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2047,"vikram_samvatsara":"Subhānu","saka_samvat":1912,"saka_samvatsara":"Pramoda","bengali_samvat":1397,"malayalam_era":1166,"nanakshahi_year":521,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī · Vikram 2047 Subhānu · Śaka 1912 Pramoda"},"festivals":[{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — 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 March 8, 1990 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 8, 1990 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 06:16, sūryāsta 18:04.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1990-03-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1990-03-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1990-03-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1990-03-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1990-03-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T17:07:37.220Z","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":"2026-05-14T17:07:37.220Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T17:07:37.220Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}