{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1996-10-01:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1996-10-01","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1996-10-01","date_display":"October 1, 1996 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":1996,"month":10,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450357.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861892.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":163.5989,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":34.0893,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":230.4904,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.4904},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":34.0893,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.4226},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":197.6882},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":38,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":1996,"month":10,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450357.770833,"ahargana":1861892.2708,"kali_year":5098,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8076,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":164.33637099999999,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":34.566971000000024,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.241},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":109.26367099999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":146.87107100000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":255.25007100000005,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":122.69077099999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":339.783971,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":167.9874,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":347.9874,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":1996,"month":10,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450357.770833,"kali_year":5098,"ahargana":1861892.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":163.5989,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":34.0893,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":230.4904,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.4904},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":34.0893,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.4226},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":197.6882},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":38,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.241,"elongation":129.51},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.241,"opposition_distance":50.49}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-4,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.636,"opposition_distance":0.393}]},"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":"05:49","sunsetLocal":"17:45","solarNoonLocal":"11:47","dayLengthHours":11.919108490222191,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 55 Mins 09 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 04 Mins 51 Secs","moonriseLocal":"20:26","moonsetLocal":"09:50","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:46","end":"16:15","startHours":14.762054386112473,"endHours":16.251942947390248,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:48","end":"10:18","startHours":8.802500141001378,"endHours":10.292388702279151,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:47","end":"13:16","startHours":11.782277263556924,"endHours":13.2721658248347,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:36","end":"09:00","startHours":8.603848332831006,"endHours":9.001151949171748,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:19","end":"06:38","startHours":6.319352538871755,"endHours":6.637195431944346,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:23","end":"12:11","startHours":11.384973647216187,"endHours":12.179580879897665,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:14","end":"05:02","startHours":4.233508553082871,"endHours":5.02811578576435,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:50","end":"05:49","startHours":4.8294639775939805,"endHours":5.82272301844583,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:46","end":"14:34","startHours":13.768795345260624,"endHours":14.563402577942103,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:33","end":"17:57","startHours":17.54183150866802,"endHours":17.94183150866802,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:45","end":"18:14","startHours":17.74183150866802,"endHours":18.238461029093944,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:30","end":"19:15","startHours":17.49183150866802,"endHours":19.24183150866802,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:23","end":"00:11","startHours":23.38497364721619,"endHours":24.179580879897667,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:49","end":"07:19","startHours":5.82272301844583,"endHours":7.312611579723604,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:19","end":"08:48","startHours":7.312611579723604,"endHours":8.802500141001378,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:48","end":"10:18","startHours":8.802500141001378,"endHours":10.292388702279151,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:18","end":"11:47","startHours":10.292388702279151,"endHours":11.782277263556924,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:47","end":"13:16","startHours":11.782277263556924,"endHours":13.2721658248347,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:16","end":"14:46","startHours":13.2721658248347,"endHours":14.762054386112473,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:46","end":"16:15","startHours":14.762054386112473,"endHours":16.251942947390248,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:15","end":"17:45","startHours":16.251942947390248,"endHours":17.74183150866802,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:45","end":"19:15","startHours":17.74183150866802,"endHours":19.251942947390248,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:15","end":"20:46","startHours":19.251942947390248,"endHours":20.762054386112474,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:46","end":"22:16","startHours":20.762054386112474,"endHours":22.2721658248347,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:16","end":"23:47","startHours":22.2721658248347,"endHours":23.782277263556924,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:47","end":"01:18","startHours":23.782277263556924,"endHours":25.29238870227915,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:18","end":"02:48","startHours":25.29238870227915,"endHours":26.802500141001378,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:48","end":"04:19","startHours":26.802500141001378,"endHours":28.3126115797236,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:19","end":"05:49","startHours":28.3126115797236,"endHours":29.822723018445828,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:49","end":"06:49","startHours":5.82272301844583,"endHours":6.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:49","end":"07:49","startHours":6.82272301844583,"endHours":7.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:49","end":"08:49","startHours":7.82272301844583,"endHours":8.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:49","end":"09:49","startHours":8.82272301844583,"endHours":9.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:49","end":"10:49","startHours":9.82272301844583,"endHours":10.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:49","end":"11:49","startHours":10.82272301844583,"endHours":11.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:49","end":"12:49","startHours":11.82272301844583,"endHours":12.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:49","end":"13:49","startHours":12.82272301844583,"endHours":13.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:49","end":"14:49","startHours":13.82272301844583,"endHours":14.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:49","end":"15:49","startHours":14.82272301844583,"endHours":15.82272301844583,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:49","end":"16:49","startHours":15.82272301844583,"endHours":16.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:49","end":"17:49","startHours":16.822723018445828,"endHours":17.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:49","end":"18:49","startHours":17.822723018445828,"endHours":18.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:49","end":"19:49","startHours":18.822723018445828,"endHours":19.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:49","end":"20:49","startHours":19.822723018445828,"endHours":20.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:49","end":"21:49","startHours":20.822723018445828,"endHours":21.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:49","end":"22:49","startHours":21.822723018445828,"endHours":22.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:49","end":"23:49","startHours":22.822723018445828,"endHours":23.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:49","end":"00:49","startHours":23.822723018445828,"endHours":24.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:49","end":"01:49","startHours":24.822723018445828,"endHours":25.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:49","end":"02:49","startHours":25.822723018445828,"endHours":26.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:49","end":"03:49","startHours":26.822723018445828,"endHours":27.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:49","end":"04:49","startHours":27.822723018445828,"endHours":28.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:49","end":"05:49","startHours":28.822723018445828,"endHours":29.822723018445828,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Chatra","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-3.2299361690506787,"eotMinutes":11.167764186584405,"ayanamsa":23.8076}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2053,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhi","saka_samvat":1918,"saka_samvatsara":"Dhātṛ","bengali_samvat":1403,"malayalam_era":1172,"nanakshahi_year":527,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · Vikram 2053 Virodhi · Śaka 1918 Dhātṛ"},"festivals":[{"id":"kanya-sankranti","name":"Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)","name_sanskrit":"कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kanyā"},"precedence":4}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","relevance":0.5}]},"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 October 1, 1996 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 1, 1996 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī, sūryodaya 05:49, sūryāsta 17:45.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1996-10-01","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1996-10-01","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1996-10-01","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1996-10-01","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1996-10-01"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T19:30:58.362Z","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":"2026-05-14T19:30:58.362Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T19:30:58.362Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}