{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1997-08-06:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1997-08-06","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1997-08-06","date_display":"August 6, 1997 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":1997,"month":8,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450666.770833,"kali_year":5099,"ahargana":1862201.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":109.2512,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":141.978,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":32.7268,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.7268},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":141.978,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.6447},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":251.2292},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":5,"name":"Gara"},"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":1997,"month":8,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450666.770833,"ahargana":1862201.2708,"kali_year":5099,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8194,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":109.81106499999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":139.36776500000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.7526},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":181.18116499999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":137.07516500000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":293.65826500000003,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":142.40786500000002,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":356.483765,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":151.6151,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":331.6151,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"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":1997,"month":8,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450666.770833,"kali_year":5099,"ahargana":1862201.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":109.2512,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":141.978,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":3,"name":"Tṛtīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Tṛtīyā","elongation_degrees":32.7268,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.7268},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":141.978,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.6447},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":251.2292},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":5,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.753,"elongation":32.727},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.753,"opposition_distance":147.273}},"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":"05:27","sunsetLocal":"18:40","solarNoonLocal":"12:04","dayLengthHours":13.21986951126486,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 13 Mins 12 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 46 Mins 48 Secs","moonriseLocal":"07:47","moonsetLocal":"20:17","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:04","end":"13:43","startHours":12.061612085483759,"endHours":13.714095774391868,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:06","end":"08:45","startHours":7.104161018759437,"endHours":8.756644707667544,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:25","end":"12:04","startHours":10.409128396575653,"endHours":12.061612085483759,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:32","end":"08:59","startHours":8.536313549146463,"endHours":8.976975866188626,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:00","end":"06:21","startHours":6.002505226154032,"endHours":6.355035079787761,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:37","end":"12:30","startHours":11.620949768441596,"endHours":12.502274402525922,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:41","end":"04:34","startHours":3.6890280616826816,"endHours":4.5703526957670055,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:21","end":"05:27","startHours":4.350021537245924,"endHours":5.4516773298513295,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:16","end":"15:09","startHours":14.264923670694571,"endHours":15.146248304778895,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:28","end":"18:52","startHours":18.47154684111619,"endHours":18.87154684111619,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:40","end":"19:13","startHours":18.67154684111619,"endHours":19.222374737418892,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:25","end":"20:10","startHours":18.42154684111619,"endHours":20.17154684111619,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:37","end":"00:30","startHours":23.620949768441598,"endHours":24.50227440252592,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:27","end":"07:06","startHours":5.4516773298513295,"endHours":7.104161018759437,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:06","end":"08:45","startHours":7.104161018759437,"endHours":8.756644707667544,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:45","end":"10:25","startHours":8.756644707667544,"endHours":10.409128396575653,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:25","end":"12:04","startHours":10.409128396575653,"endHours":12.061612085483759,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:04","end":"13:43","startHours":12.061612085483759,"endHours":13.714095774391868,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:43","end":"15:22","startHours":13.714095774391868,"endHours":15.366579463299974,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:22","end":"17:01","startHours":15.366579463299974,"endHours":17.019063152208084,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:01","end":"18:40","startHours":17.019063152208084,"endHours":18.67154684111619,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:40","end":"20:01","startHours":18.67154684111619,"endHours":20.019063152208084,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:01","end":"21:22","startHours":20.019063152208084,"endHours":21.366579463299974,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:22","end":"22:43","startHours":21.366579463299974,"endHours":22.714095774391865,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:43","end":"00:04","startHours":22.714095774391865,"endHours":24.06161208548376,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:04","end":"01:25","startHours":24.06161208548376,"endHours":25.409128396575653,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:25","end":"02:45","startHours":25.409128396575653,"endHours":26.756644707667544,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:45","end":"04:06","startHours":26.756644707667544,"endHours":28.104161018759434,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:06","end":"05:27","startHours":28.104161018759434,"endHours":29.45167732985133,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:27","end":"06:27","startHours":5.4516773298513295,"endHours":6.4516773298513295,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:27","end":"07:27","startHours":6.4516773298513295,"endHours":7.4516773298513295,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:27","end":"08:27","startHours":7.4516773298513295,"endHours":8.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:27","end":"09:27","startHours":8.451677329851329,"endHours":9.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:27","end":"10:27","startHours":9.451677329851329,"endHours":10.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:27","end":"11:27","startHours":10.451677329851329,"endHours":11.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:27","end":"12:27","startHours":11.451677329851329,"endHours":12.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:27","end":"13:27","startHours":12.451677329851329,"endHours":13.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:27","end":"14:27","startHours":13.451677329851329,"endHours":14.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:27","end":"15:27","startHours":14.451677329851329,"endHours":15.451677329851329,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:27","end":"16:27","startHours":15.451677329851329,"endHours":16.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:27","end":"17:27","startHours":16.45167732985133,"endHours":17.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:27","end":"18:27","startHours":17.45167732985133,"endHours":18.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:27","end":"19:27","startHours":18.45167732985133,"endHours":19.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:27","end":"20:27","startHours":19.45167732985133,"endHours":20.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:27","end":"21:27","startHours":20.45167732985133,"endHours":21.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:27","end":"22:27","startHours":21.45167732985133,"endHours":22.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:27","end":"23:27","startHours":22.45167732985133,"endHours":23.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:27","end":"00:27","startHours":23.45167732985133,"endHours":24.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:27","end":"01:27","startHours":24.45167732985133,"endHours":25.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:27","end":"02:27","startHours":25.45167732985133,"endHours":26.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:27","end":"03:27","startHours":26.45167732985133,"endHours":27.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:27","end":"04:27","startHours":27.45167732985133,"endHours":28.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:27","end":"05:27","startHours":28.45167732985133,"endHours":29.45167732985133,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"West","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Gada","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":16.731123582150076,"eotMinutes":-5.592325129025582,"ayanamsa":23.8194}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2054,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vikṛti","saka_samvat":1919,"saka_samvatsara":"Īśvara","bengali_samvat":1404,"malayalam_era":1173,"nanakshahi_year":528,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Tṛtīyā · Vikram 2054 Vikṛti · Śaka 1919 Īśvara"},"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":"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 August 6, 1997 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 6, 1997 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Tṛtīyā, sūryodaya 05:27, sūryāsta 18:40.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1997-08-06","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1997-08-06","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1997-08-06","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1997-08-06","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1997-08-06"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T11:03:17.235Z","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":"2026-05-14T11:03:17.235Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T11:03:17.235Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}