{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1998-04-06:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-04-06","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-04-06","date_display":"April 6, 1998 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":1998,"month":4,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450909.770833,"kali_year":5099,"ahargana":1862444.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":352.3769,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":105.0255,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":112.6486,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.6486},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4,"moon_longitude":105.0255,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.6922},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":97.4025},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":18,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":1998,"month":4,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450909.770833,"ahargana":1862444.2708,"kali_year":5099,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8287,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":352.216081,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":107.72068100000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.496},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":0.9653809999999794,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":353.576281,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":320.475281,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":305.977981,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":358.564381,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":138.7398,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":318.7398,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":1998,"month":4,"day":6,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450909.770833,"kali_year":5099,"ahargana":1862444.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":352.3769,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":105.0255,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":112.6486,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.6486},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4,"moon_longitude":105.0255,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.6922},"yoga":{"number":8,"name":"Dhṛti","sum_longitude":97.4025},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":18,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.496,"elongation":112.649},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.496,"opposition_distance":67.351}},"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":"05:45","sunsetLocal":"18:17","solarNoonLocal":"12:01","dayLengthHours":12.52372960093842,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:06","moonsetLocal":"02:20","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:19","end":"08:53","startHours":7.31850522129881,"endHours":8.883971421416113,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:27","end":"12:01","startHours":10.449437621533416,"endHours":12.01490382165072,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:35","end":"15:09","startHours":13.580370021768022,"endHours":15.145836221885322,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:41","end":"09:06","startHours":8.675242594733806,"endHours":9.09270024809842,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:16","end":"06:37","startHours":6.274861087887276,"endHours":6.608827210578967,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:36","end":"12:26","startHours":11.597446168286103,"endHours":12.432361475015332,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:05","end":"04:55","startHours":4.083208407723053,"endHours":4.91812371445228,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:43","end":"05:45","startHours":4.709394887769974,"endHours":5.753039021181508,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:06","end":"14:56","startHours":14.102192088473789,"endHours":14.937107395203016,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:05","end":"18:29","startHours":18.07676862211993,"endHours":18.476768622119927,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:17","end":"18:48","startHours":18.276768622119928,"endHours":18.798590688825694,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:02","end":"19:47","startHours":18.026768622119928,"endHours":19.776768622119928,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:36","end":"00:26","startHours":23.597446168286105,"endHours":24.432361475015334,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:45","end":"07:19","startHours":5.753039021181508,"endHours":7.31850522129881,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:19","end":"08:53","startHours":7.31850522129881,"endHours":8.883971421416113,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:53","end":"10:27","startHours":8.883971421416113,"endHours":10.449437621533416,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:27","end":"12:01","startHours":10.449437621533416,"endHours":12.01490382165072,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:01","end":"13:35","startHours":12.01490382165072,"endHours":13.580370021768022,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:35","end":"15:09","startHours":13.580370021768022,"endHours":15.145836221885322,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:09","end":"16:43","startHours":15.145836221885322,"endHours":16.711302422002625,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:43","end":"18:17","startHours":16.711302422002625,"endHours":18.276768622119928,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"18:17","end":"19:43","startHours":18.276768622119928,"endHours":19.711302422002625,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:43","end":"21:09","startHours":19.711302422002625,"endHours":21.14583622188532,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:09","end":"22:35","startHours":21.14583622188532,"endHours":22.58037002176802,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:35","end":"00:01","startHours":22.58037002176802,"endHours":24.01490382165072,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:01","end":"01:27","startHours":24.01490382165072,"endHours":25.449437621533413,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:27","end":"02:53","startHours":25.449437621533413,"endHours":26.883971421416113,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"02:53","end":"04:19","startHours":26.883971421416113,"endHours":28.31850522129881,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:19","end":"05:45","startHours":28.31850522129881,"endHours":29.753039021181507,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:45","end":"06:45","startHours":5.753039021181508,"endHours":6.753039021181508,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:45","end":"07:45","startHours":6.753039021181508,"endHours":7.753039021181508,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:45","end":"08:45","startHours":7.753039021181508,"endHours":8.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:45","end":"09:45","startHours":8.753039021181507,"endHours":9.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:45","end":"10:45","startHours":9.753039021181507,"endHours":10.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:45","end":"11:45","startHours":10.753039021181507,"endHours":11.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:45","end":"12:45","startHours":11.753039021181507,"endHours":12.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:45","end":"13:45","startHours":12.753039021181507,"endHours":13.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:45","end":"14:45","startHours":13.753039021181507,"endHours":14.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:45","end":"15:45","startHours":14.753039021181507,"endHours":15.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:45","end":"16:45","startHours":15.753039021181507,"endHours":16.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:45","end":"17:45","startHours":16.753039021181507,"endHours":17.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:45","end":"18:45","startHours":17.753039021181507,"endHours":18.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:45","end":"19:45","startHours":18.753039021181507,"endHours":19.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:45","end":"20:45","startHours":19.753039021181507,"endHours":20.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:45","end":"21:45","startHours":20.753039021181507,"endHours":21.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:45","end":"22:45","startHours":21.753039021181507,"endHours":22.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:45","end":"23:45","startHours":22.753039021181507,"endHours":23.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:45","end":"00:45","startHours":23.753039021181507,"endHours":24.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:45","end":"01:45","startHours":24.753039021181507,"endHours":25.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:45","end":"02:45","startHours":25.753039021181507,"endHours":26.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:45","end":"03:45","startHours":26.753039021181507,"endHours":27.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:45","end":"04:45","startHours":27.753039021181507,"endHours":28.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:45","end":"05:45","startHours":28.753039021181507,"endHours":29.753039021181507,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Maitra","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":6.31120582304723,"eotMinutes":-2.7898292990430456,"ayanamsa":23.8287}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Daśamī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[{"id":"mina-sankranti","name":"Mīna Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"मीन सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Mīna"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — 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 April 6, 1998 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"April 6, 1998 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Daśamī, sūryodaya 05:45, sūryāsta 18:17.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-04-06","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-04-06","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-04-06","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-04-06","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-04-06"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:47:03.581Z","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":"2026-05-14T14:47:03.581Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:47:03.581Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}