{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1998-08-11:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-08-11","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-08-11","date_display":"August 11, 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":8,"day":11,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451036.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862571.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":113.7702,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":331.1794,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":19,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturthī","elongation_degrees":217.4092,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.4092},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":331.1794,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.1794},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":84.9496},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":36,"name":"Bava"},"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":1998,"month":8,"day":11,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451036.770833,"ahargana":1862571.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8336,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":114.358228,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":333.55742799999996,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.4762},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":89.879528,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":119.66082799999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":333.29982799999993,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":93.33862799999997,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":9.727627999999982,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":132.0108,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":312.0108,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":1998,"month":8,"day":11,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451036.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862571.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":113.7702,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":331.1794,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":19,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturthī","elongation_degrees":217.4092,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.4092},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":331.1794,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.1794},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":84.9496},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":36,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.476,"elongation":142.591},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.476,"opposition_distance":37.409}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":11,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.467,"elongation":1.174}]},"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":13.1252930955092,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs","moonriseLocal":"20:39","moonsetLocal":"08:40","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:20","end":"16:58","startHours":15.331511569408429,"endHours":16.97217320634708,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:46","end":"10:25","startHours":8.768865021653829,"endHours":10.40952665859248,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:03","end":"13:41","startHours":12.050188295531129,"endHours":13.690849932469778,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:33","end":"08:59","startHours":8.550110136728676,"endHours":8.987619906578981,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:02","end":"06:23","startHours":6.0344289600894125,"endHours":6.384436775969657,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:37","end":"12:29","startHours":11.612678525680822,"endHours":12.487698065381435,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:44","end":"04:37","startHours":3.7375026683753023,"endHours":4.612522208075916,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:24","end":"05:29","startHours":4.393767323150763,"endHours":5.487541747776529,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:14","end":"15:07","startHours":14.237737144782662,"endHours":15.112756684483275,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:25","end":"18:49","startHours":18.41283484328573,"endHours":18.812834843285728,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:37","end":"19:10","startHours":18.61283484328573,"endHours":19.15972205559861,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:22","end":"20:07","startHours":18.36283484328573,"endHours":20.11283484328573,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:37","end":"00:29","startHours":23.61267852568082,"endHours":24.487698065381437,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:29","end":"07:08","startHours":5.487541747776529,"endHours":7.128203384715179,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:08","end":"08:46","startHours":7.128203384715179,"endHours":8.768865021653829,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:46","end":"10:25","startHours":8.768865021653829,"endHours":10.40952665859248,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:25","end":"12:03","startHours":10.40952665859248,"endHours":12.050188295531129,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:03","end":"13:41","startHours":12.050188295531129,"endHours":13.690849932469778,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:41","end":"15:20","startHours":13.690849932469778,"endHours":15.331511569408429,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:20","end":"16:58","startHours":15.331511569408429,"endHours":16.97217320634708,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:58","end":"18:37","startHours":16.97217320634708,"endHours":18.61283484328573,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:37","end":"19:58","startHours":18.61283484328573,"endHours":19.97217320634708,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:58","end":"21:20","startHours":19.97217320634708,"endHours":21.331511569408427,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:20","end":"22:41","startHours":21.331511569408427,"endHours":22.690849932469778,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:41","end":"00:03","startHours":22.690849932469778,"endHours":24.05018829553113,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:03","end":"01:25","startHours":24.05018829553113,"endHours":25.40952665859248,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:25","end":"02:46","startHours":25.40952665859248,"endHours":26.76886502165383,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:46","end":"04:08","startHours":26.76886502165383,"endHours":28.128203384715178,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:08","end":"05:29","startHours":28.128203384715178,"endHours":29.48754174777653,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:29","end":"06:29","startHours":5.487541747776529,"endHours":6.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:29","end":"07:29","startHours":6.487541747776529,"endHours":7.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:29","end":"08:29","startHours":7.487541747776529,"endHours":8.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:29","end":"09:29","startHours":8.487541747776529,"endHours":9.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:29","end":"10:29","startHours":9.487541747776529,"endHours":10.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:29","end":"11:29","startHours":10.487541747776529,"endHours":11.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:29","end":"12:29","startHours":11.487541747776529,"endHours":12.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:29","end":"13:29","startHours":12.487541747776529,"endHours":13.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:29","end":"14:29","startHours":13.487541747776529,"endHours":14.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:29","end":"15:29","startHours":14.487541747776529,"endHours":15.487541747776529,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:29","end":"16:29","startHours":15.487541747776529,"endHours":16.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:29","end":"17:29","startHours":16.48754174777653,"endHours":17.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:29","end":"18:29","startHours":17.48754174777653,"endHours":18.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:29","end":"19:29","startHours":18.48754174777653,"endHours":19.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:29","end":"20:29","startHours":19.48754174777653,"endHours":20.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:29","end":"21:29","startHours":20.48754174777653,"endHours":21.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:29","end":"22:29","startHours":21.48754174777653,"endHours":22.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:29","end":"23:29","startHours":22.48754174777653,"endHours":23.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:29","end":"00:29","startHours":23.48754174777653,"endHours":24.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:29","end":"01:29","startHours":24.48754174777653,"endHours":25.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:29","end":"02:29","startHours":25.48754174777653,"endHours":26.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:29","end":"03:29","startHours":26.48754174777653,"endHours":27.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:29","end":"04:29","startHours":27.48754174777653,"endHours":28.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:29","end":"05:29","startHours":28.48754174777653,"endHours":29.48754174777653,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","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":15.375502725915318,"eotMinutes":-4.906897731867799,"ayanamsa":23.8336}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"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},{"id":"angarika-chaturthi","name":"Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)","name_sanskrit":"अङ्गारक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa + Maṅgala","significance":"Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":4,"vara_name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"},{"tithi_number":19,"vara_name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}]},"precedence":3},{"id":"sankashti-chaturthi","name":"Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī","name_sanskrit":"सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Gaṇeśa vrata.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":19,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"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":[]},"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, 1998 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 11, 1998 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Caturthī, sūryodaya 05:29, sūryāsta 18:37.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-08-11","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-08-11","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-08-11","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-08-11","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-08-11"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:56:51.847Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:56:51.847Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:56:51.847Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}