{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1998-09-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-09-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-09-22","date_display":"September 22, 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":1998,"month":9,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451078.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862613.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":154.2724,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":171.4444,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":17.172,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.172},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4,"moon_longitude":171.4444,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.4444},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":325.7168},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":2,"name":"Bālava"},"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":9,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451078.770833,"ahargana":1862613.2708,"kali_year":5100,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8352,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":155.00832400000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":169.59722399999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.9894},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":116.62472400000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":151.78812399999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":328.437724,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":145.117524,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":8.566724000000022,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":129.7854,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":309.7854,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":1998,"month":9,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451078.770833,"kali_year":5100,"ahargana":1862613.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":154.2724,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":171.4444,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":17.172,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.172},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4,"moon_longitude":171.4444,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.4444},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":325.7168},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":2,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.989,"elongation":17.172},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.989,"opposition_distance":162.828}},"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":"17:55","solarNoonLocal":"11:50","dayLengthHours":12.151889759055706,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:56","moonsetLocal":"18:41","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:52","end":"16:23","startHours":14.871784045778622,"endHours":16.390770265660585,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:48","end":"10:19","startHours":8.795839166250769,"endHours":10.314825386132732,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:50","end":"13:21","startHours":11.833811606014695,"endHours":13.352797825896658,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:36","end":"09:00","startHours":8.593307670266508,"endHours":8.99837066223503,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:16","end":"06:35","startHours":6.2641954664474975,"endHours":6.588245860022316,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:26","end":"12:14","startHours":11.428748614046171,"endHours":12.23887459798322,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:08","end":"04:57","startHours":4.137614758612749,"endHours":4.947740742549796,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:45","end":"05:45","startHours":4.745209246565534,"endHours":5.757866726486843,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:52","end":"14:40","startHours":13.859126565857313,"endHours":14.66925254979436,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:43","end":"18:07","startHours":17.70975648554255,"endHours":18.109756485542547,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:55","end":"18:25","startHours":17.909756485542548,"endHours":18.416085225503203,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:40","end":"19:25","startHours":17.659756485542548,"endHours":19.409756485542548,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:26","end":"00:14","startHours":23.42874861404617,"endHours":24.23887459798322,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:45","end":"07:17","startHours":5.757866726486843,"endHours":7.276852946368806,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:17","end":"08:48","startHours":7.276852946368806,"endHours":8.795839166250769,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:48","end":"10:19","startHours":8.795839166250769,"endHours":10.314825386132732,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:19","end":"11:50","startHours":10.314825386132732,"endHours":11.833811606014695,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:50","end":"13:21","startHours":11.833811606014695,"endHours":13.352797825896658,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:21","end":"14:52","startHours":13.352797825896658,"endHours":14.871784045778622,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:52","end":"16:23","startHours":14.871784045778622,"endHours":16.390770265660585,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:23","end":"17:55","startHours":16.390770265660585,"endHours":17.909756485542548,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:55","end":"19:23","startHours":17.909756485542548,"endHours":19.390770265660585,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:23","end":"20:52","startHours":19.390770265660585,"endHours":20.87178404577862,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:52","end":"22:21","startHours":20.87178404577862,"endHours":22.35279782589666,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:21","end":"23:50","startHours":22.35279782589666,"endHours":23.833811606014695,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:50","end":"01:19","startHours":23.833811606014695,"endHours":25.314825386132732,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:19","end":"02:48","startHours":25.314825386132732,"endHours":26.79583916625077,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:48","end":"04:17","startHours":26.79583916625077,"endHours":28.276852946368805,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:17","end":"05:45","startHours":28.276852946368805,"endHours":29.757866726486842,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:45","end":"06:45","startHours":5.757866726486843,"endHours":6.757866726486843,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:45","end":"07:45","startHours":6.757866726486843,"endHours":7.757866726486843,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:45","end":"08:45","startHours":7.757866726486843,"endHours":8.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:45","end":"09:45","startHours":8.757866726486842,"endHours":9.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:45","end":"10:45","startHours":9.757866726486842,"endHours":10.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:45","end":"11:45","startHours":10.757866726486842,"endHours":11.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:45","end":"12:45","startHours":11.757866726486842,"endHours":12.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:45","end":"13:45","startHours":12.757866726486842,"endHours":13.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:45","end":"14:45","startHours":13.757866726486842,"endHours":14.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:45","end":"15:45","startHours":14.757866726486842,"endHours":15.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:45","end":"16:45","startHours":15.757866726486842,"endHours":16.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:45","end":"17:45","startHours":16.757866726486842,"endHours":17.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:45","end":"18:45","startHours":17.757866726486842,"endHours":18.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:45","end":"19:45","startHours":18.757866726486842,"endHours":19.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:45","end":"20:45","startHours":19.757866726486842,"endHours":20.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:45","end":"21:45","startHours":20.757866726486842,"endHours":21.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:45","end":"22:45","startHours":21.757866726486842,"endHours":22.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:45","end":"23:45","startHours":22.757866726486842,"endHours":23.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:45","end":"00:45","startHours":23.757866726486842,"endHours":24.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:45","end":"01:45","startHours":24.757866726486842,"endHours":25.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:45","end":"02:45","startHours":25.757866726486842,"endHours":26.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:45","end":"03:45","startHours":26.757866726486842,"endHours":27.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:45","end":"04:45","startHours":27.757866726486842,"endHours":28.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:45","end":"05:45","startHours":28.757866726486842,"endHours":29.757866726486842,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Amṛta","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":0.4599417538795203,"eotMinutes":8.075703639118354,"ayanamsa":23.8352}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[],"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 September 22, 1998 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"September 22, 1998 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 05:45, sūryāsta 17:55.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-09-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-09-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-09-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-09-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-09-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-10T12:54:54.637Z","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":"2026-08-10T12:54:54.637Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-10T12:54:54.637Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","reader-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}