{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2000-03-26:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2000-03-26","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2000-03-26","date_display":"March 26, 2000 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":2000,"month":3,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451629.770833,"kali_year":5101,"ahargana":1863164.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":342.0123,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":231.6535,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":249.6412,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.6412},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":231.6535,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.9869},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":213.6658},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":2000,"month":3,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451629.770833,"ahargana":1863164.2708,"kali_year":5101,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8562,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":341.837571,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":230.47657100000004,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.3914},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":8.334271000000001,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":314.26147100000003,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":13.978471000000013,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":321.687871,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":20.929971000000023,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":100.5908,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":280.5908,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","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":2000,"month":3,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2451629.770833,"kali_year":5101,"ahargana":1863164.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":342.0123,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":231.6535,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":249.6412,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.6412},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":231.6535,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.9869},"yoga":{"number":17,"name":"Vyatīpāta","sum_longitude":213.6658},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.391,"elongation":110.359},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.391,"opposition_distance":69.641}},"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":"05:56","sunsetLocal":"18:12","solarNoonLocal":"12:04","dayLengthHours":12.265732044879563,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:21","moonsetLocal":"09:57","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:40","end":"18:12","startHours":16.672396489469904,"endHours":18.20561299507985,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"12:04","end":"13:36","startHours":12.072746972640068,"endHours":13.605963478250013,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"15:08","end":"16:40","startHours":15.139179983859957,"endHours":16.672396489469904,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:48","end":"09:13","startHours":8.801885094005517,"endHours":9.210742828834835,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:27","end":"06:47","startHours":6.450953118736934,"endHours":6.778039306600389,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:29","startHours":11.66388923781075,"endHours":12.481604707469387,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:18","end":"05:07","startHours":4.304450010883011,"endHours":5.122165480541648,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:55","end":"05:56","startHours":4.917736613126989,"endHours":5.939880950200286,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:07","end":"14:56","startHours":14.117035646786661,"endHours":14.934751116445298,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:00","end":"18:24","startHours":18.00561299507985,"endHours":18.40561299507985,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:12","end":"18:43","startHours":18.20561299507985,"endHours":18.7166851636165,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:57","end":"19:42","startHours":17.95561299507985,"endHours":19.70561299507985,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:29","startHours":23.66388923781075,"endHours":24.481604707469387,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:56","end":"07:28","startHours":5.939880950200286,"endHours":7.473097455810231,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:28","end":"09:00","startHours":7.473097455810231,"endHours":9.006313961420176,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:00","end":"10:32","startHours":9.006313961420176,"endHours":10.539530467030122,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:32","end":"12:04","startHours":10.539530467030122,"endHours":12.072746972640068,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"12:04","end":"13:36","startHours":12.072746972640068,"endHours":13.605963478250013,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:36","end":"15:08","startHours":13.605963478250013,"endHours":15.139179983859957,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:08","end":"16:40","startHours":15.139179983859957,"endHours":16.672396489469904,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:40","end":"18:12","startHours":16.672396489469904,"endHours":18.20561299507985,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:12","end":"19:40","startHours":18.20561299507985,"endHours":19.672396489469904,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:40","end":"21:08","startHours":19.672396489469904,"endHours":21.13917998385996,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"21:08","end":"22:36","startHours":21.13917998385996,"endHours":22.605963478250015,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:36","end":"00:04","startHours":22.605963478250015,"endHours":24.07274697264007,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"00:04","end":"01:32","startHours":24.07274697264007,"endHours":25.539530467030122,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:32","end":"03:00","startHours":25.539530467030122,"endHours":27.006313961420176,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:00","end":"04:28","startHours":27.006313961420176,"endHours":28.473097455810233,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:28","end":"05:56","startHours":28.473097455810233,"endHours":29.939880950200287,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:56","end":"06:56","startHours":5.939880950200286,"endHours":6.939880950200286,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:56","end":"07:56","startHours":6.939880950200286,"endHours":7.939880950200286,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:56","end":"08:56","startHours":7.939880950200286,"endHours":8.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:56","end":"09:56","startHours":8.939880950200287,"endHours":9.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:56","end":"10:56","startHours":9.939880950200287,"endHours":10.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:56","end":"11:56","startHours":10.939880950200287,"endHours":11.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:56","end":"12:56","startHours":11.939880950200287,"endHours":12.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:56","end":"13:56","startHours":12.939880950200287,"endHours":13.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:56","end":"14:56","startHours":13.939880950200287,"endHours":14.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:56","end":"15:56","startHours":14.939880950200287,"endHours":15.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:56","end":"16:56","startHours":15.939880950200287,"endHours":16.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:56","end":"17:56","startHours":16.939880950200287,"endHours":17.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:56","end":"18:56","startHours":17.939880950200287,"endHours":18.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:56","end":"19:56","startHours":18.939880950200287,"endHours":19.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:56","end":"20:56","startHours":19.939880950200287,"endHours":20.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:56","end":"21:56","startHours":20.939880950200287,"endHours":21.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:56","end":"22:56","startHours":21.939880950200287,"endHours":22.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:56","end":"23:56","startHours":22.939880950200287,"endHours":23.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:56","end":"00:56","startHours":23.939880950200287,"endHours":24.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:56","end":"01:56","startHours":24.939880950200287,"endHours":25.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:56","end":"02:56","startHours":25.939880950200287,"endHours":26.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:56","end":"03:56","startHours":26.939880950200287,"endHours":27.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:56","end":"04:56","startHours":27.939880950200287,"endHours":28.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:56","end":"05:56","startHours":28.939880950200287,"endHours":29.939880950200287,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Kāṇa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"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":2.2614592240165945,"eotMinutes":-6.260418358404147,"ayanamsa":23.8562}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2057,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vijaya","saka_samvat":1922,"saka_samvatsara":"Vikrama","bengali_samvat":1407,"malayalam_era":1176,"nanakshahi_year":531,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2057 Vijaya · Śaka 1922 Vikrama"},"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":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-20","event":"Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17)","chart_id":"karna","shared_marker":"same Jyeṣṭhā","url":"/day/-3137-10-20","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 March 26, 2000 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 26, 2000 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 05:56, sūryāsta 18:12.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2000-03-26","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2000-03-26","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2000-03-26","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2000-03-26","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2000-03-26"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T16:36:41.073Z","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":"2026-05-14T16:36:41.073Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T16:36:41.073Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}