{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2002-02-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2002-02-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2002-02-18","date_display":"February 18, 2002 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":2002,"month":2,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452323.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863858.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":305.4327,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":11.5471,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":66.1144,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.1144},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":11.5471,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.5471},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":316.9798},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"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":2002,"month":2,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452323.770833,"ahargana":1863858.2708,"kali_year":5103,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8828,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":305.325156,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":7.6021559999999795,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.5578},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":357.876056,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":278.99755600000003,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":71.868356,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":313.601856,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":44.144555999999966,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":63.8193,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":243.8193,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","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":2002,"month":2,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452323.770833,"kali_year":5103,"ahargana":1863858.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":305.4327,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":11.5471,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":66.1144,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.1144},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":11.5471,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.5471},"yoga":{"number":24,"name":"Śukla","sum_longitude":316.9798},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.558,"elongation":66.114},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.558,"opposition_distance":113.886}},"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":"06:31","sunsetLocal":"17:54","solarNoonLocal":"12:13","dayLengthHours":11.373200375506665,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 22 Mins 24 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 37 Mins 36 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:56","moonsetLocal":"22:47","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:57","end":"09:22","startHours":7.944037796058338,"endHours":9.365687842996671,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:47","end":"12:13","startHours":10.787337889935005,"endHours":12.208987936873338,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:03","startHours":13.63063798381167,"endHours":15.052288030750004,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:11","end":"09:33","startHours":9.176134503404894,"endHours":9.55524118258845,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:00","end":"07:18","startHours":6.99627109809945,"endHours":7.299556441446294,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:50","end":"12:35","startHours":11.829881257689783,"endHours":12.588094616056894,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:00","end":"05:46","startHours":5.005961032385783,"endHours":5.764174390752895,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:34","end":"06:31","startHours":5.574621051161117,"endHours":6.522387749120005,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:06","end":"14:52","startHours":14.104521332791116,"endHours":14.862734691158227,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:42","end":"18:06","startHours":17.69558812462667,"endHours":18.09558812462667,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:54","end":"18:22","startHours":17.89558812462667,"endHours":18.369471473606115,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:39","end":"19:24","startHours":17.64558812462667,"endHours":19.39558812462667,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:50","end":"00:35","startHours":23.829881257689784,"endHours":24.588094616056893,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:31","end":"07:57","startHours":6.522387749120005,"endHours":7.944037796058338,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:57","end":"09:22","startHours":7.944037796058338,"endHours":9.365687842996671,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:22","end":"10:47","startHours":9.365687842996671,"endHours":10.787337889935005,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:47","end":"12:13","startHours":10.787337889935005,"endHours":12.208987936873338,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:13","end":"13:38","startHours":12.208987936873338,"endHours":13.63063798381167,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:38","end":"15:03","startHours":13.63063798381167,"endHours":15.052288030750004,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:03","end":"16:28","startHours":15.052288030750004,"endHours":16.473938077688338,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:28","end":"17:54","startHours":16.473938077688338,"endHours":17.89558812462667,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:54","end":"19:28","startHours":17.89558812462667,"endHours":19.473938077688338,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:28","end":"21:03","startHours":19.473938077688338,"endHours":21.052288030750002,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:03","end":"22:38","startHours":21.052288030750002,"endHours":22.63063798381167,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:38","end":"00:13","startHours":22.63063798381167,"endHours":24.20898793687334,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:13","end":"01:47","startHours":24.20898793687334,"endHours":25.787337889935003,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:47","end":"03:22","startHours":25.787337889935003,"endHours":27.36568784299667,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:22","end":"04:57","startHours":27.36568784299667,"endHours":28.94403779605834,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:57","end":"06:31","startHours":28.94403779605834,"endHours":30.522387749120007,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:31","end":"07:31","startHours":6.522387749120005,"endHours":7.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:31","end":"08:31","startHours":7.522387749120005,"endHours":8.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:31","end":"09:31","startHours":8.522387749120005,"endHours":9.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:31","end":"10:31","startHours":9.522387749120005,"endHours":10.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:31","end":"11:31","startHours":10.522387749120005,"endHours":11.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:31","end":"12:31","startHours":11.522387749120005,"endHours":12.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:31","end":"13:31","startHours":12.522387749120005,"endHours":13.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:31","end":"14:31","startHours":13.522387749120005,"endHours":14.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:31","end":"15:31","startHours":14.522387749120005,"endHours":15.522387749120005,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:31","end":"16:31","startHours":15.522387749120005,"endHours":16.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:31","end":"17:31","startHours":16.522387749120007,"endHours":17.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:31","end":"18:31","startHours":17.522387749120007,"endHours":18.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:31","end":"19:31","startHours":18.522387749120007,"endHours":19.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:31","end":"20:31","startHours":19.522387749120007,"endHours":20.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:31","end":"21:31","startHours":20.522387749120007,"endHours":21.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:31","end":"22:31","startHours":21.522387749120007,"endHours":22.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:31","end":"23:31","startHours":22.522387749120007,"endHours":23.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:31","end":"00:31","startHours":23.522387749120007,"endHours":24.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:31","end":"01:31","startHours":24.522387749120007,"endHours":25.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:31","end":"02:31","startHours":25.522387749120007,"endHours":26.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:31","end":"03:31","startHours":26.522387749120007,"endHours":27.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:31","end":"04:31","startHours":27.522387749120007,"endHours":28.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:31","end":"05:31","startHours":28.522387749120007,"endHours":29.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:31","end":"06:31","startHours":29.522387749120007,"endHours":30.522387749120007,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-11.74806156263833,"eotMinutes":-14.434876212400278,"ayanamsa":23.8828}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2059,"vikram_samvatsara":"Manmatha","saka_samvat":1924,"saka_samvatsara":"Citrabhānu","bengali_samvat":1409,"malayalam_era":1178,"nanakshahi_year":533,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2059 Manmatha · Śaka 1924 Citrabhānu"},"festivals":[{"id":"kumbha-sankranti","name":"Kumbha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kumbha"},"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":[{"historical_date":"-3101-02-18","event":"Kali Yuga Epoch","chart_id":"kali-yuga-epoch","shared_marker":"same Aśvinī","url":"/day/-3101-02-18","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 February 18, 2002 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 18, 2002 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 06:31, sūryāsta 17:54.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2002-02-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2002-02-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2002-02-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2002-02-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2002-02-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:45:12.935Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:45:12.935Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:45:12.935Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}