{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2003-05-03:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-05-03","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2003-05-03","date_display":"May 3, 2003 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":2003,"month":5,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452762.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864297.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":18.3628,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":37.1283,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":18.7655,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.7655},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":37.1283,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.4616},"yoga":{"number":5,"name":"Śobhana","sum_longitude":55.4911},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":2003,"month":5,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452762.770833,"ahargana":1864297.2708,"kali_year":5105,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.8996,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":18.318182999999976,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":34.910383000000024,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.269},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":282.59328299999993,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":25.048383,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":105.38348300000001,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":349.837283,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":62.23728299999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":40.559,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":220.559,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"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":2003,"month":5,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452762.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864297.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":18.3628,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":37.1283,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":18.7655,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.7655},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":37.1283,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.4616},"yoga":{"number":5,"name":"Śobhana","sum_longitude":55.4911},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.269,"elongation":18.765},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.269,"opposition_distance":161.235}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":13,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.804,"opposition_distance":1.295}]},"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":"05:21","sunsetLocal":"18:29","solarNoonLocal":"11:55","dayLengthHours":13.133990158756925,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 08 Mins 02 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 51 Mins 58 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:19","moonsetLocal":"19:44","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:38","end":"10:16","startHours":8.632332652335414,"endHours":10.27408142218003,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:33","end":"15:12","startHours":13.557578961869261,"endHours":15.199327731713877,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"05:21","end":"06:59","startHours":5.348835112646183,"endHours":6.990583882490799,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:25","end":"08:51","startHours":8.413432816356131,"endHours":8.851232488314697,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:54","end":"06:15","startHours":5.896084702594388,"endHours":6.246324440161239,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:29","end":"12:21","startHours":11.478030520066083,"endHours":12.35362986398321,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:36","end":"04:28","startHours":3.5976364248119266,"endHours":4.4732357687290545,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:15","end":"05:21","startHours":4.254335932749773,"endHours":5.348835112646183,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:06","end":"14:59","startHours":14.104828551817468,"endHours":14.980427895734596,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:17","end":"18:41","startHours":18.28282527140311,"endHours":18.682825271403107,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:29","end":"19:02","startHours":18.482825271403108,"endHours":19.030074861351313,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:14","end":"19:59","startHours":18.232825271403108,"endHours":19.982825271403108,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:29","end":"00:21","startHours":23.47803052006608,"endHours":24.353629863983212,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:21","end":"06:59","startHours":5.348835112646183,"endHours":6.990583882490799,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:59","end":"08:38","startHours":6.990583882490799,"endHours":8.632332652335414,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:38","end":"10:16","startHours":8.632332652335414,"endHours":10.27408142218003,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:16","end":"11:55","startHours":10.27408142218003,"endHours":11.915830192024647,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:55","end":"13:33","startHours":11.915830192024647,"endHours":13.557578961869261,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:33","end":"15:12","startHours":13.557578961869261,"endHours":15.199327731713877,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:12","end":"16:50","startHours":15.199327731713877,"endHours":16.84107650155849,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:50","end":"18:29","startHours":16.84107650155849,"endHours":18.482825271403108,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:29","end":"19:50","startHours":18.482825271403108,"endHours":19.841076501558494,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:50","end":"21:12","startHours":19.841076501558494,"endHours":21.199327731713876,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:12","end":"22:33","startHours":21.199327731713876,"endHours":22.55757896186926,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:33","end":"23:55","startHours":22.55757896186926,"endHours":23.915830192024647,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:55","end":"01:16","startHours":23.915830192024647,"endHours":25.274081422180032,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:16","end":"02:38","startHours":25.274081422180032,"endHours":26.632332652335414,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:38","end":"03:59","startHours":26.632332652335414,"endHours":27.9905838824908,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:59","end":"05:21","startHours":27.9905838824908,"endHours":29.348835112646185,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.348835112646183,"endHours":6.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.348835112646183,"endHours":7.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.348835112646183,"endHours":8.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.348835112646183,"endHours":9.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.348835112646183,"endHours":10.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.348835112646183,"endHours":11.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.348835112646183,"endHours":12.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.348835112646183,"endHours":13.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.348835112646183,"endHours":14.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.348835112646183,"endHours":15.348835112646183,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.348835112646183,"endHours":16.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.348835112646185,"endHours":17.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.348835112646185,"endHours":18.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.348835112646185,"endHours":19.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.348835112646185,"endHours":20.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.348835112646185,"endHours":21.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.348835112646185,"endHours":22.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.348835112646185,"endHours":23.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.348835112646185,"endHours":24.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.348835112646185,"endHours":25.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.348835112646185,"endHours":26.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.348835112646185,"endHours":27.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.348835112646185,"endHours":28.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.348835112646185,"endHours":29.348835112646185,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Sushira","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":15.50107874600881,"eotMinutes":3.154588478521171,"ayanamsa":23.8996}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2060,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","saka_samvat":1925,"saka_samvatsara":"Subhānu","bengali_samvat":1410,"malayalam_era":1179,"nanakshahi_year":534,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2060 Durmukhi · Śaka 1925 Subhānu"},"festivals":[{"id":"mesha-sankranti","name":"Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)","name_sanskrit":"मेष सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":1},{"id":"baisakhi","name":"Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)","name_sanskrit":"वैशाखी","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya + Khalsa Pantha (Sikh)","significance":"Punjab New Year + Sikh Khalsa founding day.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-3137-12-25","event":"Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan","chart_id":"bhishma","shared_marker":"same Kṛttikā","url":"/day/-3137-12-25","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 May 3, 2003 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 3, 2003 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 05:21, sūryāsta 18:29.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-05-03","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-05-03","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-05-03","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-05-03","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-05-03"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:41:40.525Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:41:40.525Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:41:40.525Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}