{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2005-10-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-10-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2005-10-23","date_display":"October 23, 2005 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":2005,"month":10,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453666.770833,"kali_year":5107,"ahargana":1865201.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":185.0708,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":73.1947,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":248.124,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.124},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":73.1947,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.5281},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":258.2655},"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":2005,"month":10,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453666.770833,"ahargana":1865201.2708,"kali_year":5107,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9341,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":185.80014299999993,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":73.564143,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4386},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":26.139342999999997,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":206.723343,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":185.95724299999995,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":232.365143,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":106.40284300000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":352.6607,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":172.6607,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"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":2005,"month":10,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453666.770833,"kali_year":5107,"ahargana":1865201.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":185.0708,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":73.1947,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":21,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":248.124,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.124},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":73.1947,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.5281},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":258.2655},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":41,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.439,"elongation":111.876},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.439,"opposition_distance":68.124}},"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":"06:00","sunsetLocal":"17:24","solarNoonLocal":"11:42","dayLengthHours":11.397487831486686,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs","moonriseLocal":"21:23","moonsetLocal":"11:03","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:58","end":"17:24","startHours":15.974840688389282,"endHours":17.399526667325116,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:42","end":"13:08","startHours":11.700782751581773,"endHours":13.12546873051761,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:33","end":"15:58","startHours":14.550154709453444,"endHours":15.974840688389282,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:40","end":"09:02","startHours":8.661452663185324,"endHours":9.041368924234881,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:29","end":"06:47","startHours":6.476934162150377,"endHours":6.780867170990022,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:19","end":"12:05","startHours":11.320866490532216,"endHours":12.08069901263133,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:29","end":"05:15","startHours":4.482373791640207,"endHours":5.2422063137393184,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:03","end":"06:00","startHours":5.052248183214541,"endHours":6.002038835838431,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:36","end":"14:22","startHours":13.600364056829555,"endHours":14.360196578928667,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:12","end":"17:36","startHours":17.199526667325117,"endHours":17.599526667325115,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:24","end":"17:52","startHours":17.399526667325116,"endHours":17.87442199363706,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:09","end":"18:54","startHours":17.149526667325116,"endHours":18.899526667325116,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:19","end":"00:05","startHours":23.320866490532218,"endHours":24.080699012631328,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:00","end":"07:26","startHours":6.002038835838431,"endHours":7.426724814774267,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:26","end":"08:51","startHours":7.426724814774267,"endHours":8.851410793710102,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:51","end":"10:17","startHours":8.851410793710102,"endHours":10.27609677264594,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:17","end":"11:42","startHours":10.27609677264594,"endHours":11.700782751581773,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:42","end":"13:08","startHours":11.700782751581773,"endHours":13.12546873051761,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:08","end":"14:33","startHours":13.12546873051761,"endHours":14.550154709453444,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:33","end":"15:58","startHours":14.550154709453444,"endHours":15.974840688389282,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:58","end":"17:24","startHours":15.974840688389282,"endHours":17.399526667325116,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:24","end":"18:58","startHours":17.399526667325116,"endHours":18.97484068838928,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"18:58","end":"20:33","startHours":18.97484068838928,"endHours":20.550154709453444,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:33","end":"22:08","startHours":20.550154709453444,"endHours":22.12546873051761,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:08","end":"23:42","startHours":22.12546873051761,"endHours":23.700782751581773,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:42","end":"01:17","startHours":23.700782751581773,"endHours":25.276096772645936,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:17","end":"02:51","startHours":25.276096772645936,"endHours":26.8514107937101,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:51","end":"04:26","startHours":26.8514107937101,"endHours":28.426724814774268,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:26","end":"06:00","startHours":28.426724814774268,"endHours":30.00203883583843,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:00","end":"07:00","startHours":6.002038835838431,"endHours":7.002038835838431,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:00","end":"08:00","startHours":7.002038835838431,"endHours":8.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:00","end":"09:00","startHours":8.00203883583843,"endHours":9.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:00","end":"10:00","startHours":9.00203883583843,"endHours":10.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:00","end":"11:00","startHours":10.00203883583843,"endHours":11.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:00","end":"12:00","startHours":11.00203883583843,"endHours":12.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:00","end":"13:00","startHours":12.00203883583843,"endHours":13.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:00","end":"14:00","startHours":13.00203883583843,"endHours":14.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:00","end":"15:00","startHours":14.00203883583843,"endHours":15.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:00","end":"16:00","startHours":15.00203883583843,"endHours":16.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:00","end":"17:00","startHours":16.00203883583843,"endHours":17.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:00","end":"18:00","startHours":17.00203883583843,"endHours":18.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:00","end":"19:00","startHours":18.00203883583843,"endHours":19.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:00","end":"20:00","startHours":19.00203883583843,"endHours":20.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:00","end":"21:00","startHours":20.00203883583843,"endHours":21.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:00","end":"22:00","startHours":21.00203883583843,"endHours":22.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:00","end":"23:00","startHours":22.00203883583843,"endHours":23.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:00","end":"00:00","startHours":23.00203883583843,"endHours":24.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:00","end":"01:00","startHours":24.00203883583843,"endHours":25.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:00","end":"02:00","startHours":25.00203883583843,"endHours":26.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:00","end":"03:00","startHours":26.00203883583843,"endHours":27.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:00","end":"04:00","startHours":27.00203883583843,"endHours":28.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:00","end":"05:00","startHours":28.00203883583843,"endHours":29.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:00","end":"06:00","startHours":29.00203883583843,"endHours":30.00203883583843,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvānkṣa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-11.37715317967863,"eotMinutes":16.057434905093558,"ayanamsa":23.9341}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2062,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vilambī","saka_samvat":1927,"saka_samvatsara":"Pārthiva","bengali_samvat":1412,"malayalam_era":1181,"nanakshahi_year":536,"lunar_month":"Kārtika","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Tulā (Aippasi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2062 Vilambī · Śaka 1927 Pārthiva"},"festivals":[{"id":"tula-sankranti","name":"Tulā Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"तुला सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Libra.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Tulā"},"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":[]},"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 October 23, 2005 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 23, 2005 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 06:00, sūryāsta 17:24.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-10-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-10-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-10-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-10-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-10-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:55:41.846Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:55:41.846Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:55:41.846Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}