{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2008-12-01:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2008-12-01","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-12-01","date_display":"December 1, 2008 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":2008,"month":12,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454801.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866336.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":224.7171,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":264.2466,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":39.5295,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.5295},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":264.2466,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.9132},"yoga":{"number":10,"name":"Gaṇḍa","sum_longitude":128.9636},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":6,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2008,"month":12,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454801.770833,"ahargana":1866336.2708,"kali_year":5110,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9776,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":225.237978,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":261.43207800000005,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.1301},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":226.489378,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":228.04577799999993,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":268.71237799999994,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":267.77037799999994,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":146.723678,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":292.5229,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":112.5229,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":2008,"month":12,"day":1,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454801.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866336.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":224.7171,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":264.2466,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":39.5295,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.5295},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":264.2466,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.9132},"yoga":{"number":10,"name":"Gaṇḍa","sum_longitude":128.9636},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":6,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.13,"elongation":39.529},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.13,"opposition_distance":140.471}},"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":"06:28","sunsetLocal":"17:08","solarNoonLocal":"11:48","dayLengthHours":10.678091108660709,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 40 Mins 41 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 19 Mins 19 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:55","moonsetLocal":"19:30","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:48","end":"09:08","startHours":7.795271657578893,"endHours":9.130033046161483,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:28","end":"11:48","startHours":10.464794434744071,"endHours":11.79955582332666,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:08","end":"14:28","startHours":13.134317211909249,"endHours":14.469078600491837,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:57","end":"09:18","startHours":8.952064861017137,"endHours":9.308001231305827,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:54","end":"07:11","startHours":6.905430731857168,"endHours":7.1901798280881195,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:27","end":"12:09","startHours":11.44361945303797,"endHours":12.15549219361535,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:02","end":"05:45","startHours":5.036764787841543,"endHours":5.748637528418924,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:34","end":"06:28","startHours":5.570669343274579,"endHours":6.4605102689963045,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:35","end":"14:17","startHours":13.57923767477011,"endHours":14.29111041534749,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:56","end":"17:20","startHours":16.938601377657015,"endHours":17.338601377657014,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:08","end":"17:35","startHours":17.138601377657015,"endHours":17.58352184051788,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:53","end":"18:38","startHours":16.888601377657015,"endHours":18.638601377657015,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:27","end":"00:09","startHours":23.443619453037968,"endHours":24.155492193615352,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:28","end":"07:48","startHours":6.4605102689963045,"endHours":7.795271657578893,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:48","end":"09:08","startHours":7.795271657578893,"endHours":9.130033046161483,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:08","end":"10:28","startHours":9.130033046161483,"endHours":10.464794434744071,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:28","end":"11:48","startHours":10.464794434744071,"endHours":11.79955582332666,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:48","end":"13:08","startHours":11.79955582332666,"endHours":13.134317211909249,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:08","end":"14:28","startHours":13.134317211909249,"endHours":14.469078600491837,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:28","end":"15:48","startHours":14.469078600491837,"endHours":15.803839989074426,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:48","end":"17:08","startHours":15.803839989074426,"endHours":17.138601377657015,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:08","end":"18:48","startHours":17.138601377657015,"endHours":18.803839989074426,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"18:48","end":"20:28","startHours":18.803839989074426,"endHours":20.469078600491837,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:28","end":"22:08","startHours":20.469078600491837,"endHours":22.13431721190925,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:08","end":"23:48","startHours":22.13431721190925,"endHours":23.79955582332666,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:48","end":"01:28","startHours":23.79955582332666,"endHours":25.46479443474407,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:28","end":"03:08","startHours":25.46479443474407,"endHours":27.130033046161483,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:08","end":"04:48","startHours":27.130033046161483,"endHours":28.795271657578894,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:48","end":"06:28","startHours":28.795271657578894,"endHours":30.460510268996305,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:28","end":"07:28","startHours":6.4605102689963045,"endHours":7.4605102689963045,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:28","end":"08:28","startHours":7.4605102689963045,"endHours":8.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:28","end":"09:28","startHours":8.460510268996305,"endHours":9.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:28","end":"10:28","startHours":9.460510268996305,"endHours":10.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:28","end":"11:28","startHours":10.460510268996305,"endHours":11.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:28","end":"12:28","startHours":11.460510268996305,"endHours":12.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:28","end":"13:28","startHours":12.460510268996305,"endHours":13.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:28","end":"14:28","startHours":13.460510268996305,"endHours":14.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:28","end":"15:28","startHours":14.460510268996305,"endHours":15.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:28","end":"16:28","startHours":15.460510268996305,"endHours":16.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:28","end":"17:28","startHours":16.460510268996305,"endHours":17.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:28","end":"18:28","startHours":17.460510268996305,"endHours":18.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:28","end":"19:28","startHours":18.460510268996305,"endHours":19.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:28","end":"20:28","startHours":19.460510268996305,"endHours":20.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:28","end":"21:28","startHours":20.460510268996305,"endHours":21.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:28","end":"22:28","startHours":21.460510268996305,"endHours":22.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:28","end":"23:28","startHours":22.460510268996305,"endHours":23.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:28","end":"00:28","startHours":23.460510268996305,"endHours":24.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:28","end":"01:28","startHours":24.460510268996305,"endHours":25.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:28","end":"02:28","startHours":25.460510268996305,"endHours":26.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:28","end":"03:28","startHours":26.460510268996305,"endHours":27.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:28","end":"04:28","startHours":27.460510268996305,"endHours":28.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:28","end":"05:28","startHours":28.460510268996305,"endHours":29.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:28","end":"06:28","startHours":29.460510268996305,"endHours":30.460510268996305,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mātaṇga","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-21.82968925227869,"eotMinutes":10.131050600400467,"ayanamsa":23.9776}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrischika-sankranti","name":"Vṛścika Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Scorpio.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛścika"},"precedence":5},{"id":"vinayaka-chaturthi","name":"Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)","name_sanskrit":"विनायक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī; auspicious for new ventures.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":4,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla"},"precedence":6}],"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":[]},"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 December 1, 2008 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 1, 2008 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 06:28, sūryāsta 17:08.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2008-12-01","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2008-12-01","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2008-12-01","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2008-12-01","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2008-12-01"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:44:54.672Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:44:54.672Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:44:54.672Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}