{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2012-03-03:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-03-03","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2012-03-03","date_display":"March 3, 2012 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":2012,"month":3,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2455989.770833,"kali_year":5113,"ahargana":1867524.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":318.9709,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":72.7409,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":113.7701,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.7701},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":72.7409,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.0743},"yoga":{"number":3,"name":"Āyuṣmān","sum_longitude":31.7118},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":18,"name":"Taitila"},"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":2012,"month":3,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2455989.770833,"ahargana":1867524.2708,"kali_year":5113,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.023,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":318.840187,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":71.011687,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.7686},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":139.73298699999998,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":336.521787,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":13.195187000000033,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":3.161886999999979,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":184.721587,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":229.577,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":49.577,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","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":2012,"month":3,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2455989.770833,"kali_year":5113,"ahargana":1867524.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":318.9709,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":72.7409,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":113.7701,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.7701},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":72.7409,"elapsed_within_degrees":6.0743},"yoga":{"number":3,"name":"Āyuṣmān","sum_longitude":31.7118},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":18,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.769,"elongation":113.77},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.769,"opposition_distance":66.23}},"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":"06:20","sunsetLocal":"18:02","solarNoonLocal":"12:11","dayLengthHours":11.697158359978918,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:49","moonsetLocal":"02:29","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:15","end":"10:43","startHours":9.255026743274612,"endHours":10.717171538271977,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:38","end":"15:06","startHours":13.641461128266705,"endHours":15.103605923264073,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:20","end":"07:48","startHours":6.330737153279883,"endHours":7.792881948277248,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:04","end":"09:27","startHours":9.06007410394163,"endHours":9.449979382607594,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:49","end":"07:08","startHours":6.818118751612338,"endHours":7.130042974545109,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:47","end":"12:34","startHours":11.789411054603379,"endHours":12.569221611935307,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:46","end":"05:33","startHours":4.771116038616027,"endHours":5.5509265959479555,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:21","end":"06:20","startHours":5.3559739566149736,"endHours":6.330737153279883,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:08","end":"14:55","startHours":14.12884272659916,"endHours":14.908653283931088,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:50","end":"18:14","startHours":17.827895513258802,"endHours":18.2278955132588,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:02","end":"18:31","startHours":18.0278955132588,"endHours":18.515277111591256,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:47","end":"19:32","startHours":17.7778955132588,"endHours":19.5278955132588,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:47","end":"00:34","startHours":23.789411054603377,"endHours":24.569221611935305,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:20","end":"07:48","startHours":6.330737153279883,"endHours":7.792881948277248,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:48","end":"09:15","startHours":7.792881948277248,"endHours":9.255026743274612,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:15","end":"10:43","startHours":9.255026743274612,"endHours":10.717171538271977,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:43","end":"12:11","startHours":10.717171538271977,"endHours":12.179316333269341,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:11","end":"13:38","startHours":12.179316333269341,"endHours":13.641461128266705,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:38","end":"15:06","startHours":13.641461128266705,"endHours":15.103605923264073,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:06","end":"16:34","startHours":15.103605923264073,"endHours":16.565750718261437,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:34","end":"18:02","startHours":16.565750718261437,"endHours":18.0278955132588,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:02","end":"19:34","startHours":18.0278955132588,"endHours":19.565750718261437,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:34","end":"21:06","startHours":19.565750718261437,"endHours":21.103605923264073,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:06","end":"22:38","startHours":21.103605923264073,"endHours":22.641461128266705,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:38","end":"00:11","startHours":22.641461128266705,"endHours":24.17931633326934,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:11","end":"01:43","startHours":24.17931633326934,"endHours":25.717171538271977,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:43","end":"03:15","startHours":25.717171538271977,"endHours":27.255026743274612,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:15","end":"04:48","startHours":27.255026743274612,"endHours":28.79288194827725,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:48","end":"06:20","startHours":28.79288194827725,"endHours":30.330737153279884,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:20","end":"07:20","startHours":6.330737153279883,"endHours":7.330737153279883,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:20","end":"08:20","startHours":7.330737153279883,"endHours":8.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:20","end":"09:20","startHours":8.330737153279884,"endHours":9.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:20","end":"10:20","startHours":9.330737153279884,"endHours":10.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:20","end":"11:20","startHours":10.330737153279884,"endHours":11.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:20","end":"12:20","startHours":11.330737153279884,"endHours":12.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:20","end":"13:20","startHours":12.330737153279884,"endHours":13.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:20","end":"14:20","startHours":13.330737153279884,"endHours":14.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:20","end":"15:20","startHours":14.330737153279884,"endHours":15.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:20","end":"16:20","startHours":15.330737153279884,"endHours":16.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:20","end":"17:20","startHours":16.330737153279884,"endHours":17.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:20","end":"18:20","startHours":17.330737153279884,"endHours":18.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:20","end":"19:20","startHours":18.330737153279884,"endHours":19.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:20","end":"20:20","startHours":19.330737153279884,"endHours":20.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:20","end":"21:20","startHours":20.330737153279884,"endHours":21.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:20","end":"22:20","startHours":21.330737153279884,"endHours":22.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:20","end":"23:20","startHours":22.330737153279884,"endHours":23.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:20","end":"00:20","startHours":23.330737153279884,"endHours":24.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:20","end":"01:20","startHours":24.330737153279884,"endHours":25.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:20","end":"02:20","startHours":25.330737153279884,"endHours":26.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:20","end":"03:20","startHours":26.330737153279884,"endHours":27.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:20","end":"04:20","startHours":27.330737153279884,"endHours":28.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:20","end":"05:20","startHours":28.330737153279884,"endHours":29.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:20","end":"06:20","startHours":29.330737153279884,"endHours":30.330737153279884,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Kāladaṇḍa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-6.7301652014530555,"eotMinutes":-12.654579996160596,"ayanamsa":24.023}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2069,"vikram_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","saka_samvat":1934,"saka_samvatsara":"Nandana","bengali_samvat":1419,"malayalam_era":1188,"nanakshahi_year":543,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Daśamī · Vikram 2069 Viśvāvasu · Śaka 1934 Nandana"},"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":"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":[]},"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 3, 2012 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 3, 2012 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Daśamī, sūryodaya 06:20, sūryāsta 18:02.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-03-03","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-03-03","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-03-03","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-03-03","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-03-03"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T11:00:50.380Z","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":"2026-05-14T11:00:50.380Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T11:00:50.380Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}