{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2012-10-26:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-10-26","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2012-10-26","date_display":"October 26, 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":10,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456226.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867761.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":188.2579,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":324.293,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":136.0351,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.0351},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":324.293,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.293},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":152.551},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":22,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":10,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456226.770833,"ahargana":1867761.2708,"kali_year":5114,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0321,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":188.994732,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":326.33513199999993,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.2967},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":229.43373199999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":212.87813200000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":51.21443199999999,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":152.78623200000004,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":188.11693200000002,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":217.0196,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":37.0196,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","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":2012,"month":10,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456226.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867761.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":188.2579,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":324.293,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":136.0351,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.0351},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":324.293,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.293},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":152.551},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":22,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.297,"elongation":136.035},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.297,"opposition_distance":43.965}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":19,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.609,"elongation":0.833}]},"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":"06:02","sunsetLocal":"17:21","solarNoonLocal":"11:42","dayLengthHours":11.322450463728636,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 19 Mins 21 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 40 Mins 39 Secs","moonriseLocal":"14:56","moonsetLocal":"02:47","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"10:17","end":"11:42","startHours":10.281363362194693,"endHours":11.696669670160773,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:32","end":"15:57","startHours":14.527282286092932,"endHours":15.94258859405901,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"07:27","end":"08:52","startHours":7.450750746262535,"endHours":8.866057054228614,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:41","end":"09:03","startHours":8.677349546499803,"endHours":9.054764561957425,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:30","end":"06:49","startHours":6.507213207618482,"endHours":6.809145219984579,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:19","end":"12:04","startHours":11.319254654703151,"endHours":12.074084685618395,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:32","end":"05:17","startHours":4.52578437646597,"endHours":5.280614407381213,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:06","end":"06:02","startHours":5.091906899652402,"endHours":6.035444438296455,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:35","end":"14:20","startHours":13.583744747448879,"endHours":14.338574778364121,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:09","end":"17:33","startHours":17.15789490202509,"endHours":17.55789490202509,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:21","end":"17:50","startHours":17.35789490202509,"endHours":17.829663671347117,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:06","end":"18:51","startHours":17.10789490202509,"endHours":18.85789490202509,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:19","end":"00:04","startHours":23.31925465470315,"endHours":24.074084685618395,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:02","end":"07:27","startHours":6.035444438296455,"endHours":7.450750746262535,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"07:27","end":"08:52","startHours":7.450750746262535,"endHours":8.866057054228614,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"08:52","end":"10:17","startHours":8.866057054228614,"endHours":10.281363362194693,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"10:17","end":"11:42","startHours":10.281363362194693,"endHours":11.696669670160773,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"11:42","end":"13:07","startHours":11.696669670160773,"endHours":13.111975978126853,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:07","end":"14:32","startHours":13.111975978126853,"endHours":14.527282286092932,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"14:32","end":"15:57","startHours":14.527282286092932,"endHours":15.94258859405901,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:57","end":"17:21","startHours":15.94258859405901,"endHours":17.35789490202509,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"17:21","end":"18:57","startHours":17.35789490202509,"endHours":18.94258859405901,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:57","end":"20:32","startHours":18.94258859405901,"endHours":20.527282286092934,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:32","end":"22:07","startHours":20.527282286092934,"endHours":22.111975978126853,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:07","end":"23:42","startHours":22.111975978126853,"endHours":23.696669670160773,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"23:42","end":"01:17","startHours":23.696669670160773,"endHours":25.281363362194693,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"01:17","end":"02:52","startHours":25.281363362194693,"endHours":26.866057054228612,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"02:52","end":"04:27","startHours":26.866057054228612,"endHours":28.450750746262536,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"04:27","end":"06:02","startHours":28.450750746262536,"endHours":30.035444438296455,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:02","end":"07:02","startHours":6.035444438296455,"endHours":7.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:02","end":"08:02","startHours":7.035444438296455,"endHours":8.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:02","end":"09:02","startHours":8.035444438296455,"endHours":9.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:02","end":"10:02","startHours":9.035444438296455,"endHours":10.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:02","end":"11:02","startHours":10.035444438296455,"endHours":11.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:02","end":"12:02","startHours":11.035444438296455,"endHours":12.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:02","end":"13:02","startHours":12.035444438296455,"endHours":13.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:02","end":"14:02","startHours":13.035444438296455,"endHours":14.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:02","end":"15:02","startHours":14.035444438296455,"endHours":15.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:02","end":"16:02","startHours":15.035444438296455,"endHours":16.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:02","end":"17:02","startHours":16.035444438296455,"endHours":17.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:02","end":"18:02","startHours":17.035444438296455,"endHours":18.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:02","end":"19:02","startHours":18.035444438296455,"endHours":19.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:02","end":"20:02","startHours":19.035444438296455,"endHours":20.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:02","end":"21:02","startHours":20.035444438296455,"endHours":21.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:02","end":"22:02","startHours":21.035444438296455,"endHours":22.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:02","end":"23:02","startHours":22.035444438296455,"endHours":23.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:02","end":"00:02","startHours":23.035444438296455,"endHours":24.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:02","end":"01:02","startHours":24.035444438296455,"endHours":25.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:02","end":"02:02","startHours":25.035444438296455,"endHours":26.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:02","end":"03:02","startHours":26.035444438296455,"endHours":27.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:02","end":"04:02","startHours":27.035444438296455,"endHours":28.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:02","end":"05:02","startHours":28.035444438296455,"endHours":29.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:02","end":"06:02","startHours":29.035444438296455,"endHours":30.035444438296455,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mṛtyu","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-12.519789837179879,"eotMinutes":16.304219790353635,"ayanamsa":24.0321}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2069,"vikram_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","saka_samvat":1934,"saka_samvatsara":"Nandana","bengali_samvat":1419,"malayalam_era":1188,"nanakshahi_year":543,"lunar_month":"Kārtika","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Tulā (Aippasi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Kārtika Śukla Dvādaśī · Vikram 2069 Viśvāvasu · Śaka 1934 Nandana"},"festivals":[{"id":"tulasi-vivaha","name":"Tulasī Vivāha","name_sanskrit":"तुलसी विवाह","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Tulasī Devī + Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":12,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Kārtika"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Padma Purāṇa Uttara-khaṇḍa"]},{"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":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — 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 26, 2012 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 26, 2012 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 06:02, sūryāsta 17:21.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-10-26","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-10-26","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-10-26","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-10-26","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-10-26"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T12:23:24.153Z","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":"2026-05-14T12:23:24.153Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T12:23:24.153Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}