{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2012-12-30:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-12-30","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2012-12-30","date_display":"December 30, 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":12,"day":30,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456291.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867826.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":254.4243,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":93.8448,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":17,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":199.4204,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.4204},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1,"moon_longitude":93.8448,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.5114},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":348.2691},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":33,"name":"Gara"},"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":2012,"month":12,"day":30,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456291.770833,"ahargana":1867826.2708,"kali_year":5114,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0345,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":254.70574899999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":92.51594899999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.9067},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":278.976549,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":243.39284899999996,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":43.52504899999997,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":233.11604899999998,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":195.08634900000004,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":213.5756,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":33.5756,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","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":12,"day":30,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2456291.770833,"kali_year":5114,"ahargana":1867826.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":254.4243,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":93.8448,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":17,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":199.4204,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.4204},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1,"moon_longitude":93.8448,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.5114},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":348.2691},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":33,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.907,"elongation":160.58},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.907,"opposition_distance":19.42}},"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":"06:43","sunsetLocal":"17:18","solarNoonLocal":"12:01","dayLengthHours":10.580347346960863,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs","moonriseLocal":"18:28","moonsetLocal":"07:56","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:59","end":"17:18","startHours":15.982758496781525,"endHours":17.305301915151635,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"12:01","end":"13:20","startHours":12.015128241671203,"endHours":13.337671660041309,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:40","end":"15:59","startHours":14.660215078411419,"endHours":15.982758496781525,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:12","end":"09:33","startHours":9.193702282481638,"endHours":9.546380527380334,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:10","end":"07:27","startHours":7.16580237431414,"endHours":7.447944970233096,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:40","end":"12:22","startHours":11.662449996772507,"endHours":12.367806486569899,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:19","end":"06:01","startHours":5.314241588595989,"endHours":6.019598078393379,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:51","end":"06:43","startHours":5.843258955944032,"endHours":6.72495456819077,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:47","end":"14:29","startHours":13.778519466164678,"endHours":14.483875955962068,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:06","end":"17:30","startHours":17.105301915151635,"endHours":17.505301915151634,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:18","end":"17:45","startHours":17.305301915151635,"endHours":17.746149721275003,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:03","end":"18:48","startHours":17.055301915151635,"endHours":18.805301915151635,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:40","end":"00:22","startHours":23.66244999677251,"endHours":24.367806486569897,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:43","end":"08:03","startHours":6.72495456819077,"endHours":8.047497986560877,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:03","end":"09:22","startHours":8.047497986560877,"endHours":9.370041404930987,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:22","end":"10:42","startHours":9.370041404930987,"endHours":10.692584823301093,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:42","end":"12:01","startHours":10.692584823301093,"endHours":12.015128241671203,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"12:01","end":"13:20","startHours":12.015128241671203,"endHours":13.337671660041309,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:20","end":"14:40","startHours":13.337671660041309,"endHours":14.660215078411419,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:40","end":"15:59","startHours":14.660215078411419,"endHours":15.982758496781525,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:59","end":"17:18","startHours":15.982758496781525,"endHours":17.305301915151635,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:18","end":"18:59","startHours":17.305301915151635,"endHours":18.98275849678153,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"18:59","end":"20:40","startHours":18.98275849678153,"endHours":20.66021507841142,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:40","end":"22:20","startHours":20.66021507841142,"endHours":22.33767166004131,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:20","end":"00:01","startHours":22.33767166004131,"endHours":24.015128241671203,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"00:01","end":"01:42","startHours":24.015128241671203,"endHours":25.692584823301097,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:42","end":"03:22","startHours":25.692584823301097,"endHours":27.370041404930987,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:22","end":"05:03","startHours":27.370041404930987,"endHours":29.047497986560877,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:03","end":"06:43","startHours":29.047497986560877,"endHours":30.72495456819077,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:43","end":"07:43","startHours":6.72495456819077,"endHours":7.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:43","end":"08:43","startHours":7.72495456819077,"endHours":8.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:43","end":"09:43","startHours":8.724954568190771,"endHours":9.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:43","end":"10:43","startHours":9.724954568190771,"endHours":10.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:43","end":"11:43","startHours":10.724954568190771,"endHours":11.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:43","end":"12:43","startHours":11.724954568190771,"endHours":12.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:43","end":"13:43","startHours":12.724954568190771,"endHours":13.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:43","end":"14:43","startHours":13.724954568190771,"endHours":14.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:43","end":"15:43","startHours":14.724954568190771,"endHours":15.724954568190771,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:43","end":"16:43","startHours":15.724954568190771,"endHours":16.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:43","end":"17:43","startHours":16.72495456819077,"endHours":17.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:43","end":"18:43","startHours":17.72495456819077,"endHours":18.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:43","end":"19:43","startHours":18.72495456819077,"endHours":19.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:43","end":"20:43","startHours":19.72495456819077,"endHours":20.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:43","end":"21:43","startHours":20.72495456819077,"endHours":21.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:43","end":"22:43","startHours":21.72495456819077,"endHours":22.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:43","end":"23:43","startHours":22.72495456819077,"endHours":23.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:43","end":"00:43","startHours":23.72495456819077,"endHours":24.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:43","end":"01:43","startHours":24.72495456819077,"endHours":25.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:43","end":"02:43","startHours":25.72495456819077,"endHours":26.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:43","end":"03:43","startHours":26.72495456819077,"endHours":27.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:43","end":"04:43","startHours":27.72495456819077,"endHours":28.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:43","end":"05:43","startHours":28.72495456819077,"endHours":29.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:43","end":"06:43","startHours":29.72495456819077,"endHours":30.72495456819077,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Śrīvatsa","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-23.148385138796403,"eotMinutes":-2.803294500272213,"ayanamsa":24.0345}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2069,"vikram_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","saka_samvat":1934,"saka_samvatsara":"Nandana","bengali_samvat":1419,"malayalam_era":1188,"nanakshahi_year":543,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā · Vikram 2069 Viśvāvasu · Śaka 1934 Nandana"},"festivals":[{"id":"lohri","name":"Lohri","name_sanskrit":"लोहड़ी","tradition":"Regional","significance":"Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"precedence":4},{"id":"dhanu-sankranti","name":"Dhanu Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"धनु सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Sagittarius; Dhanu-māsa (Khara-māsa).","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"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 December 30, 2012 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 30, 2012 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 06:43, sūryāsta 17:18.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-12-30","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-12-30","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-12-30","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-12-30","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2012-12-30"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T09:52:50.456Z","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":"2026-05-14T09:52:50.456Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T09:52:50.456Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}