{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2015-03-05:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-03-05","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2015-03-05","date_display":"March 5, 2015 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":2015,"month":3,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457086.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868621.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":320.2004,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":132.759,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":172.5586,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.5586},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":132.759,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.759},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":92.9594},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":28,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":2015,"month":3,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457086.770833,"ahargana":1868621.2708,"kali_year":5116,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.065,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":320.073574,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":132.373474,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.8114},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":345.645074,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":294.458674,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":109.57647400000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":350.689074,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":220.54997400000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":171.4526,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":351.4526,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":2015,"month":3,"day":5,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457086.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868621.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":320.2004,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":132.759,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":15,"name":"Pūrṇimā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pūrṇimā","elongation_degrees":172.5586,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.5586},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":132.759,"elapsed_within_degrees":12.759},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":92.9594},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":28,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.811,"elongation":172.559},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.811,"opposition_distance":7.441}},"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":"06:18","sunsetLocal":"18:02","solarNoonLocal":"12:10","dayLengthHours":11.728335447010716,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 43 Mins 42 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 16 Mins 18 Secs","moonriseLocal":"17:19","moonsetLocal":"06:00","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:06","startHours":13.63827653687562,"endHours":15.10431846775196,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:18","end":"07:46","startHours":6.308066882493923,"endHours":7.774108813370263,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:14","end":"10:42","startHours":9.240150744246602,"endHours":10.706192675122942,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:03","end":"09:26","startHours":9.044678486796425,"endHours":9.435623001696781,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:48","end":"07:07","startHours":6.79674752611937,"endHours":7.109503138039656,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:47","end":"12:34","startHours":11.781290091098924,"endHours":12.56317912089964,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:45","end":"05:32","startHours":4.744288822892495,"endHours":5.526177852693209,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:20","end":"06:18","startHours":5.33070559524303,"endHours":6.308066882493923,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:08","end":"14:55","startHours":14.126957180501067,"endHours":14.908846210301782,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:50","end":"18:14","startHours":17.83640232950464,"endHours":18.23640232950464,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:02","end":"18:32","startHours":18.03640232950464,"endHours":18.525082973130086,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:47","end":"19:32","startHours":17.78640232950464,"endHours":19.53640232950464,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:47","end":"00:34","startHours":23.781290091098924,"endHours":24.56317912089964,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:18","end":"07:46","startHours":6.308066882493923,"endHours":7.774108813370263,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:46","end":"09:14","startHours":7.774108813370263,"endHours":9.240150744246602,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:14","end":"10:42","startHours":9.240150744246602,"endHours":10.706192675122942,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:42","end":"12:10","startHours":10.706192675122942,"endHours":12.172234605999282,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:10","end":"13:38","startHours":12.172234605999282,"endHours":13.63827653687562,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:38","end":"15:06","startHours":13.63827653687562,"endHours":15.10431846775196,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:06","end":"16:34","startHours":15.10431846775196,"endHours":16.5703603986283,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:34","end":"18:02","startHours":16.5703603986283,"endHours":18.03640232950464,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:02","end":"19:34","startHours":18.03640232950464,"endHours":19.5703603986283,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:34","end":"21:06","startHours":19.5703603986283,"endHours":21.10431846775196,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:06","end":"22:38","startHours":21.10431846775196,"endHours":22.638276536875622,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:38","end":"00:10","startHours":22.638276536875622,"endHours":24.172234605999282,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:10","end":"01:42","startHours":24.172234605999282,"endHours":25.706192675122942,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:42","end":"03:14","startHours":25.706192675122942,"endHours":27.240150744246602,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:14","end":"04:46","startHours":27.240150744246602,"endHours":28.774108813370262,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:46","end":"06:18","startHours":28.774108813370262,"endHours":30.308066882493925,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:18","end":"07:18","startHours":6.308066882493923,"endHours":7.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:18","end":"08:18","startHours":7.308066882493923,"endHours":8.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:18","end":"09:18","startHours":8.308066882493923,"endHours":9.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:18","end":"10:18","startHours":9.308066882493923,"endHours":10.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:18","end":"11:18","startHours":10.308066882493923,"endHours":11.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:18","end":"12:18","startHours":11.308066882493923,"endHours":12.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:18","end":"13:18","startHours":12.308066882493923,"endHours":13.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:18","end":"14:18","startHours":13.308066882493923,"endHours":14.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:18","end":"15:18","startHours":14.308066882493923,"endHours":15.308066882493923,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:18","end":"16:18","startHours":15.308066882493923,"endHours":16.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:18","end":"17:18","startHours":16.308066882493925,"endHours":17.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:18","end":"18:18","startHours":17.308066882493925,"endHours":18.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:18","end":"19:18","startHours":18.308066882493925,"endHours":19.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:18","end":"20:18","startHours":19.308066882493925,"endHours":20.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:18","end":"21:18","startHours":20.308066882493925,"endHours":21.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:18","end":"22:18","startHours":21.308066882493925,"endHours":22.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:18","end":"23:18","startHours":22.308066882493925,"endHours":23.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:18","end":"00:18","startHours":23.308066882493925,"endHours":24.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:18","end":"01:18","startHours":24.308066882493925,"endHours":25.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:18","end":"02:18","startHours":25.308066882493925,"endHours":26.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:18","end":"03:18","startHours":26.308066882493925,"endHours":27.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:18","end":"04:18","startHours":27.308066882493925,"endHours":28.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:18","end":"05:18","startHours":28.308066882493925,"endHours":29.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:18","end":"06:18","startHours":29.308066882493925,"endHours":30.308066882493925,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"West","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Cara","quality":"Auspicious"},"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":-6.2406654710899385,"eotMinutes":-12.229676359956938,"ayanamsa":24.065}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2072,"vikram_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","saka_samvat":1937,"saka_samvatsara":"Manmatha","bengali_samvat":1422,"malayalam_era":1191,"nanakshahi_year":546,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā · Vikram 2072 Kīlaka · Śaka 1937 Manmatha"},"festivals":[{"id":"holi","name":"Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)","name_sanskrit":"होली","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.","vrata":false,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":1},{"id":"lakshmi-jayanti","name":"Lakṣmī Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"लक्ष्मी जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Mahā-Lakṣmī","significance":"Birth of Mahā-Lakṣmī from samudra-mathana (Phālguna Pūrṇimā tradition).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":15,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Phālguna"},"precedence":2,"sources":["Bhāgavata 8.8"]},{"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":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-04","event":"Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered)","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-3137-10-04","relevance":0.5},{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Śukla Pūrṇimā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","relevance":0.5}]},"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 5, 2015 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 5, 2015 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Pūrṇimā, sūryodaya 06:18, sūryāsta 18:02.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-03-05","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-03-05","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-03-05","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-03-05","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-03-05"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:51:06.800Z","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":"2026-05-14T14:51:06.800Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:51:06.800Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}