{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2016-03-03:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2016-03-03","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-03-03","date_display":"March 3, 2016 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":2016,"month":3,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457450.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868985.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":318.9357,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":243.7216,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":284.786,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.786},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2,"moon_longitude":243.7216,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7216},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":202.6573},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":47,"name":"Gara"},"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":2016,"month":3,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457450.770833,"ahargana":1868985.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0789,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":318.81396599999994,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":241.02316599999995,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4983},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":214.52456600000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":301.84386600000005,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":144.21916599999997,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":294.10526600000003,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":231.69496600000002,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":152.1662,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":332.1662,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","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":2016,"month":3,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457450.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868985.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":318.9357,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":243.7216,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":284.786,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.786},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2,"moon_longitude":243.7216,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.7216},"yoga":{"number":16,"name":"Siddhi","sum_longitude":202.6573},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":47,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.498,"elongation":75.214},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.498,"opposition_distance":104.786}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":6,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.681,"elongation":1.816}]},"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":11.69788249998074,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 41 Mins 52 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 18 Mins 08 Secs","moonriseLocal":"01:44","moonsetLocal":"12:15","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:06","startHours":13.641551645766935,"endHours":15.103786958264529,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:20","end":"07:48","startHours":6.330375083278972,"endHours":7.792610395776565,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:15","end":"10:43","startHours":9.254845708274157,"endHours":10.71708102077175,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:04","end":"09:27","startHours":9.059880999941145,"endHours":9.44981041660717,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:49","end":"07:08","startHours":6.817786854111503,"endHours":7.129730387444323,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:47","end":"12:34","startHours":11.789386916603318,"endHours":12.569245749935368,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:46","end":"05:33","startHours":4.770657416614874,"endHours":5.550516249946923,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:21","end":"06:20","startHours":5.35555154161391,"endHours":6.330375083278972,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:08","end":"14:55","startHours":14.128963416599465,"endHours":14.908822249931514,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:50","end":"18:14","startHours":17.828257583259713,"endHours":18.228257583259712,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:02","end":"18:31","startHours":18.028257583259713,"endHours":18.515669354092243,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:47","end":"19:32","startHours":17.778257583259713,"endHours":19.528257583259713,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:47","end":"00:34","startHours":23.789386916603316,"endHours":24.569245749935366,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:20","end":"07:48","startHours":6.330375083278972,"endHours":7.792610395776565,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"07:48","end":"09:15","startHours":7.792610395776565,"endHours":9.254845708274157,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:15","end":"10:43","startHours":9.254845708274157,"endHours":10.71708102077175,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:43","end":"12:11","startHours":10.71708102077175,"endHours":12.179316333269341,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:11","end":"13:38","startHours":12.179316333269341,"endHours":13.641551645766935,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:38","end":"15:06","startHours":13.641551645766935,"endHours":15.103786958264529,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:06","end":"16:34","startHours":15.103786958264529,"endHours":16.56602227076212,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:34","end":"18:02","startHours":16.56602227076212,"endHours":18.028257583259713,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:02","end":"19:34","startHours":18.028257583259713,"endHours":19.56602227076212,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:34","end":"21:06","startHours":19.56602227076212,"endHours":21.10378695826453,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:06","end":"22:38","startHours":21.10378695826453,"endHours":22.641551645766935,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:38","end":"00:11","startHours":22.641551645766935,"endHours":24.17931633326934,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:11","end":"01:43","startHours":24.17931633326934,"endHours":25.71708102077175,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:43","end":"03:15","startHours":25.71708102077175,"endHours":27.254845708274157,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:15","end":"04:48","startHours":27.254845708274157,"endHours":28.792610395776563,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"04:48","end":"06:20","startHours":28.792610395776563,"endHours":30.330375083278973,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:20","end":"07:20","startHours":6.330375083278972,"endHours":7.330375083278972,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:20","end":"08:20","startHours":7.330375083278972,"endHours":8.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:20","end":"09:20","startHours":8.330375083278973,"endHours":9.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:20","end":"10:20","startHours":9.330375083278973,"endHours":10.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:20","end":"11:20","startHours":10.330375083278973,"endHours":11.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:20","end":"12:20","startHours":11.330375083278973,"endHours":12.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:20","end":"13:20","startHours":12.330375083278973,"endHours":13.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:20","end":"14:20","startHours":13.330375083278973,"endHours":14.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:20","end":"15:20","startHours":14.330375083278973,"endHours":15.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:20","end":"16:20","startHours":15.330375083278973,"endHours":16.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:20","end":"17:20","startHours":16.330375083278973,"endHours":17.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:20","end":"18:20","startHours":17.330375083278973,"endHours":18.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:20","end":"19:20","startHours":18.330375083278973,"endHours":19.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:20","end":"20:20","startHours":19.330375083278973,"endHours":20.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:20","end":"21:20","startHours":20.330375083278973,"endHours":21.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:20","end":"22:20","startHours":21.330375083278973,"endHours":22.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:20","end":"23:20","startHours":22.330375083278973,"endHours":23.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:20","end":"00:20","startHours":23.330375083278973,"endHours":24.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:20","end":"01:20","startHours":24.330375083278973,"endHours":25.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:20","end":"02:20","startHours":25.330375083278973,"endHours":26.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:20","end":"03:20","startHours":26.330375083278973,"endHours":27.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:20","end":"04:20","startHours":27.330375083278973,"endHours":28.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:20","end":"05:20","startHours":28.330375083278973,"endHours":29.330375083278973,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:20","end":"06:20","startHours":29.330375083278973,"endHours":30.330375083278973,"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","Kanyā","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","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":-6.718805920496122,"eotMinutes":-12.654579996160596,"ayanamsa":24.0789}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Navamī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"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":"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":[]},"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, 2016 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 3, 2016 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Navamī, sūryodaya 06:20, sūryāsta 18:02.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2016-03-03","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2016-03-03","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2016-03-03","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2016-03-03","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2016-03-03"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T15:38:55.783Z","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":"2026-05-14T15:38:55.783Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T15:38:55.783Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}