{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2017-05-21:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2017-05-21","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2017-05-21","date_display":"May 21, 2017 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":2017,"month":5,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457894.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869429.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":36.0066,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":333.5291,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":25,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Daśamī","elongation_degrees":297.5226,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.5226},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":333.5291,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.1958},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":9.5357},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":49,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":2017,"month":5,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457894.770833,"ahargana":1869429.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0959,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":36.10090200000002,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":330.73470199999997,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.8922},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":55.880402000000004,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":10.330001999999979,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":169.28230199999996,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":350.737702,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":242.019402,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":128.6409,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":308.6409,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"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":2017,"month":5,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457894.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869429.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":36.0066,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":333.5291,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":25,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Daśamī","elongation_degrees":297.5226,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":9.5226},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":333.5291,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.1958},"yoga":{"number":1,"name":"Viṣkambha","sum_longitude":9.5357},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":49,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.892,"elongation":62.477},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.892,"opposition_distance":117.523}},"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":"05:10","sunsetLocal":"18:39","solarNoonLocal":"11:55","dayLengthHours":13.468894308886206,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 28 Mins 08 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 31 Mins 52 Secs","moonriseLocal":"01:34","moonsetLocal":"13:32","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:58","end":"18:39","startHours":16.96025173612436,"endHours":18.643863524735135,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:55","end":"13:36","startHours":11.909416370292032,"endHours":13.593028158902808,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"15:17","end":"16:58","startHours":15.276639947513583,"endHours":16.96025173612436,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:19","end":"08:46","startHours":8.31771122125571,"endHours":8.76667436488525,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:44","end":"06:06","startHours":5.7361731453858535,"endHours":6.095343660289486,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:28","end":"12:22","startHours":11.460453226662493,"endHours":12.358379513921571,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:23","end":"04:17","startHours":3.379116641330767,"endHours":4.2770429285898475,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:03","end":"05:10","startHours":4.052561356775078,"endHours":5.174969215848928,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:09","end":"15:03","startHours":14.15423208843973,"endHours":15.052158375698811,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:27","end":"18:51","startHours":18.443863524735136,"endHours":18.843863524735134,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:39","end":"19:12","startHours":18.643863524735135,"endHours":19.20506745427206,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:24","end":"20:09","startHours":18.393863524735135,"endHours":20.143863524735135,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:28","end":"00:22","startHours":23.46045322666249,"endHours":24.358379513921573,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:10","end":"06:52","startHours":5.174969215848928,"endHours":6.858581004459704,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"06:52","end":"08:33","startHours":6.858581004459704,"endHours":8.54219279307048,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:33","end":"10:14","startHours":8.54219279307048,"endHours":10.225804581681256,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:14","end":"11:55","startHours":10.225804581681256,"endHours":11.909416370292032,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:55","end":"13:36","startHours":11.909416370292032,"endHours":13.593028158902808,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:36","end":"15:17","startHours":13.593028158902808,"endHours":15.276639947513583,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:17","end":"16:58","startHours":15.276639947513583,"endHours":16.96025173612436,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:58","end":"18:39","startHours":16.96025173612436,"endHours":18.643863524735135,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:39","end":"19:58","startHours":18.643863524735135,"endHours":19.96025173612436,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:58","end":"21:17","startHours":19.96025173612436,"endHours":21.276639947513583,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"21:17","end":"22:36","startHours":21.276639947513583,"endHours":22.593028158902808,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:36","end":"23:55","startHours":22.593028158902808,"endHours":23.909416370292032,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:55","end":"01:14","startHours":23.909416370292032,"endHours":25.225804581681256,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:14","end":"02:33","startHours":25.225804581681256,"endHours":26.54219279307048,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:33","end":"03:52","startHours":26.54219279307048,"endHours":27.858581004459705,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:52","end":"05:10","startHours":27.858581004459705,"endHours":29.17496921584893,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:10","end":"06:10","startHours":5.174969215848928,"endHours":6.174969215848928,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:10","end":"07:10","startHours":6.174969215848928,"endHours":7.174969215848928,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:10","end":"08:10","startHours":7.174969215848928,"endHours":8.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:10","end":"09:10","startHours":8.174969215848929,"endHours":9.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:10","end":"10:10","startHours":9.174969215848929,"endHours":10.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:10","end":"11:10","startHours":10.174969215848929,"endHours":11.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:10","end":"12:10","startHours":11.174969215848929,"endHours":12.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:10","end":"13:10","startHours":12.174969215848929,"endHours":13.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:10","end":"14:10","startHours":13.174969215848929,"endHours":14.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:10","end":"15:10","startHours":14.174969215848929,"endHours":15.174969215848929,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:10","end":"16:10","startHours":15.174969215848929,"endHours":16.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:10","end":"17:10","startHours":16.17496921584893,"endHours":17.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:10","end":"18:10","startHours":17.17496921584893,"endHours":18.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:10","end":"19:10","startHours":18.17496921584893,"endHours":19.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:10","end":"20:10","startHours":19.17496921584893,"endHours":20.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:10","end":"21:10","startHours":20.17496921584893,"endHours":21.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:10","end":"22:10","startHours":21.17496921584893,"endHours":22.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:10","end":"23:10","startHours":22.17496921584893,"endHours":23.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:10","end":"00:10","startHours":23.17496921584893,"endHours":24.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:10","end":"01:10","startHours":24.17496921584893,"endHours":25.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:10","end":"02:10","startHours":25.17496921584893,"endHours":26.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:10","end":"03:10","startHours":26.17496921584893,"endHours":27.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:10","end":"04:10","startHours":27.17496921584893,"endHours":28.17496921584893,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:10","end":"05:10","startHours":28.17496921584893,"endHours":29.17496921584893,"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":["Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Cara","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":20.189576363806214,"eotMinutes":3.539417782478063,"ayanamsa":24.0959}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2074,"vikram_samvatsara":"Sādhāraṇa","saka_samvat":1939,"saka_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","bengali_samvat":1424,"malayalam_era":1193,"nanakshahi_year":548,"lunar_month":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Daśamī · Vikram 2074 Sādhāraṇa · Śaka 1939 Hemalambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrishabha-sankranti","name":"Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Taurus.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛṣabha"},"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 May 21, 2017 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 21, 2017 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Daśamī, sūryodaya 05:10, sūryāsta 18:39.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2017-05-21","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2017-05-21","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2017-05-21","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2017-05-21","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2017-05-21"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T19:36:26.990Z","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":"2026-05-14T19:36:26.990Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T19:36:26.991Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}