{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2018-02-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-02-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-02-20","date_display":"February 20, 2018 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":2018,"month":2,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458169.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869704.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":307.3165,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":357.6965,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":50.38,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.38},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":357.6965,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.0299},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":305.0131},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":8,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":2018,"month":2,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458169.770833,"ahargana":1869704.2708,"kali_year":5119,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1064,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":307.237895,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":355.784395,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.0308},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":230.51419499999997,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":309.03069500000004,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":208.45269499999995,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":317.02209500000004,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":252.36339499999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":114.0701,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":294.0701,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","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":2018,"month":2,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458169.770833,"kali_year":5119,"ahargana":1869704.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":307.3165,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":357.6965,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":5,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":50.38,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.38},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":357.6965,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.0299},"yoga":{"number":23,"name":"Śubha","sum_longitude":305.0131},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":8,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.031,"elongation":50.38},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.031,"opposition_distance":129.62}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-4,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.855,"elongation":1.98}]},"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":"06:30","sunsetLocal":"17:55","solarNoonLocal":"12:12","dayLengthHours":11.422416605856753,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 25 Mins 21 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 34 Mins 39 Secs","moonriseLocal":"09:09","moonsetLocal":"21:44","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:04","end":"16:29","startHours":15.062066568876226,"endHours":16.48986864460832,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:21","end":"10:47","startHours":9.35085826594785,"endHours":10.778660341679942,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:12","end":"13:38","startHours":12.206462417412038,"endHours":13.63426449314413,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:10","end":"09:32","startHours":9.160484655850237,"endHours":9.541231876045462,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:58","end":"07:17","startHours":6.971188139727691,"endHours":7.275785915883872,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:50","end":"12:35","startHours":11.825715197216812,"endHours":12.587209637607263,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:58","end":"05:44","startHours":4.9722652337027595,"endHours":5.73375967409321,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:33","end":"06:30","startHours":5.543386063995597,"endHours":6.49525411448366,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:07","end":"14:52","startHours":14.110198518388163,"endHours":14.871692958778613,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:43","end":"18:07","startHours":17.717670720340415,"endHours":18.117670720340413,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:55","end":"18:24","startHours":17.917670720340414,"endHours":18.393604745584447,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:40","end":"19:25","startHours":17.667670720340414,"endHours":19.417670720340414,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:50","end":"00:35","startHours":23.825715197216812,"endHours":24.587209637607263,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:30","end":"07:55","startHours":6.49525411448366,"endHours":7.923056190215754,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:55","end":"09:21","startHours":7.923056190215754,"endHours":9.35085826594785,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:21","end":"10:47","startHours":9.35085826594785,"endHours":10.778660341679942,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:47","end":"12:12","startHours":10.778660341679942,"endHours":12.206462417412038,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:12","end":"13:38","startHours":12.206462417412038,"endHours":13.63426449314413,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:04","startHours":13.63426449314413,"endHours":15.062066568876226,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:04","end":"16:29","startHours":15.062066568876226,"endHours":16.48986864460832,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:29","end":"17:55","startHours":16.48986864460832,"endHours":17.917670720340414,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:55","end":"19:29","startHours":17.917670720340414,"endHours":19.489868644608322,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:29","end":"21:04","startHours":19.489868644608322,"endHours":21.062066568876226,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:04","end":"22:38","startHours":21.062066568876226,"endHours":22.63426449314413,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:38","end":"00:12","startHours":22.63426449314413,"endHours":24.206462417412038,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:12","end":"01:47","startHours":24.206462417412038,"endHours":25.778660341679945,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:47","end":"03:21","startHours":25.778660341679945,"endHours":27.35085826594785,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:21","end":"04:55","startHours":27.35085826594785,"endHours":28.923056190215753,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:55","end":"06:30","startHours":28.923056190215753,"endHours":30.49525411448366,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:30","end":"07:30","startHours":6.49525411448366,"endHours":7.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:30","end":"08:30","startHours":7.49525411448366,"endHours":8.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:30","end":"09:30","startHours":8.49525411448366,"endHours":9.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:30","end":"10:30","startHours":9.49525411448366,"endHours":10.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:30","end":"11:30","startHours":10.49525411448366,"endHours":11.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:30","end":"12:30","startHours":11.49525411448366,"endHours":12.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:30","end":"13:30","startHours":12.49525411448366,"endHours":13.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:30","end":"14:30","startHours":13.49525411448366,"endHours":14.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:30","end":"15:30","startHours":14.49525411448366,"endHours":15.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:30","end":"16:30","startHours":15.49525411448366,"endHours":16.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:30","end":"17:30","startHours":16.49525411448366,"endHours":17.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:30","end":"18:30","startHours":17.49525411448366,"endHours":18.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:30","end":"19:30","startHours":18.49525411448366,"endHours":19.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:30","end":"20:30","startHours":19.49525411448366,"endHours":20.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:30","end":"21:30","startHours":20.49525411448366,"endHours":21.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:30","end":"22:30","startHours":21.49525411448366,"endHours":22.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:30","end":"23:30","startHours":22.49525411448366,"endHours":23.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:30","end":"00:30","startHours":23.49525411448366,"endHours":24.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:30","end":"01:30","startHours":24.49525411448366,"endHours":25.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:30","end":"02:30","startHours":25.49525411448366,"endHours":26.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:30","end":"03:30","startHours":26.49525411448366,"endHours":27.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:30","end":"04:30","startHours":27.49525411448366,"endHours":28.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:30","end":"05:30","startHours":28.49525411448366,"endHours":29.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:30","end":"06:30","startHours":29.49525411448366,"endHours":30.49525411448366,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","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":-10.99543052839849,"eotMinutes":-14.28334504472219,"ayanamsa":24.1064}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Pañcamī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"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":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — 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 February 20, 2018 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 20, 2018 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:30, sūryāsta 17:55.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-02-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-02-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-02-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-02-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-02-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:55:38.071Z","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":"2026-05-14T14:55:38.071Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:55:38.071Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}