{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2018-07-25:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-07-25","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-07-25","date_display":"July 25, 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":7,"day":25,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458324.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869859.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.4336,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":245.7452,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":148.3116,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.3116},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2,"moon_longitude":245.7452,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.7452},"yoga":{"number":26,"name":"Indra","sum_longitude":343.1788},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":24,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"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":7,"day":25,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458324.770833,"ahargana":1869859.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1123,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.970373,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":247.45877299999995,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.8975},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":280.3705729999999,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":119.12007299999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":199.42707300000006,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":142.047373,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":249.728973,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":105.8574,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":285.8574,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","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":2018,"month":7,"day":25,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458324.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869859.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":97.4336,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":245.7452,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":148.3116,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.3116},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2,"moon_longitude":245.7452,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.7452},"yoga":{"number":26,"name":"Indra","sum_longitude":343.1788},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":24,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.898,"elongation":148.312},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.898,"opposition_distance":31.688}},"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":"05:21","sunsetLocal":"18:47","solarNoonLocal":"12:04","dayLengthHours":13.432432893029283,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs","moonriseLocal":"16:47","moonsetLocal":"03:18","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"12:04","end":"13:45","startHours":12.071367518874172,"endHours":13.750421630502832,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:02","end":"08:43","startHours":7.03420518398819,"endHours":8.71325929561685,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:24","end":"12:04","startHours":10.39231340724551,"endHours":12.071367518874172,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:29","end":"08:56","startHours":8.489385414066362,"endHours":8.93713317716734,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:55","end":"06:16","startHours":5.91483577623575,"endHours":6.2730339867165315,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:37","end":"12:31","startHours":11.623619755773195,"endHours":12.519115281975147,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:34","end":"04:28","startHours":3.564160019955626,"endHours":4.4596555461575775,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:14","end":"05:21","startHours":4.2357816646070905,"endHours":5.35515107235953,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:19","end":"15:12","startHours":14.31010633437905,"endHours":15.205601860581002,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:35","end":"18:59","startHours":18.587583965388813,"endHours":18.98758396538881,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:47","end":"19:21","startHours":18.787583965388812,"endHours":19.34726866926503,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:32","end":"20:17","startHours":18.537583965388812,"endHours":20.287583965388812,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:37","end":"00:31","startHours":23.62361975577319,"endHours":24.519115281975147,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:21","end":"07:02","startHours":5.35515107235953,"endHours":7.03420518398819,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:02","end":"08:43","startHours":7.03420518398819,"endHours":8.71325929561685,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:43","end":"10:24","startHours":8.71325929561685,"endHours":10.39231340724551,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:24","end":"12:04","startHours":10.39231340724551,"endHours":12.071367518874172,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"12:04","end":"13:45","startHours":12.071367518874172,"endHours":13.750421630502832,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:45","end":"15:26","startHours":13.750421630502832,"endHours":15.42947574213149,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:26","end":"17:07","startHours":15.42947574213149,"endHours":17.108529853760153,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"17:07","end":"18:47","startHours":17.108529853760153,"endHours":18.787583965388812,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:47","end":"20:07","startHours":18.787583965388812,"endHours":20.108529853760153,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"20:07","end":"21:26","startHours":20.108529853760153,"endHours":21.42947574213149,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:26","end":"22:45","startHours":21.42947574213149,"endHours":22.75042163050283,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:45","end":"00:04","startHours":22.75042163050283,"endHours":24.07136751887417,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"00:04","end":"01:24","startHours":24.07136751887417,"endHours":25.39231340724551,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:24","end":"02:43","startHours":25.39231340724551,"endHours":26.71325929561685,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:43","end":"04:02","startHours":26.71325929561685,"endHours":28.034205183988192,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:02","end":"05:21","startHours":28.034205183988192,"endHours":29.35515107235953,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":5.35515107235953,"endHours":6.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.35515107235953,"endHours":7.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.35515107235953,"endHours":8.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.35515107235953,"endHours":9.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.35515107235953,"endHours":10.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.35515107235953,"endHours":11.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.35515107235953,"endHours":12.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.35515107235953,"endHours":13.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.35515107235953,"endHours":14.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.35515107235953,"endHours":15.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.35515107235953,"endHours":16.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.35515107235953,"endHours":17.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.35515107235953,"endHours":18.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.35515107235953,"endHours":19.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.35515107235953,"endHours":20.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.35515107235953,"endHours":21.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.35515107235953,"endHours":22.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.35515107235953,"endHours":23.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.35515107235953,"endHours":24.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.35515107235953,"endHours":25.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.35515107235953,"endHours":26.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.35515107235953,"endHours":27.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.35515107235953,"endHours":28.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.35515107235953,"endHours":29.35515107235953,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":19.69370312671555,"eotMinutes":-6.177651132450234,"ayanamsa":24.1123}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Śukla Trayodaśī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2},{"id":"pradosha-vrata","name":"Pradoṣa Vrata","name_sanskrit":"प्रदोष व्रत","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Twilight worship of Śiva on Trayodaśī.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":13},{"tithi_number":28}]},"precedence":7}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — 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 July 25, 2018 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 25, 2018 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 05:21, sūryāsta 18:47.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-07-25","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-07-25","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-07-25","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-07-25","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-07-25"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T12:06:41.641Z","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":"2026-05-14T12:06:41.641Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T12:06:41.641Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}