{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2018-10-03:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-10-03","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-10-03","date_display":"October 3, 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":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458394.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869929.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":164.8848,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":84.8768,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":279.9919,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.9919},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2,"moon_longitude":84.8768,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.8768},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":249.7616},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":46,"name":"Taitila"},"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":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458394.770833,"ahargana":1869929.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.115,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":165.67549899999995,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":83.94139899999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.3348},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":282.37479899999994,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":174.35679900000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":208.269899,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":196.46269899999993,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":248.88939900000003,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":102.1485,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":282.1485,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","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":10,"day":3,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458394.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1869929.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":164.8848,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":84.8768,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":24,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Navamī","elongation_degrees":279.9919,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.9919},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2,"moon_longitude":84.8768,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.8768},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":249.7616},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":46,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.335,"elongation":80.008},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.335,"opposition_distance":99.992}},"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":"05:50","sunsetLocal":"17:43","solarNoonLocal":"11:46","dayLengthHours":11.87815324188551,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 52 Mins 41 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 07 Mins 19 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:32","moonsetLocal":"13:07","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:46","end":"13:15","startHours":11.77183451530741,"endHours":13.256603670543099,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:19","end":"08:48","startHours":7.3175270496003435,"endHours":8.802296204836033,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:17","end":"11:46","startHours":10.28706536007172,"endHours":11.77183451530741,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:36","end":"09:00","startHours":8.60432698413794,"endHours":9.000265425534124,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:20","end":"06:39","startHours":6.327680946109884,"endHours":6.644431699226831,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:23","end":"12:10","startHours":11.375896073911226,"endHours":12.167772956703592,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:15","end":"05:02","startHours":4.249004128779919,"endHours":5.040881011572287,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:51","end":"05:50","startHours":4.842911790874195,"endHours":5.832757894364654,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:45","end":"14:33","startHours":13.751526722288329,"endHours":14.543403605080696,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:31","end":"17:55","startHours":17.510911136250165,"endHours":17.910911136250164,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:43","end":"18:12","startHours":17.710911136250164,"endHours":18.205834187995393,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:28","end":"19:13","startHours":17.460911136250164,"endHours":19.210911136250164,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:23","end":"00:10","startHours":23.37589607391123,"endHours":24.167772956703594,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:50","end":"07:19","startHours":5.832757894364654,"endHours":7.3175270496003435,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:19","end":"08:48","startHours":7.3175270496003435,"endHours":8.802296204836033,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:48","end":"10:17","startHours":8.802296204836033,"endHours":10.28706536007172,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:17","end":"11:46","startHours":10.28706536007172,"endHours":11.77183451530741,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:46","end":"13:15","startHours":11.77183451530741,"endHours":13.256603670543099,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:15","end":"14:44","startHours":13.256603670543099,"endHours":14.741372825778786,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:44","end":"16:14","startHours":14.741372825778786,"endHours":16.226141981014475,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:14","end":"17:43","startHours":16.226141981014475,"endHours":17.710911136250164,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:43","end":"19:14","startHours":17.710911136250164,"endHours":19.226141981014475,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:14","end":"20:44","startHours":19.226141981014475,"endHours":20.741372825778786,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:44","end":"22:15","startHours":20.741372825778786,"endHours":22.2566036705431,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:15","end":"23:46","startHours":22.2566036705431,"endHours":23.77183451530741,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:46","end":"01:17","startHours":23.77183451530741,"endHours":25.287065360071722,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:17","end":"02:48","startHours":25.287065360071722,"endHours":26.802296204836033,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:48","end":"04:19","startHours":26.802296204836033,"endHours":28.317527049600344,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:19","end":"05:50","startHours":28.317527049600344,"endHours":29.832757894364654,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:50","end":"06:50","startHours":5.832757894364654,"endHours":6.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:50","end":"07:50","startHours":6.832757894364654,"endHours":7.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:50","end":"08:50","startHours":7.832757894364654,"endHours":8.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:50","end":"09:50","startHours":8.832757894364654,"endHours":9.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:50","end":"10:50","startHours":9.832757894364654,"endHours":10.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:50","end":"11:50","startHours":10.832757894364654,"endHours":11.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:50","end":"12:50","startHours":11.832757894364654,"endHours":12.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:50","end":"13:50","startHours":12.832757894364654,"endHours":13.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:50","end":"14:50","startHours":13.832757894364654,"endHours":14.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:50","end":"15:50","startHours":14.832757894364654,"endHours":15.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:50","end":"16:50","startHours":15.832757894364654,"endHours":16.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:50","end":"17:50","startHours":16.832757894364654,"endHours":17.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:50","end":"18:50","startHours":17.832757894364654,"endHours":18.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:50","end":"19:50","startHours":18.832757894364654,"endHours":19.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:50","end":"20:50","startHours":19.832757894364654,"endHours":20.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:50","end":"21:50","startHours":20.832757894364654,"endHours":21.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:50","end":"22:50","startHours":21.832757894364654,"endHours":22.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:50","end":"23:50","startHours":22.832757894364654,"endHours":23.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:50","end":"00:50","startHours":23.832757894364654,"endHours":24.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:50","end":"01:50","startHours":24.832757894364654,"endHours":25.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:50","end":"02:50","startHours":25.832757894364654,"endHours":26.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:50","end":"03:50","startHours":26.832757894364654,"endHours":27.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:50","end":"04:50","startHours":27.832757894364654,"endHours":28.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:50","end":"05:50","startHours":28.832757894364654,"endHours":29.832757894364654,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Siddhi","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-3.8780372477368195,"eotMinutes":11.794329081555436,"ayanamsa":24.115}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Navamī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"kanya-sankranti","name":"Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)","name_sanskrit":"कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Kanyā"},"precedence":4}],"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":[{"historical_date":"-1626101-04-03","event":"Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā","chart_id":"rama","shared_marker":"same Punarvasu","url":"/day/-1626101-04-03","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 October 3, 2018 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 3, 2018 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Navamī, sūryodaya 05:50, sūryāsta 17:43.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-10-03","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-10-03","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-10-03","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-10-03","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2018-10-03"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:38:54.028Z","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":"2026-05-14T14:38:54.028Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:38:54.028Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}