{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2031-08-26:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2031-08-26","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2031-08-26","date_display":"August 26, 2031 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2031,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2463104.770833,"kali_year":5133,"ahargana":1874639.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":127.6101,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":223.9744,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":9,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Navamī","elongation_degrees":96.3643,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.3643},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":223.9744,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.6411},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":351.5845},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":16,"name":"Bālava"},"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":2031,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2463104.770833,"ahargana":1874639.2708,"kali_year":5133,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2951,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":128.34764199999995,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":221.75034200000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.8874},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":215.66554199999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":110.53594199999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":234.96944199999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":106.02554200000003,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":57.128242,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":212.59,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":32.59,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2031,"month":8,"day":26,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2463104.770833,"kali_year":5133,"ahargana":1874639.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":127.6101,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":223.9744,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":9,"name":"Navamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Navamī","elongation_degrees":96.3643,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.3643},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":223.9744,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.6411},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":351.5845},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":16,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.887,"elongation":96.364},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.887,"opposition_distance":83.636}},"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":"05:36","sunsetLocal":"18:23","solarNoonLocal":"12:00","dayLengthHours":12.79828255118538,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs","moonriseLocal":"12:53","moonsetLocal":"23:33","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:11","end":"16:47","startHours":15.191569306653289,"endHours":16.79135462555146,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:48","end":"10:24","startHours":8.792428031060599,"endHours":10.39221334995877,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:00","end":"13:36","startHours":11.991998668856944,"endHours":13.591783987755115,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:35","end":"09:00","startHours":8.579123321874174,"endHours":9.005732740247021,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:08","end":"06:28","startHours":6.1261191662303105,"endHours":6.467406700928588,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:34","end":"12:25","startHours":11.565389250484097,"endHours":12.41860808722979,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:53","end":"04:44","startHours":3.886419719772869,"endHours":4.73963855651856,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:32","end":"05:36","startHours":4.526333847332138,"endHours":5.592857393264253,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:08","end":"14:59","startHours":14.125045760721171,"endHours":14.978264597466863,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:11","end":"18:35","startHours":18.191139944449635,"endHours":18.591139944449633,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:23","end":"18:55","startHours":18.391139944449634,"endHours":18.92440171741569,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:08","end":"19:53","startHours":18.141139944449634,"endHours":19.891139944449634,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:34","end":"00:25","startHours":23.5653892504841,"endHours":24.41860808722979,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:36","end":"07:12","startHours":5.592857393264253,"endHours":7.192642712162425,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:12","end":"08:48","startHours":7.192642712162425,"endHours":8.792428031060599,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:48","end":"10:24","startHours":8.792428031060599,"endHours":10.39221334995877,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:24","end":"12:00","startHours":10.39221334995877,"endHours":11.991998668856944,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:00","end":"13:36","startHours":11.991998668856944,"endHours":13.591783987755115,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:36","end":"15:11","startHours":13.591783987755115,"endHours":15.191569306653289,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:11","end":"16:47","startHours":15.191569306653289,"endHours":16.79135462555146,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:47","end":"18:23","startHours":16.79135462555146,"endHours":18.391139944449634,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:23","end":"19:47","startHours":18.391139944449634,"endHours":19.791354625551463,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:47","end":"21:11","startHours":19.791354625551463,"endHours":21.19156930665329,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:11","end":"22:36","startHours":21.19156930665329,"endHours":22.591783987755115,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:36","end":"00:00","startHours":22.591783987755115,"endHours":23.991998668856944,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:00","end":"01:24","startHours":23.991998668856944,"endHours":25.392213349958773,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:24","end":"02:48","startHours":25.392213349958773,"endHours":26.7924280310606,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:48","end":"04:12","startHours":26.7924280310606,"endHours":28.192642712162424,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:12","end":"05:36","startHours":28.192642712162424,"endHours":29.592857393264254,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:36","end":"06:36","startHours":5.592857393264253,"endHours":6.592857393264253,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:36","end":"07:36","startHours":6.592857393264253,"endHours":7.592857393264253,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:36","end":"08:36","startHours":7.592857393264253,"endHours":8.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:36","end":"09:36","startHours":8.592857393264254,"endHours":9.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:36","end":"10:36","startHours":9.592857393264254,"endHours":10.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:36","end":"11:36","startHours":10.592857393264254,"endHours":11.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:36","end":"12:36","startHours":11.592857393264254,"endHours":12.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:36","end":"13:36","startHours":12.592857393264254,"endHours":13.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:36","end":"14:36","startHours":13.592857393264254,"endHours":14.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:36","end":"15:36","startHours":14.592857393264254,"endHours":15.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:36","end":"16:36","startHours":15.592857393264254,"endHours":16.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:36","end":"17:36","startHours":16.592857393264254,"endHours":17.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:36","end":"18:36","startHours":17.592857393264254,"endHours":18.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:36","end":"19:36","startHours":18.592857393264254,"endHours":19.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:36","end":"20:36","startHours":19.592857393264254,"endHours":20.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:36","end":"21:36","startHours":20.592857393264254,"endHours":21.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:36","end":"22:36","startHours":21.592857393264254,"endHours":22.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:36","end":"23:36","startHours":22.592857393264254,"endHours":23.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:36","end":"00:36","startHours":23.592857393264254,"endHours":24.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:36","end":"01:36","startHours":24.592857393264254,"endHours":25.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:36","end":"02:36","startHours":25.592857393264254,"endHours":26.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:36","end":"03:36","startHours":26.592857393264254,"endHours":27.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:36","end":"04:36","startHours":27.592857393264254,"endHours":28.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:36","end":"05:36","startHours":28.592857393264254,"endHours":29.592857393264254,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Rākṣasa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":10.531316618323954,"eotMinutes":-1.4155201314165708,"ayanamsa":24.2951}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2088,"vikram_samvatsara":"Raktākṣī","saka_samvat":1953,"saka_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","bengali_samvat":1438,"malayalam_era":1207,"nanakshahi_year":562,"lunar_month":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Bhādrapada (Adhika) Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_amanta":"Bhādrapada","lunar_month_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":true,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":true,"solar_month":"Siṃha (Āvaṇi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Bhādrapada (Adhika) Śukla Navamī · Vikram 2088 Raktākṣī · Śaka 1953 Virodhakṛt"},"festivals":[],"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 August 26, 2031 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"August 26, 2031 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Navamī, sūryodaya 05:36, sūryāsta 18:23.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2031-08-26","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2031-08-26","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2031-08-26","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2031-08-26","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2031-08-26"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-24T06:12:44.753Z","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":"2026-08-24T06:12:44.753Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-24T06:12:44.753Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}