{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2159-10-17:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-10-17","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2159-10-17","date_display":"October 17, 2159 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":2159,"month":10,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509907.770833,"kali_year":5261,"ahargana":1921442.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":176.2637,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":243.137,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":66.8733,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.8733},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1,"moon_longitude":243.137,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.137},"yoga":{"number":5,"name":"Śobhana","sum_longitude":59.4006},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"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":2159,"month":10,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509907.770833,"ahargana":1921442.2708,"kali_year":5261,"ayanamsa_lahiri":26.0852,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":177.386523,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":242.01752299999998,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.7501},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":267.63542299999995,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":167.58712300000002,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":176.66572299999996,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":131.78482299999996,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":182.81062299999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":252.7419,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":72.7419,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","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":2159,"month":10,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509907.770833,"kali_year":5261,"ahargana":1921442.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":176.2637,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":243.137,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":6,"name":"Ṣaṣṭhī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī","elongation_degrees":66.8733,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.8733},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1,"moon_longitude":243.137,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.137},"yoga":{"number":5,"name":"Śobhana","sum_longitude":59.4006},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":11,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.75,"elongation":66.873},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.75,"opposition_distance":113.127}},"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":"05:57","sunsetLocal":"17:29","solarNoonLocal":"11:43","dayLengthHours":11.544326932038409,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs","moonriseLocal":"10:46","moonsetLocal":"21:17","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:43","end":"13:09","startHours":11.714616340632869,"endHours":13.157657207137671,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:23","end":"08:50","startHours":7.3854937411184665,"endHours":8.828534607623268,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:16","end":"11:43","startHours":10.271575474128069,"endHours":11.714616340632869,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:38","end":"09:01","startHours":8.63612915875596,"endHours":9.020940056490574,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:25","end":"06:44","startHours":6.423466496781932,"endHours":6.731315214969623,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:20","end":"12:06","startHours":11.329805442898255,"endHours":12.099427238367483,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:24","end":"05:10","startHours":4.403209283675211,"endHours":5.172831079144438,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:59","end":"05:57","startHours":4.980425630277131,"endHours":5.942452874613665,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:38","end":"14:24","startHours":13.638670829305937,"endHours":14.408292624775164,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:17","end":"17:41","startHours":17.286779806652074,"endHours":17.686779806652073,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:29","end":"17:58","startHours":17.486779806652073,"endHours":17.96779342882034,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:14","end":"18:59","startHours":17.236779806652073,"endHours":18.986779806652073,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:20","end":"00:06","startHours":23.329805442898255,"endHours":24.099427238367483,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:57","end":"07:23","startHours":5.942452874613665,"endHours":7.3854937411184665,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:23","end":"08:50","startHours":7.3854937411184665,"endHours":8.828534607623268,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:50","end":"10:16","startHours":8.828534607623268,"endHours":10.271575474128069,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:16","end":"11:43","startHours":10.271575474128069,"endHours":11.714616340632869,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:43","end":"13:09","startHours":11.714616340632869,"endHours":13.157657207137671,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:09","end":"14:36","startHours":13.157657207137671,"endHours":14.600698073642473,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"14:36","end":"16:03","startHours":14.600698073642473,"endHours":16.04373894014727,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:03","end":"17:29","startHours":16.04373894014727,"endHours":17.486779806652073,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"17:29","end":"19:03","startHours":17.486779806652073,"endHours":19.04373894014727,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:03","end":"20:36","startHours":19.04373894014727,"endHours":20.60069807364247,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"20:36","end":"22:09","startHours":20.60069807364247,"endHours":22.15765720713767,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:09","end":"23:43","startHours":22.15765720713767,"endHours":23.71461634063287,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:43","end":"01:16","startHours":23.71461634063287,"endHours":25.271575474128067,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:16","end":"02:50","startHours":25.271575474128067,"endHours":26.82853460762327,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:50","end":"04:23","startHours":26.82853460762327,"endHours":28.385493741118466,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"04:23","end":"05:57","startHours":28.385493741118466,"endHours":29.942452874613664,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:57","end":"06:57","startHours":5.942452874613665,"endHours":6.942452874613665,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:57","end":"07:57","startHours":6.942452874613665,"endHours":7.942452874613665,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:57","end":"08:57","startHours":7.942452874613665,"endHours":8.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:57","end":"09:57","startHours":8.942452874613664,"endHours":9.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:57","end":"10:57","startHours":9.942452874613664,"endHours":10.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:57","end":"11:57","startHours":10.942452874613664,"endHours":11.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:57","end":"12:57","startHours":11.942452874613664,"endHours":12.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:57","end":"13:57","startHours":12.942452874613664,"endHours":13.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:57","end":"14:57","startHours":13.942452874613664,"endHours":14.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:57","end":"15:57","startHours":14.942452874613664,"endHours":15.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:57","end":"16:57","startHours":15.942452874613664,"endHours":16.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:57","end":"17:57","startHours":16.942452874613664,"endHours":17.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:57","end":"18:57","startHours":17.942452874613664,"endHours":18.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:57","end":"19:57","startHours":18.942452874613664,"endHours":19.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:57","end":"20:57","startHours":19.942452874613664,"endHours":20.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:57","end":"21:57","startHours":20.942452874613664,"endHours":21.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:57","end":"22:57","startHours":21.942452874613664,"endHours":22.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:57","end":"23:57","startHours":22.942452874613664,"endHours":23.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:57","end":"00:57","startHours":23.942452874613664,"endHours":24.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:57","end":"01:57","startHours":24.942452874613664,"endHours":25.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:57","end":"02:57","startHours":25.942452874613664,"endHours":26.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:57","end":"03:57","startHours":26.942452874613664,"endHours":27.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:57","end":"04:57","startHours":27.942452874613664,"endHours":28.942452874613664,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:57","end":"05:57","startHours":28.942452874613664,"endHours":29.942452874613664,"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"},"tropicalRitu":"Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-9.114933377686858,"eotMinutes":15.227419562027912,"ayanamsa":26.0852}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2216,"vikram_samvatsara":"Aṅgirasa","saka_samvat":2081,"saka_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","bengali_samvat":1566,"malayalam_era":1335,"nanakshahi_year":690,"lunar_month":"Āśvina","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_amanta":"Āśvina","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)","ritu":"Śarad (Autumn)","display_summary":"Āśvina Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī · Vikram 2216 Aṅgirasa · Śaka 2081 Siddhārthī"},"festivals":[],"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 October 17, 2159 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"October 17, 2159 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī, sūryodaya 05:57, sūryāsta 17:29.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-10-17","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-10-17","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-10-17","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-10-17","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-10-17"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-02T00:42:44.173Z","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":"2026-06-02T00:42:44.173Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-02T00:42:44.173Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}