{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1998-01-24:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-01-24","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1998-01-24","date_display":"January 24, 1998 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":1998,"month":1,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450837.770833,"kali_year":5099,"ahargana":1862372.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":279.9792,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":227.1933,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":26,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":307.2141,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.2141},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":227.1933,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.5266},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":147.1725},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":51,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":1998,"month":1,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450837.770833,"ahargana":1862372.2708,"kali_year":5099,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.826,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":280.01493200000004,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":226.508732,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4803},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":305.1298320000001,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":261.7020319999999,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":303.4903320000001,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":267.85233199999993,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":351.013332,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":142.5547,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":322.5547,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","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":"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":1998,"month":1,"day":24,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2450837.770833,"kali_year":5099,"ahargana":1862372.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":279.9792,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":227.1933,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":26,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":307.2141,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":7.2141},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":227.1933,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.5266},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":147.1725},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":51,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.48,"elongation":52.786},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.48,"opposition_distance":127.214}},"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":"06:44","sunsetLocal":"17:36","solarNoonLocal":"12:10","dayLengthHours":10.861047236241951,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs","moonriseLocal":"03:17","moonsetLocal":"13:55","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:27","end":"10:49","startHours":9.454191604048258,"endHours":10.811822508578501,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:32","end":"14:53","startHours":13.52708431763899,"endHours":14.884715222169234,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:44","end":"08:06","startHours":6.73892979498777,"endHours":8.096560699518013,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:16","end":"09:38","startHours":9.273174150110892,"endHours":9.635209057985623,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:11","end":"07:29","startHours":7.191473429831184,"endHours":7.48110135613097,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:48","end":"12:32","startHours":11.807418505234013,"endHours":12.531488320983476,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:17","end":"06:01","startHours":5.290790163488843,"endHours":6.014859979238306,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:50","end":"06:44","startHours":5.83384252530094,"endHours":6.73892979498777,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:59","end":"14:42","startHours":13.979627952482403,"endHours":14.703697768231866,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:24","end":"17:48","startHours":17.39997703122972,"endHours":17.79997703122972,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:36","end":"18:03","startHours":17.59997703122972,"endHours":18.052520666073136,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:21","end":"19:06","startHours":17.34997703122972,"endHours":19.09997703122972,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:48","end":"00:32","startHours":23.80741850523401,"endHours":24.531488320983478,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:44","end":"08:06","startHours":6.73892979498777,"endHours":8.096560699518013,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"08:06","end":"09:27","startHours":8.096560699518013,"endHours":9.454191604048258,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:27","end":"10:49","startHours":9.454191604048258,"endHours":10.811822508578501,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:49","end":"12:10","startHours":10.811822508578501,"endHours":12.169453413108744,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:10","end":"13:32","startHours":12.169453413108744,"endHours":13.52708431763899,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:32","end":"14:53","startHours":13.52708431763899,"endHours":14.884715222169234,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:53","end":"16:15","startHours":14.884715222169234,"endHours":16.242346126699477,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"16:15","end":"17:36","startHours":16.242346126699477,"endHours":17.59997703122972,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:36","end":"19:15","startHours":17.59997703122972,"endHours":19.242346126699477,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"19:15","end":"20:53","startHours":19.242346126699477,"endHours":20.884715222169234,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:53","end":"22:32","startHours":20.884715222169234,"endHours":22.527084317638987,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:32","end":"00:10","startHours":22.527084317638987,"endHours":24.169453413108744,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:10","end":"01:49","startHours":24.169453413108744,"endHours":25.8118225085785,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:49","end":"03:27","startHours":25.8118225085785,"endHours":27.454191604048255,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:27","end":"05:06","startHours":27.454191604048255,"endHours":29.09656069951801,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"05:06","end":"06:44","startHours":29.09656069951801,"endHours":30.73892979498777,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:44","end":"07:44","startHours":6.73892979498777,"endHours":7.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:44","end":"08:44","startHours":7.73892979498777,"endHours":8.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:44","end":"09:44","startHours":8.738929794987769,"endHours":9.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:44","end":"10:44","startHours":9.738929794987769,"endHours":10.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:44","end":"11:44","startHours":10.738929794987769,"endHours":11.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:44","end":"12:44","startHours":11.738929794987769,"endHours":12.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:44","end":"13:44","startHours":12.738929794987769,"endHours":13.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:44","end":"14:44","startHours":13.738929794987769,"endHours":14.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:44","end":"15:44","startHours":14.738929794987769,"endHours":15.738929794987769,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:44","end":"16:44","startHours":15.738929794987769,"endHours":16.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:44","end":"17:44","startHours":16.73892979498777,"endHours":17.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:44","end":"18:44","startHours":17.73892979498777,"endHours":18.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:44","end":"19:44","startHours":18.73892979498777,"endHours":19.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:44","end":"20:44","startHours":19.73892979498777,"endHours":20.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:44","end":"21:44","startHours":20.73892979498777,"endHours":21.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:44","end":"22:44","startHours":21.73892979498777,"endHours":22.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:44","end":"23:44","startHours":22.73892979498777,"endHours":23.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:44","end":"00:44","startHours":23.73892979498777,"endHours":24.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:44","end":"01:44","startHours":24.73892979498777,"endHours":25.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:44","end":"02:44","startHours":25.73892979498777,"endHours":26.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:44","end":"03:44","startHours":26.73892979498777,"endHours":27.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:44","end":"04:44","startHours":27.73892979498777,"endHours":28.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:44","end":"05:44","startHours":28.73892979498777,"endHours":29.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:44","end":"06:44","startHours":29.73892979498777,"endHours":30.73892979498777,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Padma","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-19.29010228707628,"eotMinutes":-12.062804786524666,"ayanamsa":23.826}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2055,"vikram_samvatsara":"Khara","saka_samvat":1920,"saka_samvatsara":"Bahudhānya","bengali_samvat":1405,"malayalam_era":1174,"nanakshahi_year":529,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Māgha","lunar_month_amanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī · Vikram 2055 Khara · Śaka 1920 Bahudhānya"},"festivals":[{"id":"shattila-ekadashi","name":"Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"षट्तिला एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Six uses of tila (sesame) on this Ekādaśī confer mokṣa.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":26,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Māgha"},"precedence":4},{"id":"ekadashi","name":"Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Sacred to Bhagavān Viṣṇu; vrata for purification.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":11},{"tithi_number":26}]},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Dedicated festival walk for Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī · Ekādaśī is not live yet; Śanivāra (Saturday) — 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 January 24, 1998 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 24, 1998 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 06:44, sūryāsta 17:36.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-01-24","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-01-24","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-01-24","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-01-24","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1998-01-24"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T15:31:39.225Z","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":"2026-09-11T15:31:39.225Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-11T15:31:39.225Z","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"}}}