{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:1978-03-19:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-03-19","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1978-03-19","date_display":"March 19, 1978 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":1978,"month":3,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443586.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855121.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":334.7653,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":88.8342,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":114.0689,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.0689},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3,"moon_longitude":88.8342,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.8342},"yoga":{"number":5,"name":"Śobhana","sum_longitude":63.5995},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":19,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":1978,"month":3,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443586.770833,"ahargana":1855121.2708,"kali_year":5079,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5486,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":334.53627299999994,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":89.317473,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":90.63777300000004,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":351.824773,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":63.44397300000003,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":348.407973,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":121.242973,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":166.7476,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":346.7476,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","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":1978,"month":3,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443586.770833,"kali_year":5079,"ahargana":1855121.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":334.7653,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":88.8342,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":10,"name":"Daśamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Daśamī","elongation_degrees":114.0689,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.0689},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":3,"moon_longitude":88.8342,"elapsed_within_degrees":8.8342},"yoga":{"number":5,"name":"Śobhana","sum_longitude":63.5995},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":19,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.4,"elongation":114.069},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.4,"opposition_distance":65.931}},"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":"06:04","sunsetLocal":"18:09","solarNoonLocal":"12:07","dayLengthHours":12.074834529507854,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:00","moonsetLocal":"02:31","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:38","end":"18:09","startHours":16.637472038225837,"endHours":18.14682635441432,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"12:07","end":"13:37","startHours":12.109409089660392,"endHours":13.618763405848874,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"15:08","end":"16:38","startHours":15.128117722037356,"endHours":16.637472038225837,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:53","end":"09:18","startHours":8.889453215124963,"endHours":9.291947699441891,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:35","end":"06:54","startHours":6.5751099303026255,"endHours":6.897105517756168,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:42","end":"12:31","startHours":11.706914605343464,"endHours":12.511903573977321,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:28","end":"05:16","startHours":4.462013887638751,"endHours":5.267002856272608,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:04","end":"06:04","startHours":5.065755614114144,"endHours":6.071991824906465,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:07","end":"14:56","startHours":14.121881511245036,"endHours":14.926870479878893,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:57","end":"18:21","startHours":17.94682635441432,"endHours":18.34682635441432,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:09","end":"18:39","startHours":18.14682635441432,"endHours":18.64994445981048,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:54","end":"19:39","startHours":17.89682635441432,"endHours":19.64682635441432,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:42","end":"00:31","startHours":23.706914605343464,"endHours":24.51190357397732,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:04","end":"07:35","startHours":6.071991824906465,"endHours":7.581346141094946,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:35","end":"09:05","startHours":7.581346141094946,"endHours":9.090700457283429,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:05","end":"10:36","startHours":9.090700457283429,"endHours":10.60005477347191,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:36","end":"12:07","startHours":10.60005477347191,"endHours":12.109409089660392,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"12:07","end":"13:37","startHours":12.109409089660392,"endHours":13.618763405848874,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:37","end":"15:08","startHours":13.618763405848874,"endHours":15.128117722037356,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"15:08","end":"16:38","startHours":15.128117722037356,"endHours":16.637472038225837,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:38","end":"18:09","startHours":16.637472038225837,"endHours":18.14682635441432,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:09","end":"19:38","startHours":18.14682635441432,"endHours":19.637472038225837,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:38","end":"21:08","startHours":19.637472038225837,"endHours":21.128117722037356,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"21:08","end":"22:37","startHours":21.128117722037356,"endHours":22.618763405848874,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:37","end":"00:07","startHours":22.618763405848874,"endHours":24.109409089660392,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"00:07","end":"01:36","startHours":24.109409089660392,"endHours":25.60005477347191,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:36","end":"03:05","startHours":25.60005477347191,"endHours":27.09070045728343,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:05","end":"04:35","startHours":27.09070045728343,"endHours":28.581346141094947,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:35","end":"06:04","startHours":28.581346141094947,"endHours":30.071991824906465,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:04","end":"07:04","startHours":6.071991824906465,"endHours":7.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:04","end":"08:04","startHours":7.071991824906465,"endHours":8.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:04","end":"09:04","startHours":8.071991824906465,"endHours":9.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:04","end":"10:04","startHours":9.071991824906465,"endHours":10.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:04","end":"11:04","startHours":10.071991824906465,"endHours":11.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:04","end":"12:04","startHours":11.071991824906465,"endHours":12.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:04","end":"13:04","startHours":12.071991824906465,"endHours":13.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:04","end":"14:04","startHours":13.071991824906465,"endHours":14.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:04","end":"15:04","startHours":14.071991824906465,"endHours":15.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:04","end":"16:04","startHours":15.071991824906465,"endHours":16.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:04","end":"17:04","startHours":16.071991824906465,"endHours":17.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:04","end":"18:04","startHours":17.071991824906465,"endHours":18.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:04","end":"19:04","startHours":18.071991824906465,"endHours":19.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:04","end":"20:04","startHours":19.071991824906465,"endHours":20.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:04","end":"21:04","startHours":20.071991824906465,"endHours":21.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:04","end":"22:04","startHours":21.071991824906465,"endHours":22.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:04","end":"23:04","startHours":22.071991824906465,"endHours":23.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:04","end":"00:04","startHours":23.071991824906465,"endHours":24.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:04","end":"01:04","startHours":24.071991824906465,"endHours":25.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:04","end":"02:04","startHours":25.071991824906465,"endHours":26.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:04","end":"03:04","startHours":26.071991824906465,"endHours":27.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:04","end":"04:04","startHours":27.071991824906465,"endHours":28.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:04","end":"05:04","startHours":28.071991824906465,"endHours":29.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:04","end":"06:04","startHours":29.071991824906465,"endHours":30.071991824906465,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"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":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-0.7615887733103954,"eotMinutes":-8.460145379623526,"ayanamsa":23.5486}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2035,"vikram_samvatsara":"Prajāpati","saka_samvat":1900,"saka_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","bengali_samvat":1385,"malayalam_era":1154,"nanakshahi_year":509,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Daśamī · Vikram 2035 Prajāpati · Śaka 1900 Kālayukta"},"festivals":[{"id":"mina-sankranti","name":"Mīna Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"मीन सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Mīna"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — 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 March 19, 1978 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"March 19, 1978 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Daśamī, sūryodaya 06:04, sūryāsta 18:09.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-03-19","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-03-19","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-03-19","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-03-19","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/1978-03-19"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:52:15.275Z","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":"2026-05-14T14:52:15.275Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:52:15.275Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}