{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2015-01-19:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-01-19","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2015-01-19","date_display":"January 19, 2015 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":2015,"month":1,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457041.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868576.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":274.4433,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.3836,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":338.9404,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.9404},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":253.3836,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.0503},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":167.8269},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":2015,"month":1,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457041.770833,"ahargana":1868576.2708,"kali_year":5116,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0632,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":274.561193,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.788093,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.4252},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":310.85589300000004,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":292.246093,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":115.17109299999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":295.0291930000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":218.22389299999998,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.837,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.837,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"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":2015,"month":1,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457041.770833,"kali_year":5116,"ahargana":1868576.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":274.4433,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.3836,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":338.9404,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.9404},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":253.3836,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.0503},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":167.8269},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.425,"elongation":21.06},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.425,"opposition_distance":158.94}},"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":"06:45","sunsetLocal":"17:32","solarNoonLocal":"12:09","dayLengthHours":10.779475796855642,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 46 Mins 46 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 13 Mins 14 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:30","moonsetLocal":"16:02","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:06","end":"09:27","startHours":8.103804141742806,"endHours":9.451238616349762,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:48","end":"12:09","startHours":10.798673090956717,"endHours":12.146107565563671,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:30","end":"14:50","startHours":13.493542040170627,"endHours":14.840976514777584,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:16","end":"09:38","startHours":9.271580686402167,"endHours":9.630896546297356,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:12","end":"07:30","startHours":7.205514492004836,"endHours":7.492967179920987,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:47","end":"12:30","startHours":11.786791705668483,"endHours":12.50542342545886,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:19","end":"06:02","startHours":5.319106227555098,"endHours":6.037737947345475,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:51","end":"06:45","startHours":5.858080017397881,"endHours":6.756369667135851,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:57","end":"14:40","startHours":13.942686865039612,"endHours":14.661318584829989,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:20","end":"17:44","startHours":17.335845463991493,"endHours":17.73584546399149,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:32","end":"17:59","startHours":17.535845463991492,"endHours":17.984990288860477,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:17","end":"19:02","startHours":17.285845463991492,"endHours":19.035845463991492,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:47","end":"00:30","startHours":23.786791705668485,"endHours":24.505423425458858,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:45","end":"08:06","startHours":6.756369667135851,"endHours":8.103804141742806,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:06","end":"09:27","startHours":8.103804141742806,"endHours":9.451238616349762,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:27","end":"10:48","startHours":9.451238616349762,"endHours":10.798673090956717,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:48","end":"12:09","startHours":10.798673090956717,"endHours":12.146107565563671,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:09","end":"13:30","startHours":12.146107565563671,"endHours":13.493542040170627,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:30","end":"14:50","startHours":13.493542040170627,"endHours":14.840976514777584,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:50","end":"16:11","startHours":14.840976514777584,"endHours":16.188410989384536,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:11","end":"17:32","startHours":16.188410989384536,"endHours":17.535845463991492,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:32","end":"19:11","startHours":17.535845463991492,"endHours":19.188410989384536,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:11","end":"20:50","startHours":19.188410989384536,"endHours":20.84097651477758,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:50","end":"22:30","startHours":20.84097651477758,"endHours":22.493542040170627,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:30","end":"00:09","startHours":22.493542040170627,"endHours":24.14610756556367,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:09","end":"01:48","startHours":24.14610756556367,"endHours":25.798673090956715,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:48","end":"03:27","startHours":25.798673090956715,"endHours":27.451238616349762,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:27","end":"05:06","startHours":27.451238616349762,"endHours":29.103804141742806,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"05:06","end":"06:45","startHours":29.103804141742806,"endHours":30.75636966713585,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:45","end":"07:45","startHours":6.756369667135851,"endHours":7.756369667135851,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:45","end":"08:45","startHours":7.756369667135851,"endHours":8.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:45","end":"09:45","startHours":8.75636966713585,"endHours":9.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:45","end":"10:45","startHours":9.75636966713585,"endHours":10.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:45","end":"11:45","startHours":10.75636966713585,"endHours":11.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:45","end":"12:45","startHours":11.75636966713585,"endHours":12.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:45","end":"13:45","startHours":12.75636966713585,"endHours":13.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:45","end":"14:45","startHours":13.75636966713585,"endHours":14.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:45","end":"15:45","startHours":14.75636966713585,"endHours":15.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:45","end":"16:45","startHours":15.75636966713585,"endHours":16.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:45","end":"17:45","startHours":16.75636966713585,"endHours":17.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:45","end":"18:45","startHours":17.75636966713585,"endHours":18.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:45","end":"19:45","startHours":18.75636966713585,"endHours":19.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:45","end":"20:45","startHours":19.75636966713585,"endHours":20.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:45","end":"21:45","startHours":20.75636966713585,"endHours":21.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:45","end":"22:45","startHours":21.75636966713585,"endHours":22.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:45","end":"23:45","startHours":22.75636966713585,"endHours":23.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:45","end":"00:45","startHours":23.75636966713585,"endHours":24.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:45","end":"01:45","startHours":24.75636966713585,"endHours":25.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:45","end":"02:45","startHours":25.75636966713585,"endHours":26.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:45","end":"03:45","startHours":26.75636966713585,"endHours":27.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:45","end":"04:45","startHours":27.75636966713585,"endHours":28.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:45","end":"05:45","startHours":28.75636966713585,"endHours":29.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:45","end":"06:45","startHours":29.75636966713585,"endHours":30.75636966713585,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mātaṇga","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-20.43357572477726,"eotMinutes":-10.662053933820344,"ayanamsa":24.0632}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2072,"vikram_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","saka_samvat":1937,"saka_samvatsara":"Manmatha","bengali_samvat":1422,"malayalam_era":1191,"nanakshahi_year":546,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2072 Kīlaka · Śaka 1937 Manmatha"},"festivals":[{"id":"makara-sankranti","name":"Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)","name_sanskrit":"मकर सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Mahābhārata Bhīṣma-Stuti","Sūrya-Siddhānta"]},{"id":"pongal","name":"Pongal / Thai Pongal","name_sanskrit":"पोङ्गल","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Tamil 4-day harvest festival; coincides with Makara Saṅkrānti.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":2},{"id":"masika-shivaratri","name":"Māsika Śivarātri","name_sanskrit":"मासिक शिवरात्रि","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Monthly Śiva observance.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":29,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — 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 19, 2015 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 19, 2015 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:45, sūryāsta 17:32.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-01-19","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-01-19","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-01-19","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-01-19","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2015-01-19"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T16:58:57.241Z","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":"2026-05-14T16:58:57.241Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T16:58:57.241Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}