{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2159-12-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-12-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2159-12-08","date_display":"December 8, 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":12,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509959.770833,"kali_year":5261,"ahargana":1921494.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":228.7317,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":209.5781,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":340.8465,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.8465},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":209.5781,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.5781},"yoga":{"number":6,"name":"Atigaṇḍa","sum_longitude":78.3098},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"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":2159,"month":12,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509959.770833,"ahargana":1921494.2708,"kali_year":5261,"ayanamsa_lahiri":26.0871,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":229.58003699999995,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":210.22583699999996,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.9153},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":303.463937,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":230.04693700000007,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":187.57313699999997,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":193.66593699999999,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":188.83103700000004,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":249.9867,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":69.9867,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","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":2159,"month":12,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509959.770833,"kali_year":5261,"ahargana":1921494.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":228.7317,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":209.5781,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":340.8465,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.8465},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":209.5781,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.5781},"yoga":{"number":6,"name":"Atigaṇḍa","sum_longitude":78.3098},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.915,"elongation":19.154},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.915,"opposition_distance":160.846}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":17,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":0.227,"opposition_distance":0.032}]},"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":"06:32","sunsetLocal":"17:09","solarNoonLocal":"11:51","dayLengthHours":10.61636486481688,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 36 Mins 59 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 23 Mins 01 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:09","moonsetLocal":"15:58","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:12","end":"10:31","startHours":9.192678365356882,"endHours":10.51972397345899,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"13:10","end":"14:30","startHours":13.173815189663213,"endHours":14.500860797765322,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:32","end":"07:52","startHours":6.5385871491526615,"endHours":7.8656327572547715,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:01","end":"09:22","startHours":9.015738950943266,"endHours":9.369617779770497,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:59","end":"07:16","startHours":6.980935685186698,"endHours":7.264038748248481,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:30","end":"12:12","startHours":11.492890752733873,"endHours":12.20064841038833,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:07","end":"05:50","startHours":5.123071833843744,"endHours":5.830829491498203,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:39","end":"06:32","startHours":5.653890077084588,"endHours":6.5385871491526615,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:37","end":"14:19","startHours":13.616163725697248,"endHours":14.323921383351706,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:57","end":"17:21","startHours":16.954952013969542,"endHours":17.35495201396954,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:09","end":"17:36","startHours":17.15495201396954,"endHours":17.597300550003578,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:54","end":"18:39","startHours":16.90495201396954,"endHours":18.65495201396954,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:30","end":"00:12","startHours":23.49289075273387,"endHours":24.200648410388332,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:32","end":"07:52","startHours":6.5385871491526615,"endHours":7.8656327572547715,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:52","end":"09:12","startHours":7.8656327572547715,"endHours":9.192678365356882,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:12","end":"10:31","startHours":9.192678365356882,"endHours":10.51972397345899,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:31","end":"11:51","startHours":10.51972397345899,"endHours":11.846769581561102,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:51","end":"13:10","startHours":11.846769581561102,"endHours":13.173815189663213,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"13:10","end":"14:30","startHours":13.173815189663213,"endHours":14.500860797765322,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"14:30","end":"15:50","startHours":14.500860797765322,"endHours":15.82790640586743,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:50","end":"17:09","startHours":15.82790640586743,"endHours":17.15495201396954,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"17:09","end":"18:50","startHours":17.15495201396954,"endHours":18.82790640586743,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"18:50","end":"20:30","startHours":18.82790640586743,"endHours":20.50086079776532,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"20:30","end":"22:10","startHours":20.50086079776532,"endHours":22.173815189663213,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"22:10","end":"23:51","startHours":22.173815189663213,"endHours":23.8467695815611,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"23:51","end":"01:31","startHours":23.8467695815611,"endHours":25.51972397345899,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:31","end":"03:12","startHours":25.51972397345899,"endHours":27.192678365356883,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:12","end":"04:52","startHours":27.192678365356883,"endHours":28.865632757254772,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:52","end":"06:32","startHours":28.865632757254772,"endHours":30.53858714915266,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:32","end":"07:32","startHours":6.5385871491526615,"endHours":7.5385871491526615,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:32","end":"08:32","startHours":7.5385871491526615,"endHours":8.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:32","end":"09:32","startHours":8.538587149152661,"endHours":9.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:32","end":"10:32","startHours":9.538587149152661,"endHours":10.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:32","end":"11:32","startHours":10.538587149152661,"endHours":11.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:32","end":"12:32","startHours":11.538587149152661,"endHours":12.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:32","end":"13:32","startHours":12.538587149152661,"endHours":13.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:32","end":"14:32","startHours":13.538587149152661,"endHours":14.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:32","end":"15:32","startHours":14.538587149152661,"endHours":15.538587149152661,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:32","end":"16:32","startHours":15.538587149152661,"endHours":16.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:32","end":"17:32","startHours":16.53858714915266,"endHours":17.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:32","end":"18:32","startHours":17.53858714915266,"endHours":18.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:32","end":"19:32","startHours":18.53858714915266,"endHours":19.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:32","end":"20:32","startHours":19.53858714915266,"endHours":20.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:32","end":"21:32","startHours":20.53858714915266,"endHours":21.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:32","end":"22:32","startHours":21.53858714915266,"endHours":22.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:32","end":"23:32","startHours":22.53858714915266,"endHours":23.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:32","end":"00:32","startHours":23.53858714915266,"endHours":24.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:32","end":"01:32","startHours":24.53858714915266,"endHours":25.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:32","end":"02:32","startHours":25.53858714915266,"endHours":26.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:32","end":"03:32","startHours":26.53858714915266,"endHours":27.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:32","end":"04:32","startHours":27.53858714915266,"endHours":28.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:32","end":"05:32","startHours":28.53858714915266,"endHours":29.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:32","end":"06:32","startHours":29.53858714915266,"endHours":30.53858714915266,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"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","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Maitra","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-22.665631928170054,"eotMinutes":7.298225106333945,"ayanamsa":26.0871}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2216,"vikram_samvatsara":"Aṅgirasa","saka_samvat":2081,"saka_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","bengali_samvat":1566,"malayalam_era":1335,"nanakshahi_year":690,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Kārtika","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2216 Aṅgirasa · Śaka 2081 Siddhārthī"},"festivals":[{"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":"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":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-0562-04-11","event":"Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī","chart_id":"buddha","shared_marker":"same Viśākhā","url":"/day/-0562-04-11","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 December 8, 2159 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 8, 2159 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 06:32, sūryāsta 17:09.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-12-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-12-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-12-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-12-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2159-12-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T04:38:01.535Z","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":"2026-06-01T04:38:01.535Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T04:38:01.535Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}