{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:1978-12-19:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/1978-12-19","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"1978-12-19","date_display":"December 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":12,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443861.770833,"kali_year":5080,"ahargana":1855396.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":242.913,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":116.0636,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":233.1506,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.1506},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":116.0636,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.3969},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":358.9766},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":38,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"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":12,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443861.770833,"ahargana":1855396.2708,"kali_year":5080,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.5591,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":243.21376599999996,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":112.93796600000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.6504},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":251.51036599999998,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":222.83806600000003,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":104.306466,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":201.27626599999996,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":140.224966,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":152.1768,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":332.1768,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"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":12,"day":19,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2443861.770833,"kali_year":5080,"ahargana":1855396.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":242.913,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":116.0636,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":233.1506,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.1506},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","pada":3,"moon_longitude":116.0636,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.3969},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":358.9766},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":38,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.65,"elongation":126.849},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.65,"opposition_distance":53.151}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"vrindavan","name":"Vṛndāvana","lat":27.565,"lon":77.6593,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"vrindavan","name":"Vṛndāvana","lat":27.565,"lon":77.6593,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"07:05","sunsetLocal":"17:29","solarNoonLocal":"12:17","dayLengthHours":10.39935948235459,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs","moonriseLocal":"20:59","moonsetLocal":"10:13","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:53","end":"16:11","startHours":14.883879364519839,"endHours":16.18379929981416,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:41","end":"10:59","startHours":9.684199623342543,"endHours":10.984119558636866,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:17","end":"13:35","startHours":12.28403949393119,"endHours":13.583959429225514,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:31","end":"09:51","startHours":9.5108769653033,"endHours":9.857522281381787,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:31","end":"07:48","startHours":7.517666397852003,"endHours":7.794982650714792,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:56","end":"12:38","startHours":11.937394177852703,"endHours":12.630684810009676,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:42","end":"06:23","startHours":5.697778488439949,"endHours":6.391069120596923,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:13","end":"07:05","startHours":6.217746462557679,"endHours":7.084359752753895,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:01","end":"14:43","startHours":14.017266074323622,"endHours":14.710556706480595,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:17","end":"17:41","startHours":17.283719235108485,"endHours":17.683719235108484,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:29","end":"17:55","startHours":17.483719235108484,"endHours":17.91702588020659,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:14","end":"18:59","startHours":17.233719235108484,"endHours":18.983719235108484,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:56","end":"00:38","startHours":23.937394177852703,"endHours":24.630684810009676,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"07:05","end":"08:23","startHours":7.084359752753895,"endHours":8.384279688048219,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:23","end":"09:41","startHours":8.384279688048219,"endHours":9.684199623342543,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:41","end":"10:59","startHours":9.684199623342543,"endHours":10.984119558636866,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:59","end":"12:17","startHours":10.984119558636866,"endHours":12.28403949393119,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:17","end":"13:35","startHours":12.28403949393119,"endHours":13.583959429225514,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:35","end":"14:53","startHours":13.583959429225514,"endHours":14.883879364519839,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:53","end":"16:11","startHours":14.883879364519839,"endHours":16.18379929981416,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:11","end":"17:29","startHours":16.18379929981416,"endHours":17.483719235108484,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:29","end":"19:11","startHours":17.483719235108484,"endHours":19.18379929981416,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:11","end":"20:53","startHours":19.18379929981416,"endHours":20.883879364519835,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:53","end":"22:35","startHours":20.883879364519835,"endHours":22.583959429225512,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:35","end":"00:17","startHours":22.583959429225512,"endHours":24.28403949393119,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:17","end":"01:59","startHours":24.28403949393119,"endHours":25.984119558636866,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:59","end":"03:41","startHours":25.984119558636866,"endHours":27.684199623342543,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:41","end":"05:23","startHours":27.684199623342543,"endHours":29.384279688048217,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:23","end":"07:05","startHours":29.384279688048217,"endHours":31.084359752753894,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:05","end":"08:05","startHours":7.084359752753895,"endHours":8.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:05","end":"09:05","startHours":8.084359752753894,"endHours":9.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:05","end":"10:05","startHours":9.084359752753894,"endHours":10.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:05","end":"11:05","startHours":10.084359752753894,"endHours":11.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:05","end":"12:05","startHours":11.084359752753894,"endHours":12.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:05","end":"13:05","startHours":12.084359752753894,"endHours":13.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:05","end":"14:05","startHours":13.084359752753894,"endHours":14.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:05","end":"15:05","startHours":14.084359752753894,"endHours":15.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:05","end":"16:05","startHours":15.084359752753894,"endHours":16.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:05","end":"17:05","startHours":16.084359752753894,"endHours":17.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:05","end":"18:05","startHours":17.084359752753894,"endHours":18.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:05","end":"19:05","startHours":18.084359752753894,"endHours":19.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:05","end":"20:05","startHours":19.084359752753894,"endHours":20.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:05","end":"21:05","startHours":20.084359752753894,"endHours":21.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:05","end":"22:05","startHours":21.084359752753894,"endHours":22.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:05","end":"23:05","startHours":22.084359752753894,"endHours":23.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:05","end":"00:05","startHours":23.084359752753894,"endHours":24.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:05","end":"01:05","startHours":24.084359752753894,"endHours":25.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:05","end":"02:05","startHours":25.084359752753894,"endHours":26.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:05","end":"03:05","startHours":26.084359752753894,"endHours":27.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:05","end":"04:05","startHours":27.084359752753894,"endHours":28.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:05","end":"05:05","startHours":28.084359752753894,"endHours":29.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:05","end":"06:05","startHours":29.084359752753894,"endHours":30.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:05","end":"07:05","startHours":30.084359752753894,"endHours":31.084359752753894,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"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","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mṛtyu","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-23.397119051065914,"eotMinutes":2.3204303641286352,"ayanamsa":23.5591}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2035,"vikram_samvatsara":"Prajāpati","saka_samvat":1900,"saka_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","bengali_samvat":1385,"malayalam_era":1154,"nanakshahi_year":509,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · Vikram 2035 Prajāpati · Śaka 1900 Kālayukta"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"vrindavan"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 19, 1978 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 19, 1978 CE for Vṛndāvana: Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī, sūryodaya 07:05, sūryāsta 17:29.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/1978-12-19","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/1978-12-19","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/1978-12-19","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/1978-12-19","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/1978-12-19"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T11:34:20.244Z","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":"2026-05-31T11:34:20.244Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T11:34:20.244Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}