{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:2008-01-21:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-01-21","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-01-21","date_display":"January 21, 2008 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":2008,"month":1,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454486.770833,"kali_year":5109,"ahargana":1866021.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":276.3014,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":77.9029,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":161.6015,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.6015},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":77.9029,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.2362},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":354.2043},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":26,"name":"Gara"},"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":2008,"month":1,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454486.770833,"ahargana":1866021.2708,"kali_year":5109,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9655,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":276.38871300000005,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":76.16001299999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.511},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":60.65201300000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":294.8822130000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":254.24781299999995,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":241.868113,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":133.482713,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":309.2131,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":129.2131,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","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":2008,"month":1,"day":21,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454486.770833,"kali_year":5109,"ahargana":1866021.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":276.3014,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":77.9029,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":14,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":161.6015,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.6015},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":77.9029,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.2362},"yoga":{"number":27,"name":"Vaidhṛti","sum_longitude":354.2043},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":26,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.511,"elongation":161.601},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.511,"opposition_distance":18.399}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":17,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-1.318,"elongation":2.429}]},"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":"07:11","sunsetLocal":"17:51","solarNoonLocal":"12:31","dayLengthHours":10.669482891660117,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs","moonriseLocal":"16:15","moonsetLocal":"06:04","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:31","end":"09:51","startHours":8.50925276977966,"endHours":9.842938131237176,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:11","end":"12:31","startHours":11.17662349269469,"endHours":12.510308854152203,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:51","end":"15:11","startHours":13.843994215609719,"endHours":15.177679577067234,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:40","end":"10:01","startHours":9.665113416376172,"endHours":10.020762846098178,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:37","end":"07:54","startHours":7.620129195474651,"endHours":7.904648739252254,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:09","end":"12:52","startHours":12.1546594244302,"endHours":12.865958283874207,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:45","end":"06:28","startHours":5.7529696894341305,"endHours":6.464268548878138,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:17","end":"07:11","startHours":6.2864438340171365,"endHours":7.175567408322146,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:17","end":"15:00","startHours":14.288556002762224,"endHours":14.999854862206233,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:39","end":"18:03","startHours":17.645050299982262,"endHours":18.04505029998226,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:51","end":"18:17","startHours":17.845050299982262,"endHours":18.289612087134767,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:36","end":"19:21","startHours":17.595050299982262,"endHours":19.345050299982262,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:09","end":"00:52","startHours":24.1546594244302,"endHours":24.865958283874207,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:11","end":"08:31","startHours":7.175567408322146,"endHours":8.50925276977966,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:31","end":"09:51","startHours":8.50925276977966,"endHours":9.842938131237176,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:51","end":"11:11","startHours":9.842938131237176,"endHours":11.17662349269469,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:11","end":"12:31","startHours":11.17662349269469,"endHours":12.510308854152203,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:31","end":"13:51","startHours":12.510308854152203,"endHours":13.843994215609719,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:51","end":"15:11","startHours":13.843994215609719,"endHours":15.177679577067234,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"15:11","end":"16:31","startHours":15.177679577067234,"endHours":16.511364938524746,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:31","end":"17:51","startHours":16.511364938524746,"endHours":17.845050299982262,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:51","end":"19:31","startHours":17.845050299982262,"endHours":19.511364938524746,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:31","end":"21:11","startHours":19.511364938524746,"endHours":21.17767957706723,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"21:11","end":"22:51","startHours":21.17767957706723,"endHours":22.84399421560972,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:51","end":"00:31","startHours":22.84399421560972,"endHours":24.510308854152203,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:31","end":"02:11","startHours":24.510308854152203,"endHours":26.176623492694688,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:11","end":"03:51","startHours":26.176623492694688,"endHours":27.842938131237176,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:51","end":"05:31","startHours":27.842938131237176,"endHours":29.50925276977966,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"05:31","end":"07:11","startHours":29.50925276977966,"endHours":31.175567408322145,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:11","end":"08:11","startHours":7.175567408322146,"endHours":8.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:11","end":"09:11","startHours":8.175567408322145,"endHours":9.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:11","end":"10:11","startHours":9.175567408322145,"endHours":10.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:11","end":"11:11","startHours":10.175567408322145,"endHours":11.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:11","end":"12:11","startHours":11.175567408322145,"endHours":12.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:11","end":"13:11","startHours":12.175567408322145,"endHours":13.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:11","end":"14:11","startHours":13.175567408322145,"endHours":14.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:11","end":"15:11","startHours":14.175567408322145,"endHours":15.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:11","end":"16:11","startHours":15.175567408322145,"endHours":16.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:11","end":"17:11","startHours":16.175567408322145,"endHours":17.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:11","end":"18:11","startHours":17.175567408322145,"endHours":18.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:11","end":"19:11","startHours":18.175567408322145,"endHours":19.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:11","end":"20:11","startHours":19.175567408322145,"endHours":20.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:11","end":"21:11","startHours":20.175567408322145,"endHours":21.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:11","end":"22:11","startHours":21.175567408322145,"endHours":22.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:11","end":"23:11","startHours":22.175567408322145,"endHours":23.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:11","end":"00:11","startHours":23.175567408322145,"endHours":24.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:11","end":"01:11","startHours":24.175567408322145,"endHours":25.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:11","end":"02:11","startHours":25.175567408322145,"endHours":26.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:11","end":"03:11","startHours":26.175567408322145,"endHours":27.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:11","end":"04:11","startHours":27.175567408322145,"endHours":28.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:11","end":"05:11","startHours":28.175567408322145,"endHours":29.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:11","end":"06:11","startHours":29.175567408322145,"endHours":30.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:11","end":"07:11","startHours":30.175567408322145,"endHours":31.175567408322145,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"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":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mudgara","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-20.07259096971433,"eotMinutes":-11.255731249132124,"ayanamsa":23.9655}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","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":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[],"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":"vrindavan"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga January 21, 2008 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 21, 2008 CE for Vṛndāvana: Śukla Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 07:11, sūryāsta 17:51.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-01-21","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-01-21","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-01-21","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-01-21","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-01-21"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T04:34:44.844Z","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":"2026-06-01T04:34:44.844Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T04:34:44.844Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}