{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:2016-01-12:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2016-01-12","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-01-12","date_display":"January 12, 2016 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":2016,"month":1,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457399.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868934.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":266.9897,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":290.7883,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":23.7985,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.7985},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4,"moon_longitude":290.7883,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.7883},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":197.778},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"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":2016,"month":1,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457399.770833,"ahargana":1868934.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0769,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":267.170715,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":292.462815,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.1288},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":190.28901499999995,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":272.750415,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":148.40961500000003,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":231.199615,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":228.003015,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":154.8684,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":334.8684,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","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":2016,"month":1,"day":12,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457399.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868934.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":266.9897,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":290.7883,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":23.7985,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":11.7985},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4,"moon_longitude":290.7883,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.7883},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":197.778},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.129,"elongation":23.799},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.129,"opposition_distance":156.201}},"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":"07:12","sunsetLocal":"17:44","solarNoonLocal":"12:28","dayLengthHours":10.534234265389276,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 32 Mins 03 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 27 Mins 57 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:40","moonsetLocal":"19:37","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:06","end":"16:25","startHours":15.094029943620285,"endHours":16.410809226793944,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:50","end":"11:09","startHours":9.826912810925645,"endHours":11.143692094099306,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:28","end":"13:47","startHours":12.460471377272965,"endHours":13.777250660446624,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:39","end":"10:00","startHours":9.651342239835824,"endHours":10.002483382015466,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:38","end":"07:55","startHours":7.63228067230288,"endHours":7.913193586046594,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:07","end":"12:49","startHours":12.109330235093323,"endHours":12.811612519452607,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:47","end":"06:29","startHours":5.788789675859757,"endHours":6.491071960219042,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:19","end":"07:12","startHours":6.315501389129221,"endHours":7.193354244578327,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:13","end":"14:55","startHours":14.216177088171177,"endHours":14.918459372530462,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:32","end":"17:56","startHours":17.527588509967604,"endHours":17.927588509967602,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:44","end":"18:10","startHours":17.727588509967603,"endHours":18.166514937692156,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:29","end":"19:14","startHours":17.477588509967603,"endHours":19.227588509967603,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:07","end":"00:49","startHours":24.109330235093324,"endHours":24.81161251945261,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"07:12","end":"08:31","startHours":7.193354244578327,"endHours":8.510133527751986,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:31","end":"09:50","startHours":8.510133527751986,"endHours":9.826912810925645,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:50","end":"11:09","startHours":9.826912810925645,"endHours":11.143692094099306,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:09","end":"12:28","startHours":11.143692094099306,"endHours":12.460471377272965,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:28","end":"13:47","startHours":12.460471377272965,"endHours":13.777250660446624,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:47","end":"15:06","startHours":13.777250660446624,"endHours":15.094029943620285,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:06","end":"16:25","startHours":15.094029943620285,"endHours":16.410809226793944,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:25","end":"17:44","startHours":16.410809226793944,"endHours":17.727588509967603,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:44","end":"19:25","startHours":17.727588509967603,"endHours":19.410809226793944,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:25","end":"21:06","startHours":19.410809226793944,"endHours":21.094029943620285,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:06","end":"22:47","startHours":21.094029943620285,"endHours":22.777250660446626,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:47","end":"00:28","startHours":22.777250660446626,"endHours":24.460471377272967,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:28","end":"02:09","startHours":24.460471377272967,"endHours":26.143692094099308,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:09","end":"03:50","startHours":26.143692094099308,"endHours":27.826912810925645,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:50","end":"05:31","startHours":27.826912810925645,"endHours":29.510133527751986,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:31","end":"07:12","startHours":29.510133527751986,"endHours":31.193354244578327,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:12","end":"08:12","startHours":7.193354244578327,"endHours":8.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:12","end":"09:12","startHours":8.193354244578327,"endHours":9.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:12","end":"10:12","startHours":9.193354244578327,"endHours":10.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:12","end":"11:12","startHours":10.193354244578327,"endHours":11.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:12","end":"12:12","startHours":11.193354244578327,"endHours":12.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:12","end":"13:12","startHours":12.193354244578327,"endHours":13.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:12","end":"14:12","startHours":13.193354244578327,"endHours":14.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:12","end":"15:12","startHours":14.193354244578327,"endHours":15.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:12","end":"16:12","startHours":15.193354244578327,"endHours":16.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:12","end":"17:12","startHours":16.193354244578327,"endHours":17.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:12","end":"18:12","startHours":17.193354244578327,"endHours":18.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:12","end":"19:12","startHours":18.193354244578327,"endHours":19.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:12","end":"20:12","startHours":19.193354244578327,"endHours":20.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:12","end":"21:12","startHours":20.193354244578327,"endHours":21.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:12","end":"22:12","startHours":21.193354244578327,"endHours":22.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:12","end":"23:12","startHours":22.193354244578327,"endHours":23.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:12","end":"00:12","startHours":23.193354244578327,"endHours":24.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:12","end":"01:12","startHours":24.193354244578327,"endHours":25.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:12","end":"02:12","startHours":25.193354244578327,"endHours":26.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:12","end":"03:12","startHours":26.193354244578327,"endHours":27.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:12","end":"04:12","startHours":27.193354244578327,"endHours":28.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:12","end":"05:12","startHours":28.193354244578327,"endHours":29.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:12","end":"06:12","startHours":29.193354244578327,"endHours":30.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:12","end":"07:12","startHours":30.193354244578327,"endHours":31.193354244578327,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Kāladaṇḍa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-21.758534472667474,"eotMinutes":-8.265482636377905,"ayanamsa":24.0769}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"lohri","name":"Lohri","name_sanskrit":"लोहड़ी","tradition":"Regional","significance":"Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"precedence":4},{"id":"dhanu-sankranti","name":"Dhanu Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"धनु सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Sagittarius; Dhanu-māsa (Khara-māsa).","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Dhanu"},"precedence":5}],"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 January 12, 2016 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 12, 2016 CE for Vṛndāvana: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 07:12, sūryāsta 17:44.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2016-01-12","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2016-01-12","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2016-01-12","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2016-01-12","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2016-01-12"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-16T07:58:27.826Z","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":"2026-05-16T07:58:27.826Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-16T07:58:27.826Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}