{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:2159-01-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2159-01-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2159-01-18","date_display":"January 18, 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":1,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509635.770833,"kali_year":5260,"ahargana":1921170.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":271.0961,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.0866,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":341.9905,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.9905},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":253.0866,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.0866},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":164.1826},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"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":1,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509635.770833,"ahargana":1921170.2708,"kali_year":5260,"ayanamsa_lahiri":26.0748,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":271.57761600000003,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":254.2694160000001,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.0927},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":198.91731600000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":284.45651599999997,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":166.24141600000007,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":300.0493160000001,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":180.61611600000003,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":267.1537,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":87.1537,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","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":2159,"month":1,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2509635.770833,"kali_year":5260,"ahargana":1921170.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":271.0961,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":253.0866,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"tithi":{"number":29,"name":"Caturdaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī","elongation_degrees":341.9905,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":5.9905},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4,"moon_longitude":253.0866,"elapsed_within_degrees":13.0866},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":164.1826},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":56,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.093,"elongation":18.009},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.093,"opposition_distance":161.991}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-14,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":1.097,"opposition_distance":2.942}]},"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":"17:48","solarNoonLocal":"12:30","dayLengthHours":10.62527626822034,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 37 Mins 31 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 22 Mins 29 Secs","moonriseLocal":"06:09","moonsetLocal":"16:32","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:49","end":"15:09","startHours":13.823360026555704,"endHours":15.151519560083246,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"07:11","end":"08:31","startHours":7.182562358917991,"endHours":8.510721892445535,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:50","end":"11:10","startHours":9.838881425973076,"endHours":11.167040959500618,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:40","end":"10:01","startHours":9.661793488169405,"endHours":10.015969363776748,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:38","end":"07:55","startHours":7.625282203427172,"endHours":7.908622903913048,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:08","end":"12:51","startHours":12.141024617420817,"endHours":12.849376368635506,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:46","end":"06:28","startHours":5.765858856488613,"endHours":6.474210607703302,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:18","end":"07:11","startHours":6.29712266989963,"endHours":7.182562358917991,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:16","end":"14:58","startHours":14.266079871064884,"endHours":14.974431622279573,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:36","end":"18:00","startHours":17.60783862713833,"endHours":18.00783862713833,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:48","end":"18:15","startHours":17.80783862713833,"endHours":18.250558471647512,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:33","end":"19:18","startHours":17.55783862713833,"endHours":19.30783862713833,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:08","end":"00:51","startHours":24.141024617420815,"endHours":24.849376368635507,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:11","end":"08:31","startHours":7.182562358917991,"endHours":8.510721892445535,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:31","end":"09:50","startHours":8.510721892445535,"endHours":9.838881425973076,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:50","end":"11:10","startHours":9.838881425973076,"endHours":11.167040959500618,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"11:10","end":"12:30","startHours":11.167040959500618,"endHours":12.495200493028161,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:30","end":"13:49","startHours":12.495200493028161,"endHours":13.823360026555704,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:49","end":"15:09","startHours":13.823360026555704,"endHours":15.151519560083246,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"15:09","end":"16:29","startHours":15.151519560083246,"endHours":16.479679093610788,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"16:29","end":"17:48","startHours":16.479679093610788,"endHours":17.80783862713833,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:48","end":"19:29","startHours":17.80783862713833,"endHours":19.479679093610788,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"19:29","end":"21:09","startHours":19.479679093610788,"endHours":21.151519560083244,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"21:09","end":"22:49","startHours":21.151519560083244,"endHours":22.823360026555704,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:49","end":"00:30","startHours":22.823360026555704,"endHours":24.49520049302816,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:30","end":"02:10","startHours":24.49520049302816,"endHours":26.167040959500618,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"02:10","end":"03:50","startHours":26.167040959500618,"endHours":27.838881425973078,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:50","end":"05:31","startHours":27.838881425973078,"endHours":29.510721892445535,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:31","end":"07:11","startHours":29.510721892445535,"endHours":31.18256235891799,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:11","end":"08:11","startHours":7.182562358917991,"endHours":8.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:11","end":"09:11","startHours":8.182562358917991,"endHours":9.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:11","end":"10:11","startHours":9.182562358917991,"endHours":10.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:11","end":"11:11","startHours":10.182562358917991,"endHours":11.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:11","end":"12:11","startHours":11.182562358917991,"endHours":12.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:11","end":"13:11","startHours":12.182562358917991,"endHours":13.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:11","end":"14:11","startHours":13.182562358917991,"endHours":14.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:11","end":"15:11","startHours":14.182562358917991,"endHours":15.182562358917991,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:11","end":"16:11","startHours":15.182562358917991,"endHours":16.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:11","end":"17:11","startHours":16.18256235891799,"endHours":17.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:11","end":"18:11","startHours":17.18256235891799,"endHours":18.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:11","end":"19:11","startHours":18.18256235891799,"endHours":19.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:11","end":"20:11","startHours":19.18256235891799,"endHours":20.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:11","end":"21:11","startHours":20.18256235891799,"endHours":21.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:11","end":"22:11","startHours":21.18256235891799,"endHours":22.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:11","end":"23:11","startHours":22.18256235891799,"endHours":23.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:11","end":"00:11","startHours":23.18256235891799,"endHours":24.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:11","end":"01:11","startHours":24.18256235891799,"endHours":25.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:11","end":"02:11","startHours":25.18256235891799,"endHours":26.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:11","end":"03:11","startHours":26.18256235891799,"endHours":27.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:11","end":"04:11","startHours":27.18256235891799,"endHours":28.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:11","end":"05:11","startHours":28.18256235891799,"endHours":29.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:11","end":"06:11","startHours":29.18256235891799,"endHours":30.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:11","end":"07:11","startHours":30.18256235891799,"endHours":31.18256235891799,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","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":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","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":-20.62825453958628,"eotMinutes":-10.349229581689698,"ayanamsa":26.0748}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2216,"vikram_samvatsara":"Aṅgirasa","saka_samvat":2081,"saka_samvatsara":"Siddhārthī","bengali_samvat":1566,"malayalam_era":1335,"nanakshahi_year":690,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī · Vikram 2216 Aṅgirasa · Śaka 2081 Siddhārthī"},"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":"guru-walk","name":"Bṛhaspati Walk","name_sanskrit":"गुरु यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.","step_count":8,"url":"/walk/guru-walk"},"reason":"Guruvāra (Thursday) — 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 18, 2159 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 18, 2159 CE for Vṛndāvana: Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, sūryodaya 07:11, sūryāsta 17:48.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2159-01-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2159-01-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2159-01-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2159-01-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2159-01-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-27T13:03:41.095Z","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":"2026-05-27T13:03:41.095Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-27T13:03:41.095Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}