{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ayodhya:2029-12-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2029-12-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2029-12-16","date_display":"December 16, 2029 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":2029,"month":12,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462486.770833,"kali_year":5131,"ahargana":1874021.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":239.6318,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":3.8921,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":124.2603,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.2603},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":3.8921,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.8921},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":243.524},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"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":2029,"month":12,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462486.770833,"ahargana":1874021.2708,"kali_year":5131,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2715,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":240.081454,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":6.364754000000005,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.9516},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":277.50795400000004,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":260.193854,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":203.39605400000005,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":16,"name":"Viśākhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":269.31485399999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":24.774253999999985,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":245.3346,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":65.3346,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mṛgaśīrṣā","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":2029,"month":12,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462486.770833,"kali_year":5131,"ahargana":1874021.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":239.6318,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":3.8921,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":124.2603,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.2603},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2,"moon_longitude":3.8921,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.8921},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":243.524},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.952,"elongation":124.26},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.952,"opposition_distance":55.74}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":5,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-0.064,"opposition_distance":1.118},{"offset_days":19,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":1.192,"elongation":0.543}]},"city":{"slug":"ayodhya","name":"Ayodhyā","lat":26.799,"lon":82.204,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ayodhya","name":"Ayodhyā","lat":26.799,"lon":82.204,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"06:44","sunsetLocal":"17:11","solarNoonLocal":"11:57","dayLengthHours":10.461986560239254,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:56","moonsetLocal":"02:49","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:53","end":"17:11","startHours":15.881029679636846,"endHours":17.18877799966675,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:57","end":"13:16","startHours":11.957784719547124,"endHours":13.265533039577033,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:34","end":"15:53","startHours":14.573281359606938,"endHours":15.881029679636846,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:10","end":"09:31","startHours":9.167921636816658,"endHours":9.516654522157966,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:10","end":"07:27","startHours":7.162707546104134,"endHours":7.4416938543771805,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:37","end":"12:18","startHours":11.609051834205816,"endHours":12.306517604888432,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:20","end":"06:02","startHours":5.331859898062264,"endHours":6.029325668744882,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:51","end":"06:44","startHours":5.854959226074227,"endHours":6.726791439427498,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:42","end":"14:24","startHours":13.701449146253669,"endHours":14.398914916936286,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:59","end":"17:23","startHours":16.988777999666752,"endHours":17.38877799966675,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:11","end":"17:37","startHours":17.18877799966675,"endHours":17.624694106343387,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:56","end":"18:41","startHours":16.93877799966675,"endHours":18.68877799966675,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:37","end":"00:18","startHours":23.609051834205815,"endHours":24.306517604888434,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:44","end":"08:02","startHours":6.726791439427498,"endHours":8.034539759457406,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:02","end":"09:21","startHours":8.034539759457406,"endHours":9.34228807948731,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:21","end":"10:39","startHours":9.34228807948731,"endHours":10.65003639951722,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:39","end":"11:57","startHours":10.65003639951722,"endHours":11.957784719547124,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:57","end":"13:16","startHours":11.957784719547124,"endHours":13.265533039577033,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:16","end":"14:34","startHours":13.265533039577033,"endHours":14.573281359606938,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:34","end":"15:53","startHours":14.573281359606938,"endHours":15.881029679636846,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:53","end":"17:11","startHours":15.881029679636846,"endHours":17.18877799966675,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:11","end":"18:53","startHours":17.18877799966675,"endHours":18.881029679636846,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"18:53","end":"20:34","startHours":18.881029679636846,"endHours":20.573281359606938,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:34","end":"22:16","startHours":20.573281359606938,"endHours":22.26553303957703,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:16","end":"23:57","startHours":22.26553303957703,"endHours":23.957784719547124,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:57","end":"01:39","startHours":23.957784719547124,"endHours":25.65003639951722,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:39","end":"03:21","startHours":25.65003639951722,"endHours":27.34228807948731,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:21","end":"05:02","startHours":27.34228807948731,"endHours":29.034539759457402,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"05:02","end":"06:44","startHours":29.034539759457402,"endHours":30.726791439427497,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:44","end":"07:44","startHours":6.726791439427498,"endHours":7.726791439427498,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:44","end":"08:44","startHours":7.726791439427498,"endHours":8.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:44","end":"09:44","startHours":8.726791439427497,"endHours":9.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:44","end":"10:44","startHours":9.726791439427497,"endHours":10.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:44","end":"11:44","startHours":10.726791439427497,"endHours":11.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:44","end":"12:44","startHours":11.726791439427497,"endHours":12.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:44","end":"13:44","startHours":12.726791439427497,"endHours":13.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:44","end":"14:44","startHours":13.726791439427497,"endHours":14.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:44","end":"15:44","startHours":14.726791439427497,"endHours":15.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:44","end":"16:44","startHours":15.726791439427497,"endHours":16.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:44","end":"17:44","startHours":16.726791439427497,"endHours":17.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:44","end":"18:44","startHours":17.726791439427497,"endHours":18.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:44","end":"19:44","startHours":18.726791439427497,"endHours":19.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:44","end":"20:44","startHours":19.726791439427497,"endHours":20.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:44","end":"21:44","startHours":20.726791439427497,"endHours":21.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:44","end":"22:44","startHours":21.726791439427497,"endHours":22.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:44","end":"23:44","startHours":22.726791439427497,"endHours":23.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:44","end":"00:44","startHours":23.726791439427497,"endHours":24.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:44","end":"01:44","startHours":24.726791439427497,"endHours":25.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:44","end":"02:44","startHours":25.726791439427497,"endHours":26.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:44","end":"03:44","startHours":26.726791439427497,"endHours":27.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:44","end":"04:44","startHours":27.726791439427497,"endHours":28.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:44","end":"05:44","startHours":28.726791439427497,"endHours":29.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:44","end":"06:44","startHours":29.726791439427497,"endHours":30.726791439427497,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"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":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Ānanda","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-23.31601717581328,"eotMinutes":3.716916827172506,"ayanamsa":24.2715}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2086,"vikram_samvatsara":"Dundubhi","saka_samvat":1951,"saka_samvatsara":"Saumya","bengali_samvat":1436,"malayalam_era":1205,"nanakshahi_year":560,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī · Vikram 2086 Dundubhi · Śaka 1951 Saumya"},"festivals":[{"id":"putrada-ekadashi","name":"Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Pauṣa"},"precedence":4},{"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":"ekadashi","name":"Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Sacred to Bhagavān Viṣṇu; vrata for purification.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":11},{"tithi_number":26}]},"precedence":5},{"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":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3101-02-18","event":"Kali Yuga Epoch","chart_id":"kali-yuga-epoch","shared_marker":"same Aśvinī","url":"/day/-3101-02-18","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"ayodhya"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 16, 2029 CE · Ayodhyā · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 16, 2029 CE for Ayodhyā: Śukla Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 06:44, sūryāsta 17:11.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2029-12-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2029-12-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2029-12-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2029-12-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ayodhya/2029-12-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T12:52:27.137Z","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":"2026-05-15T12:52:27.137Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T12:52:27.137Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}