{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:salem:2016-01-29:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-29","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2016-01-29","date_display":"January 29, 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":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457416.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868951.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":284.4254,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":163.2959,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":238.8705,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.8705},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1,"moon_longitude":163.2959,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.2959},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":87.7213},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"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":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457416.770833,"ahargana":1868951.2708,"kali_year":5117,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.0776,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":284.471366,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":160.87856599999998,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":0.7287},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":199.16486600000007,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":261.12006599999995,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":147.744866,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":252.07106599999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":229.58476599999995,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":153.9676,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":333.9676,"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":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2457416.770833,"kali_year":5117,"ahargana":1868951.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":284.4254,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":163.2959,"rashi":6,"rashi_name":"Kanyā"},"tithi":{"number":20,"name":"Pañcamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī","elongation_degrees":238.8705,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":10.8705},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":1,"moon_longitude":163.2959,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.2959},"yoga":{"number":7,"name":"Sukarma","sum_longitude":87.7213},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":39,"name":"Taitila"},"vara":{"number":0,"name":"Śukravāra (Friday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.729,"elongation":121.13},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":0.729,"opposition_distance":58.87}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"salem","name":"Salem, Tamil Nadu","lat":11.6643,"lon":78.146,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"salem","name":"Salem, Tamil Nadu","lat":11.6643,"lon":78.146,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Tamil Nadu","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:42","sunsetLocal":"18:19","solarNoonLocal":"12:31","dayLengthHours":11.602974762977006,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 36 Mins 11 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 23 Mins 49 Secs","moonriseLocal":"22:15","moonsetLocal":"10:17","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:04","end":"12:31","startHours":11.059430187506447,"endHours":12.509802032878572,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"15:25","end":"16:52","startHours":15.410545723622825,"endHours":16.86091756899495,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"08:10","end":"09:37","startHours":8.158686496762195,"endHours":9.609058342134322,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:25","end":"09:48","startHours":9.415675429418037,"endHours":9.802441254850605,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:12","end":"07:30","startHours":7.191771933180778,"endHours":7.5011845935268315,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:07","end":"12:54","startHours":12.123036207446004,"endHours":12.896567858311139,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:10","end":"05:56","startHours":5.161251349659802,"endHours":5.934783000524936,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:44","end":"06:42","startHours":5.741400087808652,"endHours":6.7083146513900695,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:27","end":"15:13","startHours":14.443631160041406,"endHours":15.21716281090654,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:07","end":"18:31","startHours":18.111289414367075,"endHours":18.511289414367074,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:19","end":"18:48","startHours":18.311289414367074,"endHours":18.794746696157784,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:04","end":"19:49","startHours":18.061289414367074,"endHours":19.811289414367074,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:07","end":"00:54","startHours":24.123036207446006,"endHours":24.896567858311137,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"06:42","end":"08:10","startHours":6.7083146513900695,"endHours":8.158686496762195,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:10","end":"09:37","startHours":8.158686496762195,"endHours":9.609058342134322,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"09:37","end":"11:04","startHours":9.609058342134322,"endHours":11.059430187506447,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:04","end":"12:31","startHours":11.059430187506447,"endHours":12.509802032878572,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"12:31","end":"13:58","startHours":12.509802032878572,"endHours":13.960173878250698,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"13:58","end":"15:25","startHours":13.960173878250698,"endHours":15.410545723622825,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"15:25","end":"16:52","startHours":15.410545723622825,"endHours":16.86091756899495,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"16:52","end":"18:19","startHours":16.86091756899495,"endHours":18.311289414367074,"quality":"neutral"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"18:19","end":"19:52","startHours":18.311289414367074,"endHours":19.86091756899495,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"19:52","end":"21:25","startHours":19.86091756899495,"endHours":21.410545723622825,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"21:25","end":"22:58","startHours":21.410545723622825,"endHours":22.960173878250696,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"22:58","end":"00:31","startHours":22.960173878250696,"endHours":24.50980203287857,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"00:31","end":"02:04","startHours":24.50980203287857,"endHours":26.059430187506447,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:04","end":"03:37","startHours":26.059430187506447,"endHours":27.60905834213432,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"03:37","end":"05:10","startHours":27.60905834213432,"endHours":29.158686496762193,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"05:10","end":"06:42","startHours":29.158686496762193,"endHours":30.70831465139007,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:42","end":"07:42","startHours":6.7083146513900695,"endHours":7.7083146513900695,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:42","end":"08:42","startHours":7.7083146513900695,"endHours":8.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:42","end":"09:42","startHours":8.708314651390069,"endHours":9.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:42","end":"10:42","startHours":9.708314651390069,"endHours":10.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:42","end":"11:42","startHours":10.708314651390069,"endHours":11.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:42","end":"12:42","startHours":11.708314651390069,"endHours":12.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:42","end":"13:42","startHours":12.708314651390069,"endHours":13.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:42","end":"14:42","startHours":13.708314651390069,"endHours":14.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:42","end":"15:42","startHours":14.708314651390069,"endHours":15.708314651390069,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:42","end":"16:42","startHours":15.708314651390069,"endHours":16.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:42","end":"17:42","startHours":16.70831465139007,"endHours":17.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:42","end":"18:42","startHours":17.70831465139007,"endHours":18.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:42","end":"19:42","startHours":18.70831465139007,"endHours":19.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:42","end":"20:42","startHours":19.70831465139007,"endHours":20.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:42","end":"21:42","startHours":20.70831465139007,"endHours":21.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:42","end":"22:42","startHours":21.70831465139007,"endHours":22.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:42","end":"23:42","startHours":22.70831465139007,"endHours":23.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:42","end":"00:42","startHours":23.70831465139007,"endHours":24.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:42","end":"01:42","startHours":24.70831465139007,"endHours":25.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:42","end":"02:42","startHours":25.70831465139007,"endHours":26.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:42","end":"03:42","startHours":26.70831465139007,"endHours":27.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:42","end":"04:42","startHours":27.70831465139007,"endHours":28.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:42","end":"05:42","startHours":28.70831465139007,"endHours":29.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:42","end":"06:42","startHours":29.70831465139007,"endHours":30.70831465139007,"planetary_lord":"Mars"}],"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","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Makara"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North-West","rahuVasa":"South-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-18.122939119210777,"eotMinutes":-13.172121972714217,"ayanamsa":24.0776}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2073,"vikram_samvatsara":"Saumya","saka_samvat":1938,"saka_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","bengali_samvat":1423,"malayalam_era":1192,"nanakshahi_year":547,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Māgha","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":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī · Vikram 2073 Saumya · Śaka 1938 Durmukhi"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shukra-walk","name":"Śukra Walk","name_sanskrit":"शुक्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/shukra-walk"},"reason":"Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"salem"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga January 29, 2016 CE · Salem, Tamil Nadu · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 29, 2016 CE for Salem, Tamil Nadu: Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī, sūryodaya 06:42, sūryāsta 18:19.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-29","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-29","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-29","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-29","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/salem/2016-01-29"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T07:12:33.565Z","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":"2026-06-01T07:12:33.565Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T07:12:33.565Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}