{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2003-07-29:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-07-29","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2003-07-29","date_display":"July 29, 2003 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":2003,"month":7,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452849.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864384.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":101.1181,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.5734,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":30,"name":"Amāvasyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","elongation_degrees":356.4553,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.4553},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2,"moon_longitude":97.5734,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.24},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":198.6915},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":59,"name":"Nāga"},"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":2003,"month":7,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452849.770833,"ahargana":1864384.2708,"kali_year":5105,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9029,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":101.64205900000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":98.65215899999998,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.9584},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":316.08675900000003,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":123.695359,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":10,"name":"Maghā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":119.72855900000002,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Aśleṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":95.91185899999999,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":73.02545900000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":35.9493,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":215.9493,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","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":2003,"month":7,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2452849.770833,"kali_year":5105,"ahargana":1864384.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":101.1181,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":97.5734,"rashi":4,"rashi_name":"Karka"},"tithi":{"number":30,"name":"Amāvasyā","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","elongation_degrees":356.4553,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.4553},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2,"moon_longitude":97.5734,"elapsed_within_degrees":4.24},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":198.6915},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":59,"name":"Nāga"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.958,"elongation":3.545},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.958,"opposition_distance":176.455}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"varanasi","name":"Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)","lat":25.3176,"lon":82.9739,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"varanasi","name":"Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)","lat":25.3176,"lon":82.9739,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"05:23","sunsetLocal":"18:45","solarNoonLocal":"12:04","dayLengthHours":13.373316503860053,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 22 Mins 24 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 37 Mins 36 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:11","moonsetLocal":"18:34","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:25","end":"17:05","startHours":15.414196732724118,"endHours":17.085861295706625,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:44","end":"10:24","startHours":8.727538480794092,"endHours":10.399203043776598,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:04","end":"13:45","startHours":12.070867606759105,"endHours":13.742532169741612,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:30","end":"08:57","startHours":8.504649872396424,"endHours":8.95042708919176,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:56","end":"06:18","startHours":5.941430875823248,"endHours":6.298052649259517,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:38","end":"12:31","startHours":11.62509038996377,"endHours":12.51664482355444,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:36","end":"04:30","startHours":3.601100487647739,"endHours":4.492654921238409,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:16","end":"05:23","startHours":4.2697663128407415,"endHours":5.384209354829079,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:18","end":"15:11","startHours":14.29975369073578,"endHours":15.19130812432645,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:33","end":"18:57","startHours":18.557525858689132,"endHours":18.95752585868913,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:45","end":"19:19","startHours":18.75752585868913,"endHours":19.3147473796833,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:30","end":"20:15","startHours":18.50752585868913,"endHours":20.25752585868913,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:38","end":"00:31","startHours":23.62509038996377,"endHours":24.51664482355444,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:23","end":"07:03","startHours":5.384209354829079,"endHours":7.055873917811586,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:03","end":"08:44","startHours":7.055873917811586,"endHours":8.727538480794092,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:44","end":"10:24","startHours":8.727538480794092,"endHours":10.399203043776598,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:24","end":"12:04","startHours":10.399203043776598,"endHours":12.070867606759105,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:04","end":"13:45","startHours":12.070867606759105,"endHours":13.742532169741612,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:45","end":"15:25","startHours":13.742532169741612,"endHours":15.414196732724118,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:25","end":"17:05","startHours":15.414196732724118,"endHours":17.085861295706625,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"17:05","end":"18:45","startHours":17.085861295706625,"endHours":18.75752585868913,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:45","end":"20:05","startHours":18.75752585868913,"endHours":20.085861295706625,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:05","end":"21:25","startHours":20.085861295706625,"endHours":21.41419673272412,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:25","end":"22:45","startHours":21.41419673272412,"endHours":22.74253216974161,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:45","end":"00:04","startHours":22.74253216974161,"endHours":24.070867606759105,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:04","end":"01:24","startHours":24.070867606759105,"endHours":25.3992030437766,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:24","end":"02:44","startHours":25.3992030437766,"endHours":26.72753848079409,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:44","end":"04:03","startHours":26.72753848079409,"endHours":28.055873917811585,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:03","end":"05:23","startHours":28.055873917811585,"endHours":29.38420935482908,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:23","end":"06:23","startHours":5.384209354829079,"endHours":6.384209354829079,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:23","end":"07:23","startHours":6.384209354829079,"endHours":7.384209354829079,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:23","end":"08:23","startHours":7.384209354829079,"endHours":8.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:23","end":"09:23","startHours":8.384209354829078,"endHours":9.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:23","end":"10:23","startHours":9.384209354829078,"endHours":10.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:23","end":"11:23","startHours":10.384209354829078,"endHours":11.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:23","end":"12:23","startHours":11.384209354829078,"endHours":12.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:23","end":"13:23","startHours":12.384209354829078,"endHours":13.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:23","end":"14:23","startHours":13.384209354829078,"endHours":14.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:23","end":"15:23","startHours":14.384209354829078,"endHours":15.384209354829078,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:23","end":"16:23","startHours":15.384209354829078,"endHours":16.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:23","end":"17:23","startHours":16.38420935482908,"endHours":17.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:23","end":"18:23","startHours":17.38420935482908,"endHours":18.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:23","end":"19:23","startHours":18.38420935482908,"endHours":19.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:23","end":"20:23","startHours":19.38420935482908,"endHours":20.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:23","end":"21:23","startHours":20.38420935482908,"endHours":21.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:23","end":"22:23","startHours":21.38420935482908,"endHours":22.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:23","end":"23:23","startHours":22.38420935482908,"endHours":23.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:23","end":"00:23","startHours":23.38420935482908,"endHours":24.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:23","end":"01:23","startHours":24.38420935482908,"endHours":25.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:23","end":"02:23","startHours":25.38420935482908,"endHours":26.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:23","end":"03:23","startHours":26.38420935482908,"endHours":27.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:23","end":"04:23","startHours":27.38420935482908,"endHours":28.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:23","end":"05:23","startHours":28.38420935482908,"endHours":29.38420935482908,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Utpāta","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":18.881918532072437,"eotMinutes":-6.147656405546237,"ayanamsa":23.9029}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2060,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmukhi","saka_samvat":1925,"saka_samvatsara":"Subhānu","bengali_samvat":1410,"malayalam_era":1179,"nanakshahi_year":534,"lunar_month":"Śrāvaṇa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Karkaṭa (Āḍi)","ritu":"Varṣā (Monsoon)","display_summary":"Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā · Vikram 2060 Durmukhi · Śaka 1925 Subhānu"},"festivals":[{"id":"karka-sankranti","name":"Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)","name_sanskrit":"कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Karka"},"precedence":2}],"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":[{"historical_date":"-3137-10-20","event":"Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17)","chart_id":"karna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā","url":"/day/-3137-10-20","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"varanasi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga July 29, 2003 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"July 29, 2003 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā, sūryodaya 05:23, sūryāsta 18:45.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-07-29","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-07-29","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-07-29","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-07-29","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2003-07-29"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:45:05.397Z","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":"2026-05-14T14:45:05.397Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:45:05.397Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}