{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2004-11-22:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2004-11-22","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2004-11-22","date_display":"November 22, 2004 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":2004,"month":11,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453331.770833,"kali_year":5106,"ahargana":1864866.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":215.579,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":338.7779,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":123.1989,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.1989},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":338.7779,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.4446},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":194.357},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"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":2004,"month":11,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453331.770833,"ahargana":1864866.2708,"kali_year":5106,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9213,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":216.15614299999993,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":340.903943,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-2.3584},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":193.253743,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":238.300843,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":168.10074299999997,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":185.40214300000002,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":93.12944300000004,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":10.4106,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":190.4106,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":2},"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":2004,"month":11,"day":22,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453331.770833,"kali_year":5106,"ahargana":1864866.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":215.579,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":338.7779,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":123.1989,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.1989},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":338.7779,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.4446},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":194.357},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.358,"elongation":123.199},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-2.358,"opposition_distance":56.801}},"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":"06:21","sunsetLocal":"17:09","solarNoonLocal":"11:45","dayLengthHours":10.798792520448758,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 47 Mins 56 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 12 Mins 04 Secs","moonriseLocal":"13:58","moonsetLocal":"02:10","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"07:42","end":"09:03","startHours":7.699743065490262,"endHours":9.049592130546356,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"10:24","end":"11:45","startHours":10.399441195602453,"endHours":11.749290260658547,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:06","end":"14:27","startHours":13.099139325714642,"endHours":14.448988390770737,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:52","end":"09:14","startHours":8.869612255205544,"endHours":9.229572005887169,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:48","end":"07:05","startHours":6.799843688786199,"endHours":7.087811489331499,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:23","end":"12:07","startHours":11.389330509976922,"endHours":12.109250011340173,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:55","end":"05:38","startHours":4.910054997707666,"endHours":5.629974499070917,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:27","end":"06:21","startHours":5.449994623730104,"endHours":6.349894000434167,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:33","end":"14:16","startHours":13.549089014066674,"endHours":14.269008515429924,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"16:57","end":"17:21","startHours":16.948686520882926,"endHours":17.348686520882925,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:09","end":"17:36","startHours":17.148686520882926,"endHours":17.598636209234957,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"16:54","end":"18:39","startHours":16.898686520882926,"endHours":18.648686520882926,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:23","end":"00:07","startHours":23.389330509976922,"endHours":24.109250011340173,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:21","end":"07:42","startHours":6.349894000434167,"endHours":7.699743065490262,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"07:42","end":"09:03","startHours":7.699743065490262,"endHours":9.049592130546356,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:03","end":"10:24","startHours":9.049592130546356,"endHours":10.399441195602453,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"10:24","end":"11:45","startHours":10.399441195602453,"endHours":11.749290260658547,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"11:45","end":"13:06","startHours":11.749290260658547,"endHours":13.099139325714642,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:06","end":"14:27","startHours":13.099139325714642,"endHours":14.448988390770737,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:27","end":"15:48","startHours":14.448988390770737,"endHours":15.798837455826831,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:48","end":"17:09","startHours":15.798837455826831,"endHours":17.148686520882926,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:09","end":"18:48","startHours":17.148686520882926,"endHours":18.79883745582683,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"18:48","end":"20:27","startHours":18.79883745582683,"endHours":20.448988390770737,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:27","end":"22:06","startHours":20.448988390770737,"endHours":22.099139325714642,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:06","end":"23:45","startHours":22.099139325714642,"endHours":23.749290260658547,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:45","end":"01:24","startHours":23.749290260658547,"endHours":25.39944119560245,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"01:24","end":"03:03","startHours":25.39944119560245,"endHours":27.04959213054636,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:03","end":"04:42","startHours":27.04959213054636,"endHours":28.69974306549026,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"04:42","end":"06:21","startHours":28.69974306549026,"endHours":30.34989400043417,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:21","end":"07:21","startHours":6.349894000434167,"endHours":7.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:21","end":"08:21","startHours":7.349894000434167,"endHours":8.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:21","end":"09:21","startHours":8.349894000434167,"endHours":9.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:21","end":"10:21","startHours":9.349894000434167,"endHours":10.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:21","end":"11:21","startHours":10.349894000434167,"endHours":11.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:21","end":"12:21","startHours":11.349894000434167,"endHours":12.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:21","end":"13:21","startHours":12.349894000434167,"endHours":13.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:21","end":"14:21","startHours":13.349894000434167,"endHours":14.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:21","end":"15:21","startHours":14.349894000434167,"endHours":15.349894000434167,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:21","end":"16:21","startHours":15.349894000434167,"endHours":16.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:21","end":"17:21","startHours":16.34989400043417,"endHours":17.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:21","end":"18:21","startHours":17.34989400043417,"endHours":18.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:21","end":"19:21","startHours":18.34989400043417,"endHours":19.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:21","end":"20:21","startHours":19.34989400043417,"endHours":20.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:21","end":"21:21","startHours":20.34989400043417,"endHours":21.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:21","end":"22:21","startHours":21.34989400043417,"endHours":22.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:21","end":"23:21","startHours":22.34989400043417,"endHours":23.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:21","end":"00:21","startHours":23.34989400043417,"endHours":24.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:21","end":"01:21","startHours":24.34989400043417,"endHours":25.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:21","end":"02:21","startHours":25.34989400043417,"endHours":26.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:21","end":"03:21","startHours":26.34989400043417,"endHours":27.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:21","end":"04:21","startHours":27.34989400043417,"endHours":28.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:21","end":"05:21","startHours":28.34989400043417,"endHours":29.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:21","end":"06:21","startHours":29.34989400043417,"endHours":30.34989400043417,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"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":["Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Kāladaṇḍa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Śarad (Autumn)","drikAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-20.164392885595696,"eotMinutes":13.14698436048715,"ayanamsa":23.9213}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2061,"vikram_samvatsara":"Hemalambī","saka_samvat":1926,"saka_samvatsara":"Tāraṇa","bengali_samvat":1411,"malayalam_era":1180,"nanakshahi_year":535,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛścika (Kārttikai)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī · Vikram 2061 Hemalambī · Śaka 1926 Tāraṇa"},"festivals":[{"id":"gita-jayanti","name":"Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)","name_sanskrit":"गीता जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Krishna (Bhagavad-Gītā speaker)","significance":"Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":1,"related_chart":"krishna","historical_anchor":{"event":"Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1)","date_julian":"-3137-10-04","location":"Kurukṣetra"},"sources":["Bhagavad Gītā (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva)"]},{"id":"vaikuntha-ekadashi","name":"Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"वैकुण्ठ एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Most sacred Ekādaśī of the year; 'Vaikuṇṭha-dvāram udghaṭitam'.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":2},{"id":"mokshada-ekadashi","name":"Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)","name_sanskrit":"मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Krishna (Bhagavad Gītā delivery)","significance":"Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":3},{"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":"vrischika-sankranti","name":"Vṛścika Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Scorpio.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛścika"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"chandra-walk","name":"Candra Walk","name_sanskrit":"चन्द्र यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.","step_count":5,"url":"/walk/chandra-walk"},"reason":"Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"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 November 22, 2004 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"November 22, 2004 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 06:21, sūryāsta 17:09.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2004-11-22","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2004-11-22","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2004-11-22","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2004-11-22","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2004-11-22"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T12:11:24.753Z","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":"2026-05-14T12:11:24.753Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T12:11:24.753Z","pillar_versions":{"BOB-History":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}