{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2005-12-29:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-12-29","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2005-12-29","date_display":"December 29, 2005 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":2005,"month":12,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453733.770833,"kali_year":5107,"ahargana":1865268.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":253.2023,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":225.2023,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":28,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":332.0001,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.0001},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":225.2023,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.869},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":118.4046},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":55,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2005,"month":12,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453733.770833,"ahargana":1865268.2708,"kali_year":5107,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9367,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":253.477483,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":225.55438300000003,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-3.7335},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":16.382882999999993,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":237.19838300000004,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":18,"name":"Jyeṣṭhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":199.48048300000005,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":276.967983,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":106.032083,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":4},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":349.1107,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":169.1107,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","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":2005,"month":12,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2453733.770833,"kali_year":5107,"ahargana":1865268.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":253.2023,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":225.2023,"rashi":8,"rashi_name":"Vṛścika"},"tithi":{"number":28,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":332.0001,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.0001},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":225.2023,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.869},"yoga":{"number":9,"name":"Śūla","sum_longitude":118.4046},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":55,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":6,"name":"Guruvāra (Thursday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.733,"elongation":28},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-3.733,"opposition_distance":152}},"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":"06:43","sunsetLocal":"17:18","solarNoonLocal":"12:00","dayLengthHours":10.57430525866292,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs","moonriseLocal":"04:50","moonsetLocal":"15:28","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"13:20","end":"14:39","startHours":13.329307764742357,"endHours":14.651095922075221,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:43","end":"08:03","startHours":6.720366978078031,"endHours":8.042155135410896,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"09:22","end":"10:41","startHours":9.36394329274376,"endHours":10.685731450076627,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:11","end":"09:32","startHours":9.187704871766046,"endHours":9.540181713721477,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:10","end":"07:27","startHours":7.1609630305223195,"endHours":7.442944504086664,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:39","end":"12:22","startHours":11.655042765454061,"endHours":12.359996449364923,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:19","end":"06:01","startHours":5.310459610256308,"endHours":6.01541329416717,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:50","end":"06:43","startHours":5.839174873189455,"endHours":6.720366978078031,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:46","end":"14:28","startHours":13.769903817186645,"endHours":14.474857501097507,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:06","end":"17:30","startHours":17.09467223674095,"endHours":17.49467223674095,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:18","end":"17:44","startHours":17.29467223674095,"endHours":17.73526828918524,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:03","end":"18:48","startHours":17.04467223674095,"endHours":18.79467223674095,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:39","end":"00:22","startHours":23.655042765454063,"endHours":24.35999644936492,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"06:43","end":"08:03","startHours":6.720366978078031,"endHours":8.042155135410896,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"08:03","end":"09:22","startHours":8.042155135410896,"endHours":9.36394329274376,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"09:22","end":"10:41","startHours":9.36394329274376,"endHours":10.685731450076627,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"10:41","end":"12:00","startHours":10.685731450076627,"endHours":12.007519607409492,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"12:00","end":"13:20","startHours":12.007519607409492,"endHours":13.329307764742357,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"13:20","end":"14:39","startHours":13.329307764742357,"endHours":14.651095922075221,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"14:39","end":"15:58","startHours":14.651095922075221,"endHours":15.972884079408086,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:58","end":"17:18","startHours":15.972884079408086,"endHours":17.29467223674095,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"17:18","end":"18:58","startHours":17.29467223674095,"endHours":18.972884079408086,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:58","end":"20:39","startHours":18.972884079408086,"endHours":20.65109592207522,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"20:39","end":"22:20","startHours":20.65109592207522,"endHours":22.329307764742357,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"22:20","end":"00:00","startHours":22.329307764742357,"endHours":24.007519607409492,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"00:00","end":"01:41","startHours":24.007519607409492,"endHours":25.685731450076624,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"01:41","end":"03:22","startHours":25.685731450076624,"endHours":27.363943292743762,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"03:22","end":"05:03","startHours":27.363943292743762,"endHours":29.042155135410894,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"05:03","end":"06:43","startHours":29.042155135410894,"endHours":30.720366978078033,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:43","end":"07:43","startHours":6.720366978078031,"endHours":7.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:43","end":"08:43","startHours":7.720366978078031,"endHours":8.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:43","end":"09:43","startHours":8.720366978078031,"endHours":9.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:43","end":"10:43","startHours":9.720366978078031,"endHours":10.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:43","end":"11:43","startHours":10.720366978078031,"endHours":11.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:43","end":"12:43","startHours":11.720366978078031,"endHours":12.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:43","end":"13:43","startHours":12.720366978078031,"endHours":13.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:43","end":"14:43","startHours":13.720366978078031,"endHours":14.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:43","end":"15:43","startHours":14.720366978078031,"endHours":15.720366978078031,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:43","end":"16:43","startHours":15.720366978078031,"endHours":16.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:43","end":"17:43","startHours":16.720366978078033,"endHours":17.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:43","end":"18:43","startHours":17.720366978078033,"endHours":18.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:43","end":"19:43","startHours":18.720366978078033,"endHours":19.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:43","end":"20:43","startHours":19.720366978078033,"endHours":20.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:43","end":"21:43","startHours":20.720366978078033,"endHours":21.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:43","end":"22:43","startHours":21.720366978078033,"endHours":22.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:43","end":"23:43","startHours":22.720366978078033,"endHours":23.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:43","end":"00:43","startHours":23.720366978078033,"endHours":24.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:43","end":"01:43","startHours":24.720366978078033,"endHours":25.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:43","end":"02:43","startHours":25.720366978078033,"endHours":26.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:43","end":"03:43","startHours":26.720366978078033,"endHours":27.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:43","end":"04:43","startHours":27.720366978078033,"endHours":28.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:43","end":"05:43","startHours":28.720366978078033,"endHours":29.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:43","end":"06:43","startHours":29.720366978078033,"endHours":30.720366978078033,"planetary_lord":"Moon"}],"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","Siṃha","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Dhanu","Kumbha","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"South (Dakṣiṇa)","chandraVasa":"North-East","rahuVasa":"North-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Saumya","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-23.22900275302641,"eotMinutes":-2.3467764445695645,"ayanamsa":23.9367}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2062,"vikram_samvatsara":"Vilambī","saka_samvat":1927,"saka_samvatsara":"Pārthiva","bengali_samvat":1412,"malayalam_era":1181,"nanakshahi_year":536,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī · Vikram 2062 Vilambī · Śaka 1927 Pārthiva"},"festivals":[{"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":"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},{"id":"pradosha-vrata","name":"Pradoṣa Vrata","name_sanskrit":"प्रदोष व्रत","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Twilight worship of Śiva on Trayodaśī.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":13},{"tithi_number":28}]},"precedence":7}],"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":"varanasi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 29, 2005 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 29, 2005 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 06:43, sūryāsta 17:18.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-12-29","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-12-29","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-12-29","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-12-29","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2005-12-29"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T17:22:48.984Z","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":"2026-05-14T17:22:48.984Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T17:22:48.984Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}