{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:varanasi:2029-02-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2029-02-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2029-02-20","date_display":"February 20, 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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2029,"month":2,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462187.770833,"kali_year":5130,"ahargana":1873722.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":307.4721,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":23.2008,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":75.7287,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.7287},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":23.2008,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.8675},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":330.673},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":12,"name":"Gara"},"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":2029,"month":2,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462187.770833,"ahargana":1873722.2708,"kali_year":5130,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.26,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":307.418678,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":19.669978000000015,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":3.8141},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":168.946278,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":13,"name":"Hasta","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":283.369378,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":182.98137799999995,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":299.151478,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":11.990477999999996,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":261.1771,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":81.1771,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","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":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2029,"month":2,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2462187.770833,"kali_year":5130,"ahargana":1873722.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":307.4721,"rashi":11,"rashi_name":"Kumbha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":23.2008,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":7,"name":"Saptamī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Saptamī","elongation_degrees":75.7287,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":3.7287},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":23.2008,"elapsed_within_degrees":9.8675},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":330.673},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":12,"name":"Gara"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.814,"elongation":75.729},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":3.814,"opposition_distance":104.271}},"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":"06:29","sunsetLocal":"17:55","solarNoonLocal":"12:12","dayLengthHours":11.430178035622959,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 25 Mins 49 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 34 Mins 11 Secs","moonriseLocal":"10:27","moonsetLocal":"23:35","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:04","end":"16:30","startHours":15.064006926317777,"endHours":16.492779180770647,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:21","end":"10:47","startHours":9.348917908506298,"endHours":10.777690162959168,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:12","end":"13:38","startHours":12.206462417412038,"endHours":13.635234671864907,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:10","end":"09:32","startHours":9.158414941245915,"endHours":9.539420875766682,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:58","end":"07:16","startHours":6.967630817751516,"endHours":7.272435565368128,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:50","end":"12:35","startHours":11.825456482891273,"endHours":12.587468351932802,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:58","end":"05:44","startHours":4.967349661517498,"endHours":5.729361530559029,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:32","end":"06:29","startHours":5.538858563298646,"endHours":6.491373399600559,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:07","end":"14:52","startHours":14.111492090015865,"endHours":14.873503959057397,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:43","end":"18:07","startHours":17.721551435223518,"endHours":18.121551435223516,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:55","end":"18:24","startHours":17.921551435223517,"endHours":18.397808853374475,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:40","end":"19:25","startHours":17.671551435223517,"endHours":19.421551435223517,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:50","end":"00:35","startHours":23.825456482891273,"endHours":24.587468351932802,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:29","end":"07:55","startHours":6.491373399600559,"endHours":7.920145654053429,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:55","end":"09:21","startHours":7.920145654053429,"endHours":9.348917908506298,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:21","end":"10:47","startHours":9.348917908506298,"endHours":10.777690162959168,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:47","end":"12:12","startHours":10.777690162959168,"endHours":12.206462417412038,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:12","end":"13:38","startHours":12.206462417412038,"endHours":13.635234671864907,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:38","end":"15:04","startHours":13.635234671864907,"endHours":15.064006926317777,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:04","end":"16:30","startHours":15.064006926317777,"endHours":16.492779180770647,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:30","end":"17:55","startHours":16.492779180770647,"endHours":17.921551435223517,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:55","end":"19:30","startHours":17.921551435223517,"endHours":19.492779180770647,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:30","end":"21:04","startHours":19.492779180770647,"endHours":21.064006926317777,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:04","end":"22:38","startHours":21.064006926317777,"endHours":22.635234671864907,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:38","end":"00:12","startHours":22.635234671864907,"endHours":24.206462417412038,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:12","end":"01:47","startHours":24.206462417412038,"endHours":25.777690162959168,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:47","end":"03:21","startHours":25.777690162959168,"endHours":27.348917908506298,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:21","end":"04:55","startHours":27.348917908506298,"endHours":28.920145654053428,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:55","end":"06:29","startHours":28.920145654053428,"endHours":30.49137339960056,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:29","end":"07:29","startHours":6.491373399600559,"endHours":7.491373399600559,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:29","end":"08:29","startHours":7.491373399600559,"endHours":8.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:29","end":"09:29","startHours":8.491373399600558,"endHours":9.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:29","end":"10:29","startHours":9.491373399600558,"endHours":10.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:29","end":"11:29","startHours":10.491373399600558,"endHours":11.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:29","end":"12:29","startHours":11.491373399600558,"endHours":12.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:29","end":"13:29","startHours":12.491373399600558,"endHours":13.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:29","end":"14:29","startHours":13.491373399600558,"endHours":14.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:29","end":"15:29","startHours":14.491373399600558,"endHours":15.491373399600558,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:29","end":"16:29","startHours":15.491373399600558,"endHours":16.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:29","end":"17:29","startHours":16.49137339960056,"endHours":17.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:29","end":"18:29","startHours":17.49137339960056,"endHours":18.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:29","end":"19:29","startHours":18.49137339960056,"endHours":19.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:29","end":"20:29","startHours":19.49137339960056,"endHours":20.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:29","end":"21:29","startHours":20.49137339960056,"endHours":21.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:29","end":"22:29","startHours":21.49137339960056,"endHours":22.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:29","end":"23:29","startHours":22.49137339960056,"endHours":23.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:29","end":"00:29","startHours":23.49137339960056,"endHours":24.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:29","end":"01:29","startHours":24.49137339960056,"endHours":25.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:29","end":"02:29","startHours":25.49137339960056,"endHours":26.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:29","end":"03:29","startHours":26.49137339960056,"endHours":27.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:29","end":"04:29","startHours":27.49137339960056,"endHours":28.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:29","end":"05:29","startHours":28.49137339960056,"endHours":29.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:29","end":"06:29","startHours":29.49137339960056,"endHours":30.49137339960056,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","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":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Mudgara","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Śiśira (Winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-10.876377698196153,"eotMinutes":-14.28334504472219,"ayanamsa":24.26}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2086,"vikram_samvatsara":"Dundubhi","saka_samvat":1951,"saka_samvatsara":"Saumya","bengali_samvat":1436,"malayalam_era":1205,"nanakshahi_year":560,"lunar_month":"Phālguna","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_amanta":"Phālguna","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Kumbha (Māsi)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Phālguna Śukla Saptamī · Vikram 2086 Dundubhi · Śaka 1951 Saumya"},"festivals":[],"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":[]},"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 February 20, 2029 CE · Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 20, 2029 CE for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī): Śukla Saptamī, sūryodaya 06:29, sūryāsta 17:55.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2029-02-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2029-02-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2029-02-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2029-02-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/varanasi/2029-02-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-08-26T17:56:06.269Z","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":"2026-08-26T17:56:06.269Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-08-26T17:56:06.269Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}