{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:vrindavan:2008-12-29:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-12-29","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2008-12-29","date_display":"December 29, 2008 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":2008,"month":12,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454829.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866364.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":253.4323,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":271.8389,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":18.4066,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.4066},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":271.8389,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.1722},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":165.2711},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"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":2008,"month":12,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454829.770833,"ahargana":1866364.2708,"kali_year":5110,"ayanamsa_lahiri":23.9786,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":253.71290799999997,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":270.2822080000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-1.4786},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":247.199208,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":271.450208,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":274.75700800000004,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":299.873008,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":147.572608,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":291.0394,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":111.0394,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":9,"name":"Āśleṣā","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":2008,"month":12,"day":29,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2454829.770833,"kali_year":5110,"ahargana":1866364.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":253.4323,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":271.8389,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":2,"name":"Dvitīyā","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvitīyā","elongation_degrees":18.4066,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":6.4066},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":271.8389,"elapsed_within_degrees":5.1722},"yoga":{"number":13,"name":"Vyāghāta","sum_longitude":165.2711},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":3,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":3,"name":"Somavāra (Monday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.479,"elongation":18.407},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-1.479,"opposition_distance":161.593}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"vrindavan","name":"Vṛndāvana","lat":27.565,"lon":77.6593,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"vrindavan","name":"Vṛndāvana","lat":27.565,"lon":77.6593,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Uttar Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tirtha"},"sunriseLocal":"07:09","sunsetLocal":"17:34","solarNoonLocal":"12:22","dayLengthHours":10.41467695375557,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:12","moonsetLocal":"18:44","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"08:27","end":"09:45","startHours":8.45632241641782,"endHours":9.758157035637266,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:04","end":"12:22","startHours":11.059991654856713,"endHours":12.361826274076158,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"13:40","end":"14:58","startHours":13.663660893295607,"endHours":14.965495512515052,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:35","end":"09:56","startHours":9.584579086408006,"endHours":9.931734984866527,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:35","end":"07:52","startHours":7.588432670271523,"endHours":7.866157389038338,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:01","end":"12:43","startHours":12.01467037561764,"endHours":12.708982172534679,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:46","end":"06:28","startHours":5.7658642033642975,"endHours":6.4601760002813355,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:17","end":"07:09","startHours":6.286598051052076,"endHours":7.154487797198374,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:06","end":"14:48","startHours":14.097605766368755,"endHours":14.791917563285793,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:22","end":"17:46","startHours":17.369164750953946,"endHours":17.769164750953944,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:34","end":"18:00","startHours":17.569164750953945,"endHours":18.003109624027093,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:19","end":"19:04","startHours":17.319164750953945,"endHours":19.069164750953945,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:01","end":"00:43","startHours":24.01467037561764,"endHours":24.708982172534675,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Amṛta","start":"07:09","end":"08:27","startHours":7.154487797198374,"endHours":8.45632241641782,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:27","end":"09:45","startHours":8.45632241641782,"endHours":9.758157035637266,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"09:45","end":"11:04","startHours":9.758157035637266,"endHours":11.059991654856713,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:04","end":"12:22","startHours":11.059991654856713,"endHours":12.361826274076158,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"12:22","end":"13:40","startHours":12.361826274076158,"endHours":13.663660893295607,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"13:40","end":"14:58","startHours":13.663660893295607,"endHours":14.965495512515052,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:58","end":"16:16","startHours":14.965495512515052,"endHours":16.267330131734496,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"16:16","end":"17:34","startHours":16.267330131734496,"endHours":17.569164750953945,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Chala","start":"17:34","end":"19:16","startHours":17.569164750953945,"endHours":19.2673301317345,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"19:16","end":"20:58","startHours":19.2673301317345,"endHours":20.96549551251505,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:58","end":"22:40","startHours":20.96549551251505,"endHours":22.663660893295607,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"22:40","end":"00:22","startHours":22.663660893295607,"endHours":24.361826274076158,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"00:22","end":"02:04","startHours":24.361826274076158,"endHours":26.059991654856713,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:04","end":"03:45","startHours":26.059991654856713,"endHours":27.758157035637268,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:45","end":"05:27","startHours":27.758157035637268,"endHours":29.45632241641782,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"05:27","end":"07:09","startHours":29.45632241641782,"endHours":31.154487797198374,"quality":"neutral"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:09","end":"08:09","startHours":7.154487797198374,"endHours":8.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:09","end":"09:09","startHours":8.154487797198374,"endHours":9.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:09","end":"10:09","startHours":9.154487797198374,"endHours":10.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:09","end":"11:09","startHours":10.154487797198374,"endHours":11.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:09","end":"12:09","startHours":11.154487797198374,"endHours":12.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:09","end":"13:09","startHours":12.154487797198374,"endHours":13.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:09","end":"14:09","startHours":13.154487797198374,"endHours":14.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:09","end":"15:09","startHours":14.154487797198374,"endHours":15.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:09","end":"16:09","startHours":15.154487797198374,"endHours":16.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:09","end":"17:09","startHours":16.154487797198374,"endHours":17.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:09","end":"18:09","startHours":17.154487797198374,"endHours":18.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:09","end":"19:09","startHours":18.154487797198374,"endHours":19.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:09","end":"20:09","startHours":19.154487797198374,"endHours":20.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:09","end":"21:09","startHours":20.154487797198374,"endHours":21.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:09","end":"22:09","startHours":21.154487797198374,"endHours":22.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:09","end":"23:09","startHours":22.154487797198374,"endHours":23.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:09","end":"00:09","startHours":23.154487797198374,"endHours":24.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:09","end":"01:09","startHours":24.154487797198374,"endHours":25.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:09","end":"02:09","startHours":25.154487797198374,"endHours":26.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:09","end":"03:09","startHours":26.154487797198374,"endHours":27.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:09","end":"04:09","startHours":27.154487797198374,"endHours":28.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:09","end":"05:09","startHours":28.154487797198374,"endHours":29.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:09","end":"06:09","startHours":29.154487797198374,"endHours":30.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:09","end":"07:09","startHours":30.154487797198374,"endHours":31.154487797198374,"planetary_lord":"Venus"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Rākṣasa","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-23.21322670389504,"eotMinutes":-2.3467764445695645,"ayanamsa":23.9786}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2065,"vikram_samvatsara":"Plava","saka_samvat":1930,"saka_samvatsara":"Sarvadhāri","bengali_samvat":1415,"malayalam_era":1184,"nanakshahi_year":539,"lunar_month":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Pauṣa","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)","ritu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","display_summary":"Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā · Vikram 2065 Plava · Śaka 1930 Sarvadhāri"},"festivals":[],"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":"vrindavan"},"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, 2008 CE · Vṛndāvana · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 29, 2008 CE for Vṛndāvana: Śukla Dvitīyā, sūryodaya 07:09, sūryāsta 17:34.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-12-29","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-12-29","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-12-29","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-12-29","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/vrindavan/2008-12-29"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-31T17:32:02.198Z","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":"2026-05-31T17:32:02.198Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-31T17:32:02.198Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}