Indore

2026-08-13

Tithi

Pratipada प्रतिपदा

Nakshatra

Ashlesha आश्लेषा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	06:03	07:40	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	07:40	09:17	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:17	10:54	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	10:54	12:31	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	12:31	14:08	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:08	15:45	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	15:45	17:22	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	17:22	18:59	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	18:59	20:22	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	20:22	21:45	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	21:45	23:08	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	23:08	24:31	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	24:31	01:54	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	01:54	03:17	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:17	04:40	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	04:40	06:03	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:08	15:45	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	07:40	09:17	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:17	10:54	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:05	12:57	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:27 – 05:15

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:58 – 06:03

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:40 – 15:32

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:47 – 19:11

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:59 – 20:04

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:07 – 24:55

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

21:16 – 22:44

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

19:47 – 21:16

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:57 – 13:48

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

16:24 – 17:15

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Karka#4

Surya Nakshatra

Ashlesha आश्लेषा

Pada 3 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

06:06
11:45
17:23
23:01
04:39

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mars
Mantri	Mars

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Kailasha कैलाश

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
2	Bharani	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Vadha वध	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
10	Magha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Vadha वध	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
14	Chitra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
15	Swati	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
19	Mula	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
27	Revati	Janma जन्म	inauspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	4	no
2	Vrishabha	3	yes
3	Mithuna	2	no
4	Karka	1	yes
5	Simha	12	no
6	Kanya	11	yes
7	Tula	10	yes
8	Vrishchika	9	no
9	Dhanu	8	no
10	Makara	7	yes
11	Kumbha	6	yes
12	Meena	5	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
4	Karka कर्क	06:03	06:28
5	Simha सिंह	06:28	08:38
6	Kanya कन्या	08:38	10:48
7	Tula तुला	10:48	13:03
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	13:03	15:18
9	Dhanu धनु	15:18	17:23
10	Makara मकर	17:23	19:08
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	19:08	20:43
12	Meena मीन	20:43	22:13
1	Mesha मेष	22:13	23:53
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	23:53	01:53
3	Mithuna मिथुन	01:53	04:08
4	Karka कर्क	04:08	06:03

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Agni अग्नि	06:03	06:55	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	06:55	07:46	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	07:46	08:38	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	08:38	09:30	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	09:30	10:22	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:22	11:13	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:13	12:05	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	12:05	12:57	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	12:57	13:48	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	13:48	14:40	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	14:40	15:32	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:32	16:24	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	16:24	17:15	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	17:15	18:07	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	18:07	18:59	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Varshaवर्षा

Ritu (Drik)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

12h 56m

Ratrimana

11h 4m

Madhyahna

12:31

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Indore, 13 August 2026

On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Vedic calendar across Indore carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 6:03 AM in Indore and dipping below the horizon at 6:59 PM, bringing 12 hours 56 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Pratipada of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Ashlesha. The reigning yoga is Variyan, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-08-13. The Brahma Muhurta window for Indore spans 4:27 AM to 5:15 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Indore, The Rahu Kala window falls between 2:08 PM and 3:45 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points South — the direction to avoid for new travel on Thursday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Shubh (6:03 AM–7:40 AM). Ashlesha nakshatra is with Mercury as its ruling planet, making this a day shaped by both celestial timing and local geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Indore on 13 August 2026?

In Indore on 13 August 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:08 PM to 3:45 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Indore on 13 August 2026 at 6:03 AM?

Sunrise at 6:03 AM in Indore on 13 August 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (22.72°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (6:59 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Indore's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Indore on 13 August 2026?

The yoga operative in Indore on 13 August 2026 is Variyan, active from 3:26 PM to 12:16 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Variyan yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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- Muhurta Chintamani

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- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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इंदौर — 13 अगस्त

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:03
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:59
तिथि: प्रतिपदा (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: आश्लेषा (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:08–अपराह्ण 15:45
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 06:03–प्रातः 07:40)