Indore

2026-10-08

Tithi

Trayodashi त्रयोदशी

Nakshatra

Purva Phalguni पूर्वाफाल्गुनी

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	06:21	07:49	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	07:49	09:17	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:17	10:45	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	10:45	12:14	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	12:14	13:42	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	13:42	15:10	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	15:10	16:38	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	16:38	18:06	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	18:06	19:38	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	19:38	21:10	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	21:10	22:42	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	22:42	24:14	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	24:14	01:45	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	01:45	03:17	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:17	04:49	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	04:49	06:21	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	13:42	15:10	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	07:49	09:17	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:17	10:45	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:50	12:37	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:45 – 05:33

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:16 – 06:21

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:11 – 14:58

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:54 – 18:18

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:06 – 19:11

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:50 – 24:38

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

07:08 – 08:43

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

05:33 – 07:08

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:37 – 13:24

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

15:45 – 16:32

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

Kanya#6

Surya Nakshatra

Hasta हस्त

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

09:29
15:26
21:22
03:19

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

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Swarga स्वर्ग

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Krida क्रीडा

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Ketu केतु

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

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

Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

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

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
6	Kanya कन्या	06:21	07:06
7	Tula तुला	07:06	09:21
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	09:21	11:36
9	Dhanu धनु	11:36	13:41
10	Makara मकर	13:41	15:31
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	15:31	17:01
12	Meena मीन	17:01	18:36
1	Mesha मेष	18:36	20:16
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	20:16	22:11
3	Mithuna मिथुन	22:11	24:26
4	Karka कर्क	24:26	02:41
5	Simha सिंह	02:41	04:51
6	Kanya कन्या	04:51	06:21

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	Mrityu मृत्यु	06:21	07:08	inauspicious
2	Agni अग्नि	07:08	07:55	inauspicious
3	Raja राज	07:55	08:42	inauspicious
4	Chora चोर	08:42	09:29	inauspicious
5	Shubha शुभ	09:29	10:16	auspicious
6	Roga रोग	10:16	11:03	inauspicious
7	Mrityu मृत्यु	11:03	11:50	inauspicious
8	Agni अग्नि	11:50	12:37	inauspicious
9	Raja राज	12:37	13:24	inauspicious
10	Chora चोर	13:24	14:11	inauspicious
11	Shubha शुभ	14:11	14:58	auspicious
12	Roga रोग	14:58	15:45	inauspicious
13	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:45	16:32	inauspicious
14	Agni अग्नि	16:32	17:19	inauspicious
15	Raja राज	17:19	18:06	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)

Sharadशरद्

Ritu (Drik)

Varshaवर्षा

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

11h 45m

Ratrimana

12h 15m

Madhyahna

12:14

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

Choghadiya - Indore, 8 October 2026

On Thursday, the 8th of October 2026, the Vedic calendar for those in Indore carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 6:21 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:06 PM, bringing 11 hours 45 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Trayodashi of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Phalguni. Yoga for the day is Shukla, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-10-08. Pre-dawn, from 4:45 AM to 5:33 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Indore, From 1:42 PM to 3:10 PM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Thursday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is South; the classical recommendation is to delay South-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Shubh (6:21 AM–7:49 AM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Purva Phalguni nakshatra is governed by Venus, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Indore on 8 October 2026?

In Indore on 8 October 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 1:42 PM to 3:10 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 8 October 2026 at 6:21 AM?

Sunrise at 6:21 AM in Indore on 8 October 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 (6:06 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 8 October 2026?

The yoga operative in Indore on 8 October 2026 is Shukla, active from 2:52 AM to 12:58 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Shukla 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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Daily Authority

Sadhana Prescriptions

Shiva Linga Abhisheka

शिव लिंग अभिषेक

- Shiva Purana, Pradosha Mahatmya

Mahamrityunjaya Japa

महामृत्युञ्जय जप

- Rig Veda 7.59.12, Yajur Veda 3.60

Sankalpa Vrata

संकल्प व्रत

- Dharmasindhu, Vrata Ratnakara

Rudra Abhisheka & Homa

रुद्र अभिषेक एवं होम

- Yajur Veda, Shatarudriya

Trayodashi Pradosha Vrata

त्रयोदशी प्रदोष व्रत

- Shiva Purana, Pradosha Mahatmya

Day Rarity Score

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इंदौर — 8 अक्टूबर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:21
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:06
तिथि: त्रयोदशी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वाफाल्गुनी (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 13:42–अपराह्ण 15:10
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 06:21–प्रातः 07:49)