Nagpur

2026-10-23

Tithi

Dwadashi द्वादशी

Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Hora schedule (text table)

#	Planet	Start	End
1	Venus	06:13	07:10
2	Mercury	07:10	08:08
3	Moon	08:08	09:05
4	Saturn	09:05	10:02
5	Jupiter	10:02	11:00
6	Mars	11:00	11:57
7	Sun	11:57	12:55
8	Venus	12:55	13:52
9	Mercury	13:52	14:50
10	Moon	14:50	15:47
11	Saturn	15:47	16:45
12	Jupiter	16:45	17:42
13	Mars	17:42	18:45
14	Sun	18:45	19:47
15	Venus	19:47	20:50
16	Mercury	20:50	21:52
17	Moon	21:52	22:55
18	Saturn	22:55	23:57
19	Jupiter	23:57	01:00
20	Mars	01:00	02:02
21	Sun	02:02	03:05
22	Venus	03:05	04:08
23	Mercury	04:08	05:10
24	Moon	05:10	06:13

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	10:31	11:57	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	14:50	16:16	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	07:39	09:05	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:34	12:20	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:37 – 05:25

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:08 – 06:13

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:52 – 14:38

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:30 – 17:54

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:42 – 18:47

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:33 – 24:21

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

17:00 – 18:37

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

03:16 – 04:53

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

08:31 – 09:17

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:20 – 13:06

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

Tula#7

Surya Nakshatra

Chitra चित्रा

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:59
14:58
20:57
02:56

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

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Gauri-sannidhi गौरीसन्निधि

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Saturn शनि

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

Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	11	yes
2	Vrishabha	10	yes
3	Mithuna	9	no
4	Karka	8	no
5	Simha	7	yes
6	Kanya	6	yes
7	Tula	5	no
8	Vrishchika	4	no
9	Dhanu	3	yes
10	Makara	2	no
11	Kumbha	1	yes
12	Meena	12	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
7	Tula तुला	06:13	08:08
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	08:08	10:23
9	Dhanu धनु	10:23	12:28
10	Makara मकर	12:28	14:18
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	14:18	15:53
12	Meena मीन	15:53	17:23
1	Mesha मेष	17:23	19:03
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	19:03	21:03
3	Mithuna मिथुन	21:03	23:18
4	Karka कर्क	23:18	01:33
5	Simha सिंह	01:33	03:43
6	Kanya कन्या	03:43	05:53
7	Tula तुला	05:53	06:13

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	Roga रोग	06:13	06:59	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	06:59	07:45	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	07:45	08:31	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	08:31	09:17	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	09:17	10:02	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	10:02	10:48	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	10:48	11:34	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	11:34	12:20	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	12:20	13:06	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	13:06	13:52	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	13:52	14:38	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	14:38	15:24	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	15:24	16:10	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:10	16:56	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	16:56	17:42	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)

Sharadशरद्

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

11h 29m

Ratrimana

12h 31m

Madhyahna

11:57

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

Hora - Nagpur, 23 October 2026

On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Nagpur carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:13 AM and dipping below the horizon at 5:42 PM, bringing 11 hours 29 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dwadashi of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Bhadrapada. Dhruva yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-10-23. Brahma Muhurta opens at 4:37 AM and closes at 5:25 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Nagpur, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 10:31 AM through 11:57 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the West direction — classical guidance advises against new Friday journeys toward the West. On the auspicious side, the Labh choghadiya (7:39 AM–9:05 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is ruled by Jupiter, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Nagpur.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Nagpur on 23 October 2026?

In Nagpur on 23 October 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 10:31 AM to 11:57 AM. 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 Nagpur on 23 October 2026 at 6:13 AM?

Sunrise at 6:13 AM in Nagpur on 23 October 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (21.15°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (5:42 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Nagpur's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Nagpur on 23 October 2026?

The yoga operative in Nagpur on 23 October 2026 is Dhruva, active from 11:39 PM to 10:08 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. Dhruva 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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नागपुर — 23 अक्टूबर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:13
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:42
तिथि: द्वादशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वभाद्रपदा (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 10:31–प्रातः 11:57
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 07:39–प्रातः 09:05)