{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:indore:2018-12-18:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2018-12-18","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2018-12-18","date_display":"December 18, 2018 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":2018,"month":12,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458470.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1870005.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":241.5267,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":2.4709,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":120.9442,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.9442},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":2.4709,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.4709},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":243.9976},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"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":2018,"month":12,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458470.770833,"ahargana":1870005.2708,"kali_year":5120,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1179,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":241.93399499999998,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":1.0624950000000126,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-4.4781},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":326.20949500000006,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":220.54559500000005,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":224.610095,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":196.32469500000002,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":15,"name":"Svātī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":255.518595,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":98.1217,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":278.1217,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"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":2018,"month":12,"day":18,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2458470.770833,"kali_year":5120,"ahargana":1870005.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":241.5267,"rashi":9,"rashi_name":"Dhanu"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":2.4709,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":11,"name":"Ekādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Ekādaśī","elongation_degrees":120.9442,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.9442},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1,"moon_longitude":2.4709,"elapsed_within_degrees":2.4709},"yoga":{"number":19,"name":"Parigha","sum_longitude":243.9976},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":20,"name":"Vaṇija"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.478,"elongation":120.944},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-4.478,"opposition_distance":59.056}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":19,"type":"solar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":1.158,"elongation":1.13}]},"city":{"slug":"indore","name":"Indore, Madhya Pradesh","lat":22.7196,"lon":75.8577,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Madhya Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"indore","name":"Indore, Madhya Pradesh","lat":22.7196,"lon":75.8577,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Madhya Pradesh","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"07:01","sunsetLocal":"17:46","solarNoonLocal":"12:24","dayLengthHours":10.742784443029565,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs","moonriseLocal":"14:01","moonsetLocal":"02:39","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:05","end":"16:25","startHours":15.082053988288372,"endHours":16.424902043667068,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:43","end":"11:03","startHours":9.710661766773589,"endHours":11.053509822152286,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:24","end":"13:44","startHours":12.396357877530981,"endHours":13.739205932909677,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:32","end":"09:53","startHours":9.531615359389763,"endHours":9.889708174157416,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"07:28","end":"07:46","startHours":7.472581674475763,"endHours":7.759055926289885,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:02","end":"12:45","startHours":12.038265062763328,"endHours":12.754450692298631,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:36","end":"06:19","startHours":5.592594396945589,"endHours":6.3087800264808935,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"06:08","end":"07:01","startHours":6.129733619097067,"endHours":7.024965656016198,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:11","end":"14:54","startHours":14.186821951369241,"endHours":14.903007580904546,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:34","end":"17:58","startHours":17.567750099045764,"endHours":17.967750099045762,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:46","end":"18:13","startHours":17.767750099045763,"endHours":18.21536611750533,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:31","end":"19:16","startHours":17.517750099045763,"endHours":19.267750099045763,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:02","end":"00:45","startHours":24.03826506276333,"endHours":24.754450692298633,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"07:01","end":"08:22","startHours":7.024965656016198,"endHours":8.367813711394893,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"08:22","end":"09:43","startHours":8.367813711394893,"endHours":9.710661766773589,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:43","end":"11:03","startHours":9.710661766773589,"endHours":11.053509822152286,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"11:03","end":"12:24","startHours":11.053509822152286,"endHours":12.396357877530981,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:24","end":"13:44","startHours":12.396357877530981,"endHours":13.739205932909677,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:44","end":"15:05","startHours":13.739205932909677,"endHours":15.082053988288372,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:05","end":"16:25","startHours":15.082053988288372,"endHours":16.424902043667068,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:25","end":"17:46","startHours":16.424902043667068,"endHours":17.767750099045763,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:46","end":"19:25","startHours":17.767750099045763,"endHours":19.424902043667068,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:25","end":"21:05","startHours":19.424902043667068,"endHours":21.082053988288372,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:05","end":"22:44","startHours":21.082053988288372,"endHours":22.739205932909677,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:44","end":"00:24","startHours":22.739205932909677,"endHours":24.39635787753098,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:24","end":"02:03","startHours":24.39635787753098,"endHours":26.053509822152286,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"02:03","end":"03:43","startHours":26.053509822152286,"endHours":27.71066176677359,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:43","end":"05:22","startHours":27.71066176677359,"endHours":29.367813711394895,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"05:22","end":"07:01","startHours":29.367813711394895,"endHours":31.0249656560162,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"07:01","end":"08:01","startHours":7.024965656016198,"endHours":8.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"08:01","end":"09:01","startHours":8.024965656016198,"endHours":9.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"09:01","end":"10:01","startHours":9.024965656016198,"endHours":10.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"10:01","end":"11:01","startHours":10.024965656016198,"endHours":11.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"11:01","end":"12:01","startHours":11.024965656016198,"endHours":12.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"12:01","end":"13:01","startHours":12.024965656016198,"endHours":13.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"13:01","end":"14:01","startHours":13.024965656016198,"endHours":14.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"14:01","end":"15:01","startHours":14.024965656016198,"endHours":15.024965656016198,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"15:01","end":"16:01","startHours":15.024965656016198,"endHours":16.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"16:01","end":"17:01","startHours":16.0249656560162,"endHours":17.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"17:01","end":"18:01","startHours":17.0249656560162,"endHours":18.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"18:01","end":"19:01","startHours":18.0249656560162,"endHours":19.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"19:01","end":"20:01","startHours":19.0249656560162,"endHours":20.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"20:01","end":"21:01","startHours":20.0249656560162,"endHours":21.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"21:01","end":"22:01","startHours":21.0249656560162,"endHours":22.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"22:01","end":"23:01","startHours":22.0249656560162,"endHours":23.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"23:01","end":"00:01","startHours":23.0249656560162,"endHours":24.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"00:01","end":"01:01","startHours":24.0249656560162,"endHours":25.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"01:01","end":"02:01","startHours":25.0249656560162,"endHours":26.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"02:01","end":"03:01","startHours":26.0249656560162,"endHours":27.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"03:01","end":"04:01","startHours":27.0249656560162,"endHours":28.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"04:01","end":"05:01","startHours":28.0249656560162,"endHours":29.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"05:01","end":"06:01","startHours":29.0249656560162,"endHours":30.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"06:01","end":"07:01","startHours":30.0249656560162,"endHours":31.0249656560162,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","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":"Vajra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","tropicalAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","vedicAyana":"Dakṣiṇāyana","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":-23.37756945433799,"eotMinutes":2.787727348141232,"ayanamsa":24.1179}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2075,"vikram_samvatsara":"Virodhakṛt","saka_samvat":1940,"saka_samvatsara":"Vilambī","bengali_samvat":1425,"malayalam_era":1194,"nanakshahi_year":549,"lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","lunar_month_amanta":"Mārgaśīrṣa","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":"Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī · Vikram 2075 Virodhakṛt · Śaka 1940 Vilambī"},"festivals":[{"id":"gita-jayanti","name":"Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)","name_sanskrit":"गीता जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Krishna (Bhagavad-Gītā speaker)","significance":"Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":1,"related_chart":"krishna","historical_anchor":{"event":"Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1)","date_julian":"-3137-10-04","location":"Kurukṣetra"},"sources":["Bhagavad Gītā (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva)"]},{"id":"vaikuntha-ekadashi","name":"Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"वैकुण्ठ एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Most sacred Ekādaśī of the year; 'Vaikuṇṭha-dvāram udghaṭitam'.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":2},{"id":"mokshada-ekadashi","name":"Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)","name_sanskrit":"मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Krishna (Bhagavad Gītā delivery)","significance":"Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":11,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla","lunar_month":"Mārgaśīrṣa"},"precedence":3},{"id":"ekadashi","name":"Ekādaśī","name_sanskrit":"एकादशी","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Bhagavān Viṣṇu","significance":"Sacred to Bhagavān Viṣṇu; vrata for purification.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":11},{"tithi_number":26}]},"precedence":5}],"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":[{"historical_date":"-3101-02-18","event":"Kali Yuga Epoch","chart_id":"kali-yuga-epoch","shared_marker":"same Aśvinī","url":"/day/-3101-02-18","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"indore"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga December 18, 2018 CE · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · Vidhyamitra","description":"December 18, 2018 CE for Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Śukla Ekādaśī, sūryodaya 07:01, sūryāsta 17:46.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2018-12-18","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2018-12-18","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2018-12-18","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2018-12-18","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2018-12-18"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-06-01T22:25:57.938Z","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":"2026-06-01T22:25:57.938Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-06-01T22:25:57.938Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}