{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:indore:2024-04-20:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2024-04-20","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2024-04-20","date_display":"April 20, 2024 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":2024,"month":4,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460420.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1871955.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":6.3207,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":141.1585,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":134.8377,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.8377},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":141.1585,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.8251},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":147.4792},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":22,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"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":2024,"month":4,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460420.770833,"ahargana":1871955.2708,"kali_year":5126,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1925,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":6.267390999999975,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":142.978991,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.4913},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":327.271291,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":352.830391,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":27.418991000000005,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":353.873191,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":321.51929100000007,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":354.8013,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":174.8013,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"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":2024,"month":4,"day":20,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460420.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1871955.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":6.3207,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":141.1585,"rashi":5,"rashi_name":"Siṃha"},"tithi":{"number":12,"name":"Dvādaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Dvādaśī","elongation_degrees":134.8377,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":2.8377},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3,"moon_longitude":141.1585,"elapsed_within_degrees":7.8251},"yoga":{"number":12,"name":"Dhruva","sum_longitude":147.4792},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":22,"name":"Bava"},"vara":{"number":1,"name":"Śanivāra (Saturday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.491,"elongation":134.838},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.491,"opposition_distance":45.162}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":4,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-1.28,"opposition_distance":0.923}]},"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":"06:02","sunsetLocal":"18:49","solarNoonLocal":"12:26","dayLengthHours":12.782761794511252,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs","moonriseLocal":"15:21","moonsetLocal":"03:43","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"09:14","end":"10:50","startHours":9.231000160278173,"endHours":10.828845384592078,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"14:01","end":"15:37","startHours":14.024535833219893,"endHours":15.622381057533799,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"06:02","end":"07:38","startHours":6.03530971165036,"endHours":7.633154935964266,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:01","end":"09:27","startHours":9.017954130369652,"endHours":9.444046190186693,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:34","end":"06:55","startHours":6.567924786421662,"endHours":6.908798434275295,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"12:00","end":"12:51","startHours":12.000598549088943,"endHours":12.852782668723028,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:20","end":"05:11","startHours":4.330941472382193,"endHours":5.183125592016276,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:58","end":"06:02","startHours":4.970079562107755,"endHours":6.03530971165036,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"14:33","end":"15:25","startHours":14.557150907991195,"endHours":15.409335027625279,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:37","end":"19:01","startHours":18.618071506161613,"endHours":19.01807150616161,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:49","end":"19:21","startHours":18.818071506161612,"endHours":19.350686580932916,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:34","end":"20:19","startHours":18.568071506161612,"endHours":20.318071506161612,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"00:00","end":"00:51","startHours":24.000598549088945,"endHours":24.852782668723027,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"06:02","end":"07:38","startHours":6.03530971165036,"endHours":7.633154935964266,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"07:38","end":"09:14","startHours":7.633154935964266,"endHours":9.231000160278173,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"09:14","end":"10:50","startHours":9.231000160278173,"endHours":10.828845384592078,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"10:50","end":"12:26","startHours":10.828845384592078,"endHours":12.426690608905986,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"12:26","end":"14:01","startHours":12.426690608905986,"endHours":14.024535833219893,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"14:01","end":"15:37","startHours":14.024535833219893,"endHours":15.622381057533799,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"15:37","end":"17:13","startHours":15.622381057533799,"endHours":17.220226281847705,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:13","end":"18:49","startHours":17.220226281847705,"endHours":18.818071506161612,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"18:49","end":"20:13","startHours":18.818071506161612,"endHours":20.220226281847705,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"20:13","end":"21:37","startHours":20.220226281847705,"endHours":21.6223810575338,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"21:37","end":"23:01","startHours":21.6223810575338,"endHours":23.024535833219893,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"23:01","end":"00:26","startHours":23.024535833219893,"endHours":24.426690608905986,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"00:26","end":"01:50","startHours":24.426690608905986,"endHours":25.82884538459208,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"01:50","end":"03:14","startHours":25.82884538459208,"endHours":27.23100016027817,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"03:14","end":"04:38","startHours":27.23100016027817,"endHours":28.633154935964267,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"04:38","end":"06:02","startHours":28.633154935964267,"endHours":30.03530971165036,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:02","end":"07:02","startHours":6.03530971165036,"endHours":7.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:02","end":"08:02","startHours":7.03530971165036,"endHours":8.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:02","end":"09:02","startHours":8.03530971165036,"endHours":9.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:02","end":"10:02","startHours":9.03530971165036,"endHours":10.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:02","end":"11:02","startHours":10.03530971165036,"endHours":11.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:02","end":"12:02","startHours":11.03530971165036,"endHours":12.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:02","end":"13:02","startHours":12.03530971165036,"endHours":13.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:02","end":"14:02","startHours":13.03530971165036,"endHours":14.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:02","end":"15:02","startHours":14.03530971165036,"endHours":15.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:02","end":"16:02","startHours":15.03530971165036,"endHours":16.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:02","end":"17:02","startHours":16.03530971165036,"endHours":17.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:02","end":"18:02","startHours":17.03530971165036,"endHours":18.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:02","end":"19:02","startHours":18.03530971165036,"endHours":19.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:02","end":"20:02","startHours":19.03530971165036,"endHours":20.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:02","end":"21:02","startHours":20.03530971165036,"endHours":21.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:02","end":"22:02","startHours":21.03530971165036,"endHours":22.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:02","end":"23:02","startHours":22.03530971165036,"endHours":23.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:02","end":"00:02","startHours":23.03530971165036,"endHours":24.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:02","end":"01:02","startHours":24.03530971165036,"endHours":25.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:02","end":"02:02","startHours":25.03530971165036,"endHours":26.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:02","end":"03:02","startHours":26.03530971165036,"endHours":27.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:02","end":"04:02","startHours":27.03530971165036,"endHours":28.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:02","end":"05:02","startHours":28.03530971165036,"endHours":29.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:02","end":"06:02","startHours":29.03530971165036,"endHours":30.03530971165036,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Siṃha","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"East (Pūrva)","chandraVasa":"West","rahuVasa":"East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhvaja","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":11.631973372113801,"eotMinutes":0.9677634656409275,"ayanamsa":24.1925}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2081,"vikram_samvatsara":"Piṅgala","saka_samvat":1946,"saka_samvatsara":"Krodhi","bengali_samvat":1431,"malayalam_era":1200,"nanakshahi_year":555,"lunar_month":"Caitra","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Caitra Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_amanta":"Caitra","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī · Vikram 2081 Piṅgala · Śaka 1946 Krodhi"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"shani-walk","name":"Śani Walk","name_sanskrit":"शनि यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/shani-walk"},"reason":"Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"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 April 20, 2024 CE · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · Vidhyamitra","description":"April 20, 2024 CE for Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Śukla Dvādaśī, sūryodaya 06:02, sūryāsta 18:49.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2024-04-20","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2024-04-20","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2024-04-20","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2024-04-20","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/indore/2024-04-20"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-07-26T08:50:19.837Z","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":"2026-07-26T08:50:19.837Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-07-26T08:50:19.837Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no founder-city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna","Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa","Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu","Brahmā","Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)","Bhūmi","reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi","exact reading kṣetra","Divyāṁśa-bhakta","chitta/vāṇī/aṅgulī","keyboard-silicon-pathways","Vidhyāmitra substrate","reader/seer","Krishna"],"antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}