Choghadiya · Leicester

Choghadiya — Leicester18 July 2026

Shanivara · Shravana · Shukla Paksha

शनिवार · श्रावण · शुक्ल पक्ष

Sidereal · Lahiri

Tithi

Panchami

पञ्चमी

Nakshatra

Purva Phalguni

पूर्वाफाल्गुनी

Yoga

Variyan

वरीयान्

Karana

Bava

बव

Vara

Shanivara

शनिवार

Waxing Crescent

Sunrise 05:04 — Sunset 21:15 · day 16h 11m

≈ 18% illuminated · increasing

Panchang — the five angas पञ्चाङ्ग

Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Vara with their end-times, plus the month and the Moon’s and Sun’s signs — computed for this city’s sunrise. Times after midnight use the traditional extended clock (e.g. 27:23 = 03:23 next morning).

Tithi: Panchamiपञ्चमीtill 23:13then Shashthiषष्ठीtill 47:00
What this means
The lunar day. It is set by how far the Moon has pulled ahead of the Sun — each 12 degrees of separation is one tithi. The tithi shapes which activities the tradition favours, and it ends at the time shown, when the next one begins.
Muhurta Chintamani — Tithi-prakaranam (Nanda/Bhadra/Jaya/Rikta/Purna tithi-types)
Nakshatra: Purva Phalguniपूर्वाफाल्गुनीtill 13:30then Uttara Phalguniउत्तराफाल्गुनीtill 37:42
What this means
The Moon's star-mansion — the patch of sky it sits in today, one of 27. Each nakshatra has its own temperament that classical texts use to judge what the day is good for.
Brihat Samhita — Nakshatra chapters (nakshatra qualities)
Yoga: Variyanवरीयान्till 16:15then Parighaपरिघtill 38:53
What this means
A combined Sun-and-Moon measure (one of 27 nitya-yogas) — not the physical posture practice. A few yogas, such as Vyatipata and Vaidhriti, are best avoided; most are ordinary.
Muhurta Chintamani — Yoga enumeration (tyajya-yoga list, v. 33)
Karana: Bavaबवtill 11:37then Balavaबालवtill 23:13chain: Bava (11:37) → Balava (23:13) → Kaulava (35:00)
What this means
Half of a tithi — each lunar day holds two karanas. One of them, Vishti (also called Bhadra), is treated as inauspicious; the rest are workable.
BPHS — Karana-jnana-vidhi (11 karanas including Vishti)
Vara: Shanivaraशनिवार
What this means
The weekday and its ruling planet. Each day's planet colours which tasks the tradition recommends — e.g. Thursday (Jupiter) for auspicious beginnings.
Muhurta Chintamani — Vara-prakaranam (weekday lords)
Maasa (Amanta): Shravanaश्रावणPravishte/Gate: 3
What this means
The lunar month. India uses two reckonings — Amanta (new-moon to new-moon) and Purnimanta (full-moon to full-moon) — so the name can differ by region. An 'Adhika' (extra) month is inserted to keep the lunar and solar years aligned.
Nirnaya Sindhu — Adhikamasa-nirnaya (intercalary month)
Maasa (Purnimanta): Shravanaश्रावण
Paksha: Shukla (waxing)शुक्ल पक्ष
What this means
The fortnight. Shukla is the waxing half (Moon growing toward full); Krishna is the waning half (toward the new moon).
Calendar definition
Chandra Rashi: Simhaसिंहtill 19:29then Kanyaकन्या
What this means
The zodiac sign the Moon occupies now. Together with your birth Moon-sign it drives Chandrabala — the Moon's day-to-day favourability for you.
Muhurta Chintamani — 2.4-2.5 (Chandrabala)
Surya Rashi: Karkaकर्क

Sidereal (Lahiri) ephemeris; anga end-times computed to the city’s actual sunrise. “Adhika maas” marks an intercalary lunar month (no solar sankranti within it).

How we compute this panchang

Every time on this page is calculated from the actual positions of the Sun and Moon using the Swiss Ephemeris (the same high-precision astronomical engine used by professional astronomers), not from a printed almanac or a fixed table.

Sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsha — the standard used by the Indian government calendar (ayanamsha for this date: 24.2279°). All nakshatra, rashi, tithi and yoga boundaries follow from it.
Local true sunrise — muhurta windows (Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, Hora, Abhijit and the rest) are measured from the true sunrise computed for Leicester's exact coordinates, so they are correct for your location, not a regional approximation.
Two month conventions — we show both the Amanta (new-moon-to-new-moon) and Purnimanta (full-moon-to-full-moon) lunar month, because different regions of India follow different ones; an Adhika (intercalary) month is marked when it occurs.

Significance and auspicious/inauspicious flags are drawn from classical texts (Muhurta Chintamani, Brihat Samhita, the Puranas and others) and cited inline — we never assert an effect a text does not state.

Your panchang today

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Birth nakshatraBirth Moon-sign (rashi)

Is today good for…?

Pick what you’re planning. We check today’s panchang against the classical muhurta rule and show you the verdict, the best window, and the source.

Planned activity

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	05:04	07:06	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	07:06	09:07	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	09:07	11:09	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	11:09	13:10	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	13:10	15:11	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	15:11	17:13	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	17:13	19:14	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	19:14	21:15	bad
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	21:15	22:14	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	22:14	23:13	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	23:13	24:11	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	24:11	01:10	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	01:10	02:09	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	02:09	03:07	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	03:07	04:06	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	04:06	05:04	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:07	11:09	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	05:04	07:06	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	05:04	07:06	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:38	13:42	auspicious

#Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

03:28 – 04:16

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

03:59 – 05:04

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:52 – 16:56

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

21:03 – 21:27

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

21:15 – 22:20

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:46 – 01:34

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

23:27 – 01:00

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

21:53 – 23:27

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 1

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

05:04 – 06:09

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 2

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:09 – 07:14

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

Punarvasu पुनर्वसु

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

07:37
13:35
19:34
01:33

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 (till 8 Mar 2027)

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Jupiter
Sasyadhipati	Jupiter

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

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Nakshatra Shool

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction while today's nakshatra prevails

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

West पश्चिम

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

Mercury बुध

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Anandadi Yoga

Lumbaka लुम्बक

avoid

Source: Inauspicious day-yoga (Anandadi) -- avoid new ventures

#Tamil Yoga தமிழ் யோகம்

The Tamil-tradition yoga of the day from nakshatra and weekday — the Siddha / Amrita / Marana / Mushala family used in Tamil muhurta.

Tamil Yoga

Mushala मुसल

inauspicious

Source: Inauspicious Tamil yoga -- avoid new ventures

#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

Chandrashtama (avoid): Makara

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
4	Karka कर्क	05:04	07:54
5	Simha सिंह	07:54	10:49
6	Kanya कन्या	10:49	13:39
7	Tula तुला	13:39	16:34
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	16:34	19:14
9	Dhanu धनु	19:14	21:09
10	Makara मकर	21:09	22:19
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	22:19	23:09
12	Meena मीन	23:09	23:59
1	Mesha मेष	23:59	24:59
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	24:59	02:34
3	Mithuna मिथुन	02:34	04:59
4	Karka कर्क	04:59	05:04

#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	Chora चोर	05:04	06:09	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	06:09	07:14	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	07:14	08:19	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:19	09:23	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	09:23	10:28	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	10:28	11:33	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	11:33	12:38	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	12:38	13:42	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	13:42	14:47	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:47	15:52	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	15:52	16:56	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	16:56	18:01	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	18:01	19:06	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	19:06	20:11	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	20:11	21:15	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

16h 11m

Ratrimana

7h 49m

Madhyahna

13:10

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

#Almanac & Epoch पञ्चाङ्ग गणना

Reference day-counts and calendar identifiers for this date — Kaliyuga year, Ahargana, Julian Day and the National (Saka) civil dates.

Almanac / epoch details

Kaliyuga Year	5127
Kali Ahargana	1872774
Julian Day	2461239.5
Modified Julian Day	61239
Rata Die	739815
National Civil (Saka)	Ashadha 27, 1948 Shaka
National Nirayana (Saka)	Shravana 3, 1948 Shaka
Lahiri Ayanamsha	24.2279°

Derived from the day’s Julian Day and the Lahiri ayanamsha.

Choghadiya - Leicester, 18 July 2026

On Saturday, the 18th of July 2026, the Vedic calendar in Leicester carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Sunrise arrives at 5:04 AM and dipping below the horizon at 9:15 PM, bringing 16 hours 11 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Panchami of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Phalguni. The day carries the Variyan yoga, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-07-18. Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn meditation window, runs from 3:28 AM to 4:16 AM.

In Leicester, Rahu Kala runs from 9:07 AM to 11:09 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. The inauspicious direction (Disha Shool) for Saturday is East; new ventures toward the East are traditionally deferred. On the auspicious side, Shubh choghadiya, running 7:06 AM to 9:07 AM, stands out as the best muhurta. Purva Phalguni nakshatra is under the lordship of Venus, bringing the ancient panchang frame into direct contact with Leicester's horizon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Leicester on 18 July 2026?

In Leicester on 18 July 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:07 AM to 11:09 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 Leicester on 18 July 2026 at 5:04 AM?

Sunrise at 5:04 AM in Leicester on 18 July 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (52.64°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (9:15 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Leicester's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Leicester on 18 July 2026?

The yoga operative in Leicester on 18 July 2026 is Variyan, active from 6:16 PM to 4:15 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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Sadhana Prescriptions

Naga Panchami Puja

नाग पंचमी पूजा

- Garuda Purana, Narada Purana

Bava Karana Auspicious Puja

बव करण शुभ पूजा

- Muhurta Chintamani

Day Rarity Score

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लेस्टर — 18 जुलाई

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:04
सूर्यास्त: रात्रि 21:15
तिथि: पञ्चमी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वाफाल्गुनी (तृतीय पाद)
योग: वरीयान्
करण: बव, बालव
माह: श्रावण
चन्द्र राशि: सिंह → कन्या
सूर्य राशि: कर्क
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:07–प्रातः 11:09
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 07:06–प्रातः 09:07)