Leicester

2026-09-24

Tithi

Trayodashi त्रयोदशी

Nakshatra

Shatabhisha शतभिषा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	06:55	08:25	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	08:25	09:55	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:55	11:25	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:25	12:56	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	12:56	14:26	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:26	15:56	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	15:56	17:26	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	17:26	18:56	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	18:56	20:26	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	20:26	21:56	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	21:56	23:26	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	23:26	24:56	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	24:56	02:25	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:25	03:55	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:55	05:25	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	05:25	06:55	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:26	15:56	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	08:25	09:55	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:55	11:25	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:32	13:20	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:19 – 06:07

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:50 – 06:55

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:56 – 15:44

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:44 – 19:08

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:56 – 20:01

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:32 – 01:20

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

11:52 – 13:31

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

13:31 – 15:10

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:20 – 14:08

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

16:32 – 17:20

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

Uttara Phalguni उत्तराफाल्गुनी

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

12:17
18:29
24:40
06:52

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	Moon
Mantri	Moon

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

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Akasha आकाश

neutral

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Sabha सभा

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Moon चन्द्र

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

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

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
6	Kanya कन्या	06:55	09:15
7	Tula तुला	09:15	12:05
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	12:05	14:45
9	Dhanu धनु	14:45	16:40
10	Makara मकर	16:40	17:50
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	17:50	18:45
12	Meena मीन	18:45	19:30
1	Mesha मेष	19:30	20:35
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	20:35	22:10
3	Mithuna मिथुन	22:10	24:35
4	Karka कर्क	24:35	03:25
5	Simha सिंह	03:25	06:20
6	Kanya कन्या	06:20	06:55

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	Shubha शुभ	06:55	07:43	auspicious
2	Roga रोग	07:43	08:31	inauspicious
3	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:31	09:19	inauspicious
4	Agni अग्नि	09:19	10:07	inauspicious
5	Raja राज	10:07	10:55	inauspicious
6	Chora चोर	10:55	11:43	inauspicious
7	Shubha शुभ	11:43	12:32	auspicious
8	Roga रोग	12:32	13:20	inauspicious
9	Mrityu मृत्यु	13:20	14:08	inauspicious
10	Agni अग्नि	14:08	14:56	inauspicious
11	Raja राज	14:56	15:44	inauspicious
12	Chora चोर	15:44	16:32	inauspicious
13	Shubha शुभ	16:32	17:20	auspicious
14	Roga रोग	17:20	18:08	inauspicious
15	Mrityu मृत्यु	18:08	18:56	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

12h 2m

Ratrimana

11h 58m

Madhyahna

12:56

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

Choghadiya - Leicester, 24 September 2026

On Thursday, 24 September 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Leicester carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:55 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:56 PM, bringing 12 hours 2 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Trayodashi of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Shatabhisha. Dhriti yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-09-24. Brahma Muhurta opens at 5:19 AM and closes at 6:07 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Leicester, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 2:26 PM through 3:56 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the South direction — classical guidance advises against new Thursday journeys toward the South. On the auspicious side, the Shubh choghadiya (6:55 AM–8:25 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Shatabhisha nakshatra is ruled by Rahu, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Leicester.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Leicester on 24 September 2026?

In Leicester on 24 September 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:26 PM to 3:56 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 Leicester on 24 September 2026 at 6:55 AM?

Sunrise at 6:55 AM in Leicester on 24 September 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 (6:56 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 24 September 2026?

The yoga operative in Leicester on 24 September 2026 is Dhriti, active from 11:57 AM to 11:24 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. Dhriti 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

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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लेस्टर — 24 सितम्बर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:55
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:56
तिथि: त्रयोदशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: शतभिषा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:26–अपराह्ण 15:56
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 06:55–प्रातः 08:25)