Leicester

2026-12-21

Tithi

Dwadashi द्वादशी

Nakshatra

Krittika कृत्तिका

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	08:15	09:12	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	09:12	10:09	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	10:09	11:05	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	11:05	12:02	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	12:02	12:59	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	12:59	13:56	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:56	14:52	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:52	15:49	good
Char	चर	Venus	night	15:49	17:52	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	17:52	19:56	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	19:56	21:59	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	21:59	24:02	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	24:02	02:05	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	02:05	04:09	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	04:09	06:12	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	06:12	08:15	neutral

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:12	10:09	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	11:05	12:02	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:59	13:56	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:47	12:17	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

06:39 – 07:27

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

07:10 – 08:15

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:18 – 13:48

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

15:37 – 16:01

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

15:49 – 16:54

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:38 – 24:26

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

18:27 – 19:53

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

18:27 – 19:53

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 12

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:48 – 14:18

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

14:18 – 14:49

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

Dhanu#9

Surya Nakshatra

Mula मूल

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

13:03
18:26
23:50
05:13

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

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Northwest वायव्य

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

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, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	1	yes
2	Vrishabha	12	no
3	Mithuna	11	yes
4	Karka	10	yes
5	Simha	9	no
6	Kanya	8	no
7	Tula	7	yes
8	Vrishchika	6	yes
9	Dhanu	5	no
10	Makara	4	no
11	Kumbha	3	yes
12	Meena	2	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
9	Dhanu धनु	08:15	09:55
10	Makara मकर	09:55	11:05
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	11:05	11:55
12	Meena मीन	11:55	12:45
1	Mesha मेष	12:45	13:45
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	13:45	15:25
3	Mithuna मिथुन	15:25	17:45
4	Karka कर्क	17:45	20:40
5	Simha सिंह	20:40	23:30
6	Kanya कन्या	23:30	02:25
7	Tula तुला	02:25	05:15
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	05:15	07:55
9	Dhanu धनु	07:55	08:15

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	08:15	08:45	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	08:45	09:16	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	09:16	09:46	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	09:46	10:16	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	10:16	10:46	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	10:46	11:17	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	11:17	11:47	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	11:47	12:17	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	12:17	12:48	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:48	13:18	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	13:18	13:48	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	13:48	14:18	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	14:18	14:49	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	14:49	15:19	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	15:19	15:49	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)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

7h 34m

Ratrimana

16h 26m

Madhyahna

12:02

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

Choghadiya - Leicester, 21 December 2026

On Monday, the 21st of December 2026, the Vedic calendar for those in Leicester carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 8:15 AM and dipping below the horizon at 3:49 PM, bringing 7 hours 34 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dwadashi of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Krittika. Yoga for the day is Siddha, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-12-21. Pre-dawn, from 6:39 AM to 7:27 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Leicester, From 9:12 AM to 10:09 AM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Monday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is East; the classical recommendation is to delay East-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Amrit (8:15 AM–9:12 AM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Krittika nakshatra is governed by Sun, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Leicester on 21 December 2026?

In Leicester on 21 December 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:12 AM to 10:09 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 21 December 2026 at 8:15 AM?

Sunrise at 8:15 AM in Leicester on 21 December 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 (3:49 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 21 December 2026?

The yoga operative in Leicester on 21 December 2026 is Siddha, active from 11:37 PM to 8:02 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. Siddha 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

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Dwadashi Vishnu Puja

द्वादशी विष्णु पूजा

- Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana

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लेस्टर — 21 दिसम्बर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 08:15
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 15:49
तिथि: द्वादशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: कृत्तिका (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:12–प्रातः 10:09
शुभ चौघड़िया: अमृत (प्रातः 08:15–प्रातः 09:12)