Leicester

2027-05-17

Tithi

Dwadashi द्वादशी

Nakshatra

Hasta हस्त

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	05:07	07:05	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	07:05	09:04	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	09:04	11:02	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	11:02	13:01	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	13:01	15:00	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	15:00	16:58	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	16:58	18:57	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	18:57	20:55	good
Char	चर	Venus	night	20:55	21:57	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	21:57	22:58	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	22:58	24:00	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	24:00	01:01	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	01:01	02:02	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	02:02	03:04	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	03:04	04:05	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	04:05	05:07	neutral

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	07:05	09:04	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	11:02	13:01	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	15:00	16:58	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:29	13:33	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

03:31 – 04:19

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:02 – 05:07

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:39 – 16:42

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

20:43 – 21:07

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

20:55 – 22:00

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:37 – 01:25

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

15:51 – 17:26

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

15:27 – 17:03

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 12

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

16:42 – 17:46

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:46 – 18:49

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

Vrishabha#2

Surya Nakshatra

Krittika कृत्तिका

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

07:00
13:03
19:06
01:09

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

2084

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

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Shaka Samvat

1949

Saumya सौम्य

Gujarati Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mercury
Mantri	Mercury

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

South दक्षिण

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Northwest वायव्य

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

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, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	6	yes
2	Vrishabha	5	no
3	Mithuna	4	no
4	Karka	3	yes
5	Simha	2	no
6	Kanya	1	yes
7	Tula	12	no
8	Vrishchika	11	yes
9	Dhanu	10	yes
10	Makara	9	no
11	Kumbha	8	no
12	Meena	7	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 14 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
1	Mesha मेष	05:07	05:12
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	05:12	06:47
3	Mithuna मिथुन	06:47	09:12
4	Karka कर्क	09:12	12:02
5	Simha सिंह	12:02	14:52
6	Kanya कन्या	14:52	17:47
7	Tula तुला	17:47	20:37
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	20:37	23:17
9	Dhanu धनु	23:17	01:12
10	Makara मकर	01:12	02:22
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	02:22	03:17
12	Meena मीन	03:17	04:02
1	Mesha मेष	04:02	05:07
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	05:07	05:07

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	Agni अग्नि	05:07	06:10	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	06:10	07:13	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	07:13	08:16	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	08:16	09:20	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	09:20	10:23	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:23	11:26	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:26	12:29	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	12:29	13:33	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	13:33	14:36	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	14:36	15:39	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	15:39	16:42	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:42	17:46	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	17:46	18:49	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	18:49	19:52	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	19:52	20:55	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)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ritu (Drik)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

15h 49m

Ratrimana

8h 11m

Madhyahna

13:01

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

Choghadiya - Leicester, 17 May 2027

On Monday, the 17th of May 2027, the Vedic calendar for those in Leicester carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 5:07 AM and dipping below the horizon at 8:55 PM, bringing 15 hours 49 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dwadashi of the Shukla fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Hasta. Yoga for the day is Siddhi, completing the core panchang signature for 2027-05-17. Pre-dawn, from 3:31 AM to 4:19 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Leicester, From 7:05 AM to 9:04 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 (5:07 AM–7:05 AM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Hasta nakshatra is governed by Moon, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Leicester on 17 May 2027?

In Leicester on 17 May 2027, Rahu Kaal runs from 7:05 AM to 9:04 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 17 May 2027 at 5:07 AM?

Sunrise at 5:07 AM in Leicester on 17 May 2027 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 (8:55 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 17 May 2027?

The yoga operative in Leicester on 17 May 2027 is Siddhi, active from 10:12 PM to 8:40 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. Siddhi 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

Amrit Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

अमृत सिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Amrit Siddhi Yoga Diksha Sadhana

अमृत सिद्धि योग दीक्षा साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Mantra Mahodadhi

Dwadashi Vishnu Puja

द्वादशी विष्णु पूजा

- Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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लेस्टर — 17 मई

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:07
सूर्यास्त: सायं 20:55
तिथि: द्वादशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: हस्त (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 07:05–प्रातः 09:04
शुभ चौघड़िया: अमृत (प्रातः 05:07–प्रातः 07:05)