London

2026-01-08

Tithi

Shashthi षष्ठी

Nakshatra

Uttara Phalguni उत्तराफाल्गुनी

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	08:05	09:06	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	09:06	10:06	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	10:06	11:06	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:06	12:07	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	12:07	13:07	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	13:07	14:08	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	14:08	15:08	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	15:08	16:08	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	16:08	18:08	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	18:08	20:08	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	20:08	22:07	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	22:07	24:07	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	24:07	02:06	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:06	04:06	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	04:06	06:06	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	06:06	08:05	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	13:07	14:08	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	09:06	10:06	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	10:06	11:06	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:51	12:23	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

06:29 – 07:17

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

07:00 – 08:05

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:27 – 14:00

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

15:56 – 16:20

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

16:08 – 17:13

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:43 – 24:31

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

12:48 – 14:29

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

14:29 – 16:10

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:23 – 12:55

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

14:32 – 15:04

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

Purva Ashadha पूर्वाषाढा

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

13:12
19:32
01:51

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	Sun
Mantri	Sun

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

East पूर्व

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

Krida क्रीडा

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Jupiter गुरु

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

Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena

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	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
9	Dhanu धनु	08:05	08:30
10	Makara मकर	08:30	09:45
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	09:45	10:40
12	Meena मीन	10:40	11:30
1	Mesha मेष	11:30	12:35
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	12:35	14:15
3	Mithuna मिथुन	14:15	16:35
4	Karka कर्क	16:35	19:25
5	Simha सिंह	19:25	22:15
6	Kanya कन्या	22:15	01:05
7	Tula तुला	01:05	03:55
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	03:55	06:35
9	Dhanu धनु	06:35	08:05

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	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:05	08:38	inauspicious
2	Agni अग्नि	08:38	09:10	inauspicious
3	Raja राज	09:10	09:42	inauspicious
4	Chora चोर	09:42	10:14	inauspicious
5	Shubha शुभ	10:14	10:46	auspicious
6	Roga रोग	10:46	11:19	inauspicious
7	Mrityu मृत्यु	11:19	11:51	inauspicious
8	Agni अग्नि	11:51	12:23	inauspicious
9	Raja राज	12:23	12:55	inauspicious
10	Chora चोर	12:55	13:27	inauspicious
11	Shubha शुभ	13:27	14:00	auspicious
12	Roga रोग	14:00	14:32	inauspicious
13	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:32	15:04	inauspicious
14	Agni अग्नि	15:04	15:36	inauspicious
15	Raja राज	15:36	16:08	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

8h 3m

Ratrimana

15h 57m

Madhyahna

12:07

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

Choghadiya - London, 8 January 2026

On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout London carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 8:05 AM and dipping below the horizon at 4:08 PM, bringing 8 hours 3 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Shashthi of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Uttara Phalguni. Saubhagya yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-01-08. Brahma Muhurta opens at 6:29 AM and closes at 7:17 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout London, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 1:07 PM through 2:08 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 (8:05 AM–9:06 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Uttara Phalguni nakshatra is ruled by Sun, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of London.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in London on 8 January 2026?

In London on 8 January 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 1:07 PM to 2:08 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 London on 8 January 2026 at 8:05 AM?

Sunrise at 8:05 AM in London on 8 January 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (51.51°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (4:08 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to London's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in London on 8 January 2026?

The yoga operative in London on 8 January 2026 is Saubhagya, active from 1:03 PM to 11:55 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. Saubhagya 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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स्कन्द षष्ठी पूजा

- Skanda Purana, Kumara Tantra

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सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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लंदन — 8 जनवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 08:05
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 16:08
तिथि: षष्ठी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: उत्तराफाल्गुनी (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 13:07–अपराह्ण 14:08
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 08:05–प्रातः 09:06)