Patna

2026-01-17

Tithi

Chaturdashi चतुर्दशी

Nakshatra

Mula मूल

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	06:38	07:58	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	07:58	09:18	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	09:18	10:39	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	10:39	11:59	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:59	13:19	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:19	14:40	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:40	16:00	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	16:00	17:20	bad
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	17:20	19:00	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	19:00	20:40	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	20:40	22:19	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	22:19	23:59	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	23:59	01:39	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:39	03:18	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	03:18	04:58	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	04:58	06:38	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:18	10:39	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	06:38	07:58	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	06:38	07:58	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:38	12:20	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:02 – 05:50

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:33 – 06:38

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:46 – 14:29

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:08 – 17:32

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:20 – 18:25

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:35 – 24:23

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

11:04 – 12:50

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

14:36 – 16:21

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 1

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:38 – 07:21

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 2

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

07:21 – 08:03

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

Makara#10

Surya Nakshatra

Uttara Ashadha उत्तराषाढा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:11
14:42
21:14
03:45

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

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

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

Kailasha कैलाश

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Ketu केतु

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

Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	9	no
2	Vrishabha	8	no
3	Mithuna	7	yes
4	Karka	6	yes
5	Simha	5	no
6	Kanya	4	no
7	Tula	3	yes
8	Vrishchika	2	no
9	Dhanu	1	yes
10	Makara	12	no
11	Kumbha	11	yes
12	Meena	10	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
10	Makara मकर	06:38	08:18
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	08:18	09:48
12	Meena मीन	09:48	11:18
1	Mesha मेष	11:18	12:53
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	12:53	14:53
3	Mithuna मिथुन	14:53	17:08
4	Karka कर्क	17:08	19:23
5	Simha सिंह	19:23	21:38
6	Kanya कन्या	21:38	23:53
7	Tula तुला	23:53	02:08
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	02:08	04:23
9	Dhanu धनु	04:23	06:28
10	Makara मकर	06:28	06:38

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	Roga रोग	06:38	07:21	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:21	08:03	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	08:03	08:46	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	08:46	09:29	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	09:29	10:12	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	10:12	10:55	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	10:55	11:38	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	11:38	12:20	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	12:20	13:03	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	13:03	13:46	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	13:46	14:29	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	14:29	15:12	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	15:12	15:55	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:55	16:37	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	16:37	17:20	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)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ritu (Drik)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

10h 42m

Ratrimana

13h 18m

Madhyahna

11:59

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

Choghadiya - Patna, 17 January 2026

On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Vedic calendar across Patna carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 6:38 AM in Patna and dipping below the horizon at 5:20 PM, bringing 10 hours 42 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturdashi of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Mula. The reigning yoga is Vyaghata, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-01-17. The Brahma Muhurta window for Patna spans 5:02 AM to 5:50 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Patna, The Rahu Kala window falls between 9:18 AM and 10:39 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points East — the direction to avoid for new travel on Saturday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Shubh (7:58 AM–9:18 AM). Mula nakshatra is with Ketu as its ruling planet, making this a day shaped by both celestial timing and local geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Patna on 17 January 2026?

In Patna on 17 January 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:18 AM to 10:39 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 Patna on 17 January 2026 at 6:38 AM?

Sunrise at 6:38 AM in Patna on 17 January 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (25.59°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (5:20 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Patna's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Patna on 17 January 2026?

The yoga operative in Patna on 17 January 2026 is Vyaghata, active from 9:06 PM to 9:18 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. Vyaghata 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

Rudra Abhisheka & Homa

रुद्र अभिषेक एवं होम

- Yajur Veda, Shatarudriya

Shakuni Karana Shanti

शकुनि करण शान्ति

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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पटना — 17 जनवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:38
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:20
तिथि: चतुर्दशी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: मूल (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:18–प्रातः 10:39
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 07:58–प्रातः 09:18)