Patna

2026-01-21

Tithi

Tritiya तृतीया

Nakshatra

Dhanishtha धनिष्ठा

Hora schedule (text table)

#	Planet	Start	End
1	Mercury	06:37	07:31
2	Moon	07:31	08:25
3	Saturn	08:25	09:19
4	Jupiter	09:19	10:13
5	Mars	10:13	11:06
6	Sun	11:06	12:00
7	Venus	12:00	12:54
8	Mercury	12:54	13:48
9	Moon	13:48	14:42
10	Saturn	14:42	15:36
11	Jupiter	15:36	16:30
12	Mars	16:30	17:23
13	Sun	17:23	18:30
14	Venus	18:30	19:36
15	Mercury	19:36	20:42
16	Moon	20:42	21:48
17	Saturn	21:48	22:54
18	Jupiter	22:54	00:00
19	Mars	00:00	01:06
20	Sun	01:06	02:13
21	Venus	02:13	03:19
22	Mercury	03:19	04:25
23	Moon	04:25	05:31
24	Saturn	05:31	06:37

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	12:00	13:21	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	13:21	14:42	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	10:40	12:00	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:39	12:22	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:01 – 05:49

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:32 – 06:37

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:48 – 14:31

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:11 – 17:35

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:23 – 18:28

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:36 – 24:24

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

01:32 – 03:12

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

17:15 – 18:55

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 8

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

11:39 – 12:22

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 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

07:47
13:56
20:05
02:14

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

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Southeast आग्नेय

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Akasha आकाश

neutral

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Bhojana भोजन

neutral

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

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

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
10	Makara मकर	06:37	08:02
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	08:02	09:32
12	Meena मीन	09:32	11:02
1	Mesha मेष	11:02	12:37
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	12:37	14:37
3	Mithuna मिथुन	14:37	16:47
4	Karka कर्क	16:47	19:07
5	Simha सिंह	19:07	21:22
6	Kanya कन्या	21:22	23:37
7	Tula तुला	23:37	01:52
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	01:52	04:07
9	Dhanu धनु	04:07	06:12
10	Makara मकर	06:12	06:37

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	06:37	07:20	auspicious
2	Roga रोग	07:20	08:03	inauspicious
3	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:03	08:46	inauspicious
4	Agni अग्नि	08:46	09:30	inauspicious
5	Raja राज	09:30	10:13	inauspicious
6	Chora चोर	10:13	10:56	inauspicious
7	Shubha शुभ	10:56	11:39	auspicious
8	Roga रोग	11:39	12:22	inauspicious
9	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:22	13:05	inauspicious
10	Agni अग्नि	13:05	13:48	inauspicious
11	Raja राज	13:48	14:31	inauspicious
12	Chora चोर	14:31	15:14	inauspicious
13	Shubha शुभ	15:14	15:57	auspicious
14	Roga रोग	15:57	16:40	inauspicious
15	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:40	17:23	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 46m

Ratrimana

13h 14m

Madhyahna

12:00

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

Hora - Patna, 21 January 2026

On Wednesday, the 21st of January 2026, the Vedic calendar in Patna carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Sunrise arrives at 6:37 AM and dipping below the horizon at 5:23 PM, bringing 10 hours 46 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Tritiya of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Dhanishtha. The day carries the Vyatipata yoga, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-01-21. Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn meditation window, runs from 5:01 AM to 5:49 AM.

In Patna, Rahu Kala runs from 12:00 PM to 1:21 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. The inauspicious direction (Disha Shool) for Wednesday is North; new ventures toward the North are traditionally deferred. On the auspicious side, Labh choghadiya, running 6:37 AM to 7:58 AM, stands out as the best muhurta. Dhanishtha nakshatra is under the lordship of Mars, bringing the ancient panchang frame into direct contact with Patna's horizon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Patna on 21 January 2026?

In Patna on 21 January 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 12:00 PM to 1:21 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 Patna on 21 January 2026 at 6:37 AM?

Sunrise at 6:37 AM in Patna on 21 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 (5:23 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 21 January 2026?

The yoga operative in Patna on 21 January 2026 is Vyatipata, active from 8:01 PM to 6:58 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. Vyatipata 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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व्यतीपात योग दोष निवारण

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पटना — 21 जनवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:37
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:23
तिथि: तृतीया (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: धनिष्ठा (तृतीय पाद)
राहु काल: दोपहर 12:00–अपराह्ण 13:21
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 06:37–प्रातः 07:58)