Choghadiya Today in Leicester
Today’s choghadiya for Leicester, England, worked out from Leicester’s own sunrise and sunset in UK time (Europe/London). Hindu life in Leicester, where 17.9% of residents identified as Hindu in the 2021 Census, centres on Belgrave and the Golden Mile on Belgrave Road, where the city’s public Diwali lights have gone up since 1983. Leicester’s clock runs 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 30 minutes behind India’s, so some festivals fall a day earlier here than in India.
Best times in Leicester
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ | 9:31 AM to 10:40 AM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 12:57 PM to 2:06 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 4:23 PM to 6:15 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 6:15 PM to 8:06 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 5:24 AM to 7:15 AM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:30 AM to 12:07 PM | in Amrit and Kaal; overlaps Vara Vela, Yamaganda, Kala Vela |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg उद्वेग | 7:13 AM to 8:22 AM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 8:22 AM to 9:31 AM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ | 9:31 AM to 10:40 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत Vara Vela | 10:40 AM to 11:48 AM | Mixed |
| Kaal काल Yamaganda Kala Vela | 11:48 AM to 12:57 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 12:57 PM to 2:06 PM | Good |
| Rog रोग Gulika Kaal | 2:06 PM to 3:14 PM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग Rahu Kaal | 3:14 PM to 4:23 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 4:23 PM to 6:15 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 6:15 PM to 8:06 PM | Good |
| Char चर | 8:06 PM to 9:58 PM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 9:58 PM to 11:49 PM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 11:49 PM to 1:41 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 1:41 AM to 3:32 AM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 3:32 AM to 5:24 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 5:24 AM to 7:15 AM | Good |
Panchang in Leicester for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
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Hindu festivals in Leicester: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Leicester, worked out for Leicester’s own sunrise and moonrise. 10 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in India.
| Festival | Date in Leicester |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as India |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as India |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 6:26 PM. Puja 4:41 PM to 6:07 PM. Fast 6:54 AM to 6:26 PM. | Thu, Oct 29 Same day as India |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as India |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as India |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sat, Nov 7 Day before India (Sun, Nov 8) |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as India |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 4:35 PM to 6:11 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as India |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as India |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as India |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as India |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as India |
| Vivah Panchami | Mon, Dec 14 Same day as India |
| Gita Jayanti | Sun, Dec 20 Same day as India |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Thu, Jan 14 Day before India (Fri, Jan 15) |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as India |
| Holika Dahan | Sun, Mar 21 Day before India (Mon, Mar 22) |
| Holi | Mon, Mar 22 Day before India (Tue, Mar 23) |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as India |
| Ram Navami | Wed, Apr 14 Day before India (Thu, Apr 15) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as India |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sat, May 8 Day before India (Sun, May 9) |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as India |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as India |
| Guru Purnima | Sat, Jul 17 Day before India (Sun, Jul 18) |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as India |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as India |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as India |
| Raksha Bandhan | Mon, Aug 16 Day before India (Tue, Aug 17) |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Wed, Aug 25 Same day as India |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Fri, Sep 3 Day before India (Sat, Sep 4) |
| Radha Ashtami | Tue, Sep 7 Day before India (Wed, Sep 8) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as India |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as India |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as India |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Leicester keeps a different clock from India, so that moment can land on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Leicester
The next vrat days for Leicester, with the tithi window in Leicester time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Thu, Oct 22 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed, Nov 4 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sun, Dec 20 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sun, Jan 3 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 6:25 AM Oct 25 to 4:10 AM Oct 26 | Sun, Oct 25 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 6:12 PM Nov 23 to 2:53 PM Nov 24 | Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 5:16 AM Dec 23 to 1:27 AM Dec 24 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 3:59 PM Jan 21 to 12:16 PM Jan 22 | Fri, Jan 22 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 2:28 AM Feb 20 to 11:21 PM Feb 20 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 12:50 PM Mar 21 to 10:42 AM Mar 22 Phalguna Purnima Vrat: Sun, Mar 21 Phalguna Purnima: Mon, Mar 22 | Sun, Mar 21 Mon, Mar 22 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 5:57 AM Nov 08 to 7:00 AM Nov 09 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 10:42 PM Dec 07 to 12:51 AM Dec 09 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 5:44 PM Jan 06 to 8:24 PM Jan 07 | Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 1:35 PM Feb 05 to 3:55 PM Feb 06 | Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 8:15 AM Mar 07 to 9:28 AM Mar 08 Darsha Amavasya: Sun, Mar 7 Phalguna Amavasya: Mon, Mar 8 | Sun, Mar 7 Mon, Mar 8 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 1:09 AM Apr 06 to 12:50 AM Apr 07 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:53 PM to 8:40 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:26 PM to 7:23 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:02 PM to 7:10 PM | Sun, Nov 22 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 3:51 PM to 7:05 PM | Sun, Dec 6 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 3:51 PM to 7:07 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:02 PM to 7:17 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around Leicester
Mandirs across the Leicester area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Shree Sanatan Mandir
BBC Radio 3’s Slow Radio describes it as one of the oldest and largest mainstream Hindu temples in Leicester, housed in a former Baptist chapel, with five main shrines in its prayer hall and 17 shrines in all.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Leicester
Leicester City Council’s Story of Leicester says the white limestone mandir was built in a former denim factory, with stonework carved by craftsmen in Gujarat and assembled on site, and was consecrated and opened on 9 October 2011.
Shree Hindu Temple and Community Centre
The temple says it began in a former Co-operative corner shop at 47 Cromford Street, Highfields, where murtis of Radha and Krishna were installed on 3 June 1969 as the first Hindu temple in Leicester, and that its St Barnabas Road building, a former British Telecom exchange workshop, was bought in 1996.
Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal (Jalaram Mandir)
The mandir says it opened on Jalaram Jayanti, 30 October 1995, when more than 15,000 people took darshan of the newly installed murtis during the two-day ceremony.
ISKCON Leicester
ISKCON Leicester says a gas explosion destroyed its Thoresby Street temple in North Evington on 3 September 2010, and that in December 2011 it acquired the former HSBC bank building on Granby Street, now its home.
Shree Swaminarayan Temple Leicester (ISSO)
Its temple profile says Leicester became the registered headquarters of the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO) in Europe, and that marble murtis of HariKrishna Maharaj and RadhaKrishna Dev were installed at a Murti Pratishta Mahotsav from 15 to 22 August 2004.
Shree Hanuman Temple (Salangpur Dham Leicester)
Eastern Eye reported that the temple opened on Melton Road in 2021 after a former police station was bought and refurbished, and that it is rooted in the history of the Salangpur Hanumanji temple in Gujarat.
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Leicester
SHITAL, the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Association of London, moved its Leicester temple to new premises at 18 Melton Street on Saturday 2 March 2024, noting that parking there is very limited.
Leicester Shri Siva Murugan Temple
The temple says it began in 2005 by renting the Shree Shakti Mandir on Friday evenings to serve Tamil Hindus of South Indian and Sri Lankan tradition, and celebrated its Maha Kumbabishekam on 25 April 2010.
Sri Sithi Vinayagar Thevasthanam Leicester
The temple says it opened on 26 June 2025 and has since been registered as a charity.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Loughborough
BAPS reports that volunteers renovated the mandir within ten weeks, and that its inauguration from 8 to 10 August 2025 installed murtis Mahant Swami Maharaj had consecrated on 2 May 2025 in Kanad, Surat.
The Hindu community in Leicester
- In the 2021 Census, 17.9% of Leicester’s residents identified as Hindu, up from 15.2% in 2011 and the second-highest share of any local authority in England and Wales after Harrow. (ONS, Religion, England and Wales: Census 2021)
- Census 2021 table TS030 counts 65,821 Hindu residents in Leicester city and 26,256 (3.7%) in Leicestershire county, where Oadby and Wigston (10.0%) and Charnwood (6.7%), the district that includes Loughborough, have the highest Hindu shares. (ONS Census 2021, table TS030 (Nomis))
- Leicester’s first public Diwali lights went up in 1983 along Belgrave Road, from Dorset Street to Loughborough Road, and were switched on by the community’s oldest resident. (Leicester City Council, Story of Leicester)
- Leicester City Council says its 2024 Diwali celebrations drew around 50,000 people, and for Diwali Day on 20 October 2025 it closed Belgrave Road so people could celebrate on the Golden Mile, with no stage show, Diwali village or fireworks on its Safety Advisory Group’s advice. (Leicester City Council news, September 2025)
- For 2026 the council plans Diwali Day for Sunday 8 November at Cossington Recreation Ground, with stage performances, food vendors and a children’s funfair, the Wheel of Light back on Belgrave Road and no public fireworks display. (Leicester City Council news, May 2026)
Leicester choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Leicester?
- Thursday, October 29, 2026: moonrise 6:26 PM, puja 4:41 PM to 6:07 PM.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Leicester?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Leicester is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 4:35 PM to 6:11 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Leicester?
- Monday, March 22, 2027 in Leicester, a day before India (Tue, Mar 23). Holika Dahan: Sunday, March 21, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Leicester?
- Wednesday, August 25, 2027 in Leicester, same day as India.
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Leicester?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Leicester, same day as India.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Leicester?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in Leicester, same day as India.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Leicester?
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 in Leicester, a day before India (Fri, Jan 15).
- Where is Leicester’s Diwali Day in 2026, and will there be fireworks?
- Leicester City Council says Diwali Day 2026 is on Sunday 8 November at Cossington Recreation Ground, with dance, music and cultural performances on stage, food vendors, arts and crafts stalls and a children’s funfair. The Wheel of Light returns to Belgrave Road and rangoli artworks will be on display at Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre, but there will be no public fireworks display. The Safety Advisory Group has given in principle approval subject to a formal event management plan, and the council says full details will be published later in the year.
- Is there a Diwali lights switch-on ceremony in Leicester in 2026?
- No. Leicester City Council says the city’s Diwali lights will be switched on without ceremony two weeks before Diwali Day, which falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. The council’s announcement does not give an exact switch-on date.
Choghadiya through the year in Leicester
Sunrise and sunset in Leicester on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 8:03 AM | 4:29 PM | 8h 26m | 1h 3m | 1h 57m |
| 21 February | 7:09 AM | 5:27 PM | 10h 18m | 1h 17m | 1h 43m |
| 21 March | 6:06 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 13m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 April | 5:54 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 19m | 1h 47m | 1h 13m |
| 21 May | 5:00 AM | 9:03 PM | 16h 3m | 2h 0m | 60m |
| 21 June | 4:41 AM | 9:32 PM | 16h 51m | 2h 6m | 54m |
| 21 July | 5:07 AM | 9:15 PM | 16h 8m | 2h 1m | 59m |
| 21 August | 5:56 AM | 8:19 PM | 14h 23m | 1h 48m | 1h 12m |
| 21 September | 6:48 AM | 7:07 PM | 12h 19m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 October | 7:40 AM | 5:58 PM | 10h 18m | 1h 17m | 1h 43m |
| 21 November | 7:37 AM | 4:04 PM | 8h 27m | 1h 3m | 1h 57m |
| 21 December | 8:14 AM | 3:51 PM | 7h 38m | 57m | 2h 3m |
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