Panchang of 17 January 2026: On Saturday, January 17, Mercury will change its zodiac sign due to which Chaturgrahi Yoga will be formed in Capricorn. One should avoid traveling in the east direction on this day. Know further the details of Rahukaal as well as the auspicious time of the entire day…
Today’s auspicious time: On Saturday, January 17, 2026, Chaturthi Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Magh month will remain for the whole day. On this day, planet Mercury will change its zodiac sign. On Saturday, auspicious yogas named Vyaghat, Harshan, Gad and Matang will remain throughout the day. Due to the position of the planets, many other yogas will also be formed on this day. Know further in which direction one should not travel on Saturday, complete details of auspicious and inauspicious yoga and auspicious time of the day etc.…
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Position of planets on 17 January 2026
On Saturday, planet Mercury will move out of Sagittarius and enter Capricorn. Sun, Mars and Venus are already situated in this zodiac sign. In this way, having 4 planets in the same zodiac sign will create a Chaturgrahi combination. Talking about other planets, on this day Moon will be in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Gemini, Saturn in Pisces, Rahu in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo.
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Which direction not to travel on Saturday? (17 January 2026 Disha Shul)
According to Disha Shool, one should avoid traveling in the east direction on Saturday. If you have to travel in the east direction, eat ginger, urad or sesame before leaving home. On this day Rahukaal will be from 09:55 AM to 11:16 AM. Do not do any auspicious work during Rahukaal.
17 January 2026 Sun-Moon rise time
Vikram Samvat- 2082
month- magh
Side- Krishna
Day- Saturday
season- winter
Nakshatra- Moola and Purvashadha
Karan- Vishti and Shakuni
Sunrise – 7:14 AM
Sunset – 5:59 PM
Moonrise – Jan 17 6:02 AM
Moonset – Jan 17 4:41 PM
Auspicious time of 17 January 2026
08:35 am to 09:55 am
12:15 to 12:58 pm
03:18 am to 04:38 pm
09:18 to 10:57 pm
Inauspicious time of 17 January 2026 (do not do any auspicious work during this period)
Yama Gand – 1:57 PM – 3:18 PM
Kulik – 7:14 AM – 8:35 AM
Durmuhurta – 08:40 AM – 09:23 AM
Varjyam – 06:25 AM – 08:11 AM and 06:36 PM – 08:20 PM
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