Birmingham panchang, 22 April 2026
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 20:16 Moonrise 08:59 Vaishakha month
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · 52.48°, -1.90° · Europe/London (UTC+01:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:56 to 20:16- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:44 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam 11:19 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:06 – 14:54
- 07:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:43 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 18:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 18:20 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:16 to 05:54 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:16 – 22:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:37 – 05:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 05:15 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 18:20
- Nakshatra Ardra until 17:43 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sukarman until 01:37 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 07:31, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aries
- 07:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:43 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 18:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 18:20 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 05:15 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:44 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:19 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:54
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:38 – 05:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:16 – 22:12
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:56 – 17:43
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:20 – 05:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:56 – 07:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:44 – 09:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:31 – 11:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:19 – 13:06 | Good |
| Rog | 13:06 – 14:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:54 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Char | 16:41 – 18:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:29 – 20:16 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:16 – 21:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:29 – 22:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:41 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:05 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:17 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:29 – 04:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:42 – 05:54 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:31 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:53 NowJupiter
- 19:05 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:05 NowVenus
- 21:53 NowMercury
- 22:41 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:06 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 04:57 Aquarius
- 04:57 – 05:46 Pisces
- 05:46 – 06:48 Aries
- 06:48 – 08:24 Taurus
- 08:24 – 10:48 Gemini
- 10:48 – 13:38 Cancer
- 13:38 – 16:31 Leo
- 16:31 – 19:23 Virgo
- 19:23 – 22:16 Libra
- 22:16 – 00:54 next day Scorpio
- 00:54 – 02:49 next day Sagittarius
- 02:49 – 04:01 next day Capricorn
- 04:01 – 04:53 next day Aquarius
- 04:53 – 05:42 next day Pisces
- 05:42 – 05:54 next day Aries
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in BST (UTC+1) · Method