Birmingham panchang, 20 May 2026
Sunrise 05:06 Sunset 21:02 Moonrise 08:03 Jyeshtha (adhika) month
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · 52.48°, -1.90° · Europe/London (UTC+01:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:06 to 21:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:05 – 09:05
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:36 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:04 – 15:04
- 06:37 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 06:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:40 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:09 Moon enters Cancer
Night
21:02 to 05:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 21:02 – 22:39
- Brahma Muhurta 04:00 – 04:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:42 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 03:57 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 03:57 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 06:37
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 23:42 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 09:40
- Karana Vishti until 06:37, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Taurus
- 06:37 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 06:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:40 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:09 Moon enters Cancer
- 23:42 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 03:57 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 03:57 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:05 – 09:05
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 09:40 – 12:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 15:04
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. 04:01 – 04:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 21:02 – 22:39
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 23:42 – 05:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:06 – 07:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:05 – 09:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:05 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 13:04 | Good |
| Rog | 13:04 – 15:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:04 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Char | 17:03 – 19:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 19:03 – 21:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:02 – 22:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 22:03 – 23:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:03 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:03 – 01:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:03 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:04 – 03:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:04 – 04:04 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:04 – 05:04 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
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:25 NowMoon
- 07:45 NowSaturn
- 09:05 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 13:04 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:44 NowMoon
- 17:03 NowSaturn
- 18:23 NowJupiter
- 19:43 NowMars
- 21:02 NowSun
- 21:43 NowVenus
- 22:23 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- 23:43 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:23 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:04 NowMercury
- 03:44 NowMoon
- 04:24 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:06 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:06 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:06 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:06 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:06 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 01:06 NowVenus
- 02:06 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:06 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:01 – 04:58 Aries
- 04:58 – 06:34 Taurus
- 06:34 – 08:58 Gemini
- 08:58 – 11:48 Cancer
- 11:48 – 14:41 Leo
- 14:41 – 17:33 Virgo
- 17:33 – 20:26 Libra
- 20:26 – 23:04 Scorpio
- 23:04 – 00:59 next day Sagittarius
- 00:59 – 02:11 next day Capricorn
- 02:11 – 03:03 next day Aquarius
- 03:03 – 03:52 next day Pisces
- 03:52 – 04:54 next day Aries
- 04:54 – 05:04 next day Taurus
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