Birmingham panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 08:17 Sunset 15:53 Moonrise 12:46 Margashirsha month
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · 52.48°, -1.90° · Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
08:17 to 15:53- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:49 – 12:20
- Yamaganda 12:05 – 13:02
- Gulika Kalam 13:59 – 14:56
- Durmuhurta 14:52 – 15:22
- Rahu Kalam 14:56 – 15:53
- 09:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 14:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:45 Karana becomes Bava
Night
15:53 to 08:17 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 15:53 – 19:10
- Brahma Muhurta 06:06 – 07:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 01:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 07:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 14:45
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 09:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shiva until 23:37
- Karana Vishti until 14:45, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 14:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:45 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 01:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 07:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:59 – 14:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:52 – 15:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:56 – 15:53
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 09:25 – 07:39 next day
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. 06:05 – 07:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:49 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 15:53 – 19:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:17 – 09:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:17 – 09:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 08:17 – 09:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 09:14 – 10:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:11 – 11:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:08 – 12:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:05 – 13:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:02 – 13:59 | Good |
| Rog | 13:59 – 14:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:56 – 15:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:53 – 17:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 17:56 – 19:59 | Good |
| Char | 19:59 – 22:02 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:02 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:05 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:08 – 04:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:11 – 06:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 06:14 – 08:17 next day | Good |
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
- 08:17 NowSun
- 08:55 NowVenus
- 09:33 NowMercury
- 10:11 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 11:27 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:21 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:15 NowSaturn
- 15:53 NowJupiter
- 17:15 NowMars
- 18:37 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 21:21 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:27 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 04:11 NowSun
- 05:33 NowVenus
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowSun
- 09:17 NowVenus
- 10:17 NowMercury
- 11:17 NowMoon
- 12:17 NowSaturn
- 13:17 NowJupiter
- 14:17 NowMars
- 15:17 NowSun
- 16:17 NowVenus
- 17:17 NowMercury
- 18:17 NowMoon
- 19:17 NowSaturn
- 20:17 NowJupiter
- 21:17 NowMars
- 22:17 NowSun
- 23:17 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMercury
- 01:17 NowMoon
- 02:17 NowSaturn
- 03:17 NowJupiter
- 04:17 NowMars
- 05:17 NowSun
- 06:17 NowVenus
- 07:17 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 06:05 – 08:03 Scorpio
- 08:03 – 09:57 Sagittarius
- 09:57 – 11:10 Capricorn
- 11:10 – 12:02 Aquarius
- 12:02 – 12:51 Pisces
- 12:51 – 13:52 Aries
- 13:52 – 15:29 Taurus
- 15:29 – 17:53 Gemini
- 17:53 – 20:43 Cancer
- 20:43 – 23:36 Leo
- 23:36 – 02:28 next day Virgo
- 02:28 – 05:21 next day Libra
- 05:21 – 07:59 next day Scorpio
- 07:59 – 08:17 next day Sagittarius
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 GMT (UTC+0) · Method