Birmingham panchang, 20 January 2027
Sunrise 08:07 Sunset 16:29 Moonrise 13:35 Pausha month
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · 52.48°, -1.90° · Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
08:07 to 16:29- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 09:10 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam 11:16 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta 12:02 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:02 – 12:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:18 – 13:21
- 09:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:47 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:29 to 08:06 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:29 – 19:37
- Brahma Muhurta 06:01 – 07:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 16:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 19:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 07:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 19:42
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 10:47 · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 16:53
- Karana Kaulava until 09:29, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:47 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 16:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 19:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 07:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:10 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:16 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:02 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:18 – 13:21
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 16:53 – 12:38 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. 06:02 – 07:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:02 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:29 – 19:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:07 – 10:47
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:47 – 07:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 08:07 – 09:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 09:10 – 10:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:13 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:16 – 12:18 | Good |
| Rog | 12:18 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:21 – 14:24 | Bad |
| Char | 14:24 – 15:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:27 – 16:29 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:29 – 18:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:26 – 20:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:24 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:15 – 04:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:12 – 06:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 06:09 – 08:06 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
- 08:07 NowMercury
- 08:49 NowMoon
- 09:31 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:00 NowMercury
- 13:42 NowMoon
- 14:24 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 15:47 NowMars
- 16:29 NowSun
- 17:47 NowVenus
- 19:05 NowMercury
- 20:24 NowMoon
- 21:42 NowSaturn
- 23:00 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:54 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:30 NowMoon
- 06:48 NowSaturn
- 08:07 NowMercury
- 09:07 NowMoon
- 10:07 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 12:07 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 14:07 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:07 NowMoon
- 17:07 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:07 NowMars
- 20:07 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:07 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:07 NowSaturn
- 01:07 NowJupiter
- 02:07 NowMars
- 03:07 NowSun
- 04:07 NowVenus
- 05:07 NowMercury
- 06:07 NowMoon
- 07:07 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 06:02 – 07:56 Sagittarius
- 07:56 – 09:08 Capricorn
- 09:08 – 10:00 Aquarius
- 10:00 – 10:49 Pisces
- 10:49 – 11:51 Aries
- 11:51 – 13:27 Taurus
- 13:27 – 15:51 Gemini
- 15:51 – 18:41 Cancer
- 18:41 – 21:34 Leo
- 21:34 – 00:26 next day Virgo
- 00:26 – 03:19 next day Libra
- 03:19 – 05:57 next day Scorpio
- 05:57 – 07:52 next day Sagittarius
- 07:52 – 08:06 next day Capricorn
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