London panchang, 21 January 2026
Sunrise 07:55 Sunset 16:28 Moonrise 09:14 Magha month
London, England, United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.13° · Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:55 to 16:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:59 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 11:54 – 12:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:29 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:12 – 13:16
- 08:28 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 09:18 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
16:28 to 07:54 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:28 – 19:33
- Brahma Muhurta 05:50 – 06:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 21:17 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 21:17
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 08:28 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyatipata until 13:28
- Karana Taitila until 09:18, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:28 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 09:18 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 21:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 21:17 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:31 – 13:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:59 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:54 – 12:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:16
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:55 – 08:28
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. 05:51 – 06:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:28 – 19:33
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:28 – 07:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:55 – 08:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:59 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:12 | Good |
| Rog | 12:12 – 13:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:16 – 14:20 | Bad |
| Char | 14:20 – 15:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:24 – 16:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:28 – 18:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:24 – 20:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:20 – 22:15 | Good |
| Char | 22:15 – 00:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:11 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:07 – 04:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:02 – 05:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:58 – 07:54 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
- 07:55 NowMercury
- 08:38 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:29 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:20 NowSaturn
- 15:03 NowJupiter
- 15:46 NowMars
- 16:28 NowSun
- 17:45 NowVenus
- 19:03 NowMercury
- 20:20 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:45 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:36 NowSaturn
- 07:55 NowMercury
- 08:55 NowMoon
- 09:55 NowSaturn
- 10:55 NowJupiter
- 11:55 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 15:55 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 17:55 NowJupiter
- 18:55 NowMars
- 19:55 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:55 NowJupiter
- 01:55 NowMars
- 02:55 NowSun
- 03:55 NowVenus
- 04:55 NowMercury
- 05:55 NowMoon
- 06:55 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:51 – 07:39 Sagittarius
- 07:39 – 08:53 Capricorn
- 08:53 – 09:47 Aquarius
- 09:47 – 10:38 Pisces
- 10:38 – 11:42 Aries
- 11:42 – 13:20 Taurus
- 13:20 – 15:43 Gemini
- 15:43 – 18:32 Cancer
- 18:32 – 21:22 Leo
- 21:22 – 00:12 next day Virgo
- 00:12 – 03:03 next day Libra
- 03:03 – 05:40 next day Scorpio
- 05:40 – 07:35 next day Sagittarius
- 07:35 – 07:54 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