London panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 18:08 Moonrise 05:53 Phalguna month
London, England, United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.13° · Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:09 to 18:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:39 – 09:09
- Gulika Kalam 10:39 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta 11:45 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:45 – 12:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:09 – 13:38
- 14:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 18:06 Moon enters Pisces
Night
18:08 to 06:07 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:31 – 05:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 23:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 01:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:23 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 23:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 22:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 14:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 14:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 18:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 22:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 23:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 01:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:39 – 09:09
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:39 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:45 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:38
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 00:06 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 23:06 – 01:05 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. 04:33 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:45 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:08 – 20:32
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:09 – 07:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:39 – 09:09 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:09 – 10:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:39 – 12:09 | Good |
| Rog | 12:09 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:38 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Char | 15:08 – 16:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:38 – 18:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:08 – 19:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:38 – 21:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:08 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 00:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:07 – 01:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:37 – 03:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:07 – 04:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:37 – 06:07 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
- 06:09 NowMercury
- 07:09 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:09 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 11:09 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 13:08 NowMercury
- 14:08 NowMoon
- 15:08 NowSaturn
- 16:08 NowJupiter
- 17:08 NowMars
- 18:08 NowSun
- 19:08 NowVenus
- 20:08 NowMercury
- 21:08 NowMoon
- 22:08 NowSaturn
- 23:08 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:07 NowVenus
- 03:07 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 05:07 NowSaturn
- 06:09 NowMercury
- 07:09 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:09 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 11:09 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 13:09 NowMercury
- 14:09 NowMoon
- 15:09 NowSaturn
- 16:09 NowJupiter
- 17:09 NowMars
- 18:09 NowSun
- 19:09 NowVenus
- 20:09 NowMercury
- 21:09 NowMoon
- 22:09 NowSaturn
- 23:09 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMars
- 01:09 NowSun
- 02:09 NowVenus
- 03:09 NowMercury
- 04:09 NowMoon
- 05:09 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:33 – 05:13 Capricorn
- 05:13 – 06:07 Aquarius
- 06:07 – 06:58 Pisces
- 06:58 – 08:02 Aries
- 08:02 – 09:40 Taurus
- 09:40 – 12:03 Gemini
- 12:03 – 14:51 Cancer
- 14:51 – 17:42 Leo
- 17:42 – 20:32 Virgo
- 20:32 – 23:23 Libra
- 23:23 – 02:00 next day Scorpio
- 02:00 – 03:55 next day Sagittarius
- 03:55 – 05:09 next day Capricorn
- 05:09 – 06:03 next day Aquarius
- 06:03 – 06:07 next day Pisces
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