London panchang, 18 May 2026
Sunrise 05:06 Sunset 20:48 Moonrise 05:35 Jyeshtha (adhika) month
London, England, United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.13° · Europe/London (UTC+01:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:06 to 20:48- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:03 – 09:01
- Yamaganda 10:59 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:25 – 13:28
- Durmuhurta 13:28 – 14:31
- Gulika Kalam 14:55 – 16:52
- Durmuhurta 16:37 – 17:40
- 07:02 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 13:23 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:17 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 17:34 Moon enters Gemini
Night
20:48 to 05:04 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 20:48 – 22:27
- Brahma Muhurta 03:58 – 04:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:11 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 13:23
- Nakshatra Rohini until 07:02 · lord Moon
- Yoga Sukarman until 17:17
- Karana Kaulava until 13:23, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Taurus
- 07:02 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 13:23 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:17 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 17:34 Moon enters Gemini
- 23:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:11 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:03 – 09:01
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:28 – 14:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:37 – 17:40
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. 03:59 – 04:32
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:25 – 13:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:48 – 22:27
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:06 – 07:02
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 07:02 – 04:11 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:02 – 04:11 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:11 – 05:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:06 – 07:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:03 – 09:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:01 – 10:59 | Good |
| Rog | 10:59 – 12:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:57 – 14:55 | Bad |
| Char | 14:55 – 16:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:52 – 18:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:50 – 20:48 | Good |
| Char | 20:48 – 21:50 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 21:50 – 22:52 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:52 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:54 – 00:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:56 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:58 – 03:00 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:00 – 04:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:02 – 05:04 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 06:24 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 09:01 NowMars
- 10:20 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 14:15 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:30 NowSun
- 20:48 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMars
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:19 NowMercury
- 03:00 NowMoon
- 03:42 NowSaturn
- 04:23 NowJupiter
- 05:06 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
- 07:06 NowJupiter
- 08:06 NowMars
- 09:06 NowSun
- 10:06 NowVenus
- 11:06 NowMercury
- 12:06 NowMoon
- 13:06 NowSaturn
- 14:06 NowJupiter
- 15:06 NowMars
- 16:06 NowSun
- 17:06 NowVenus
- 18:06 NowMercury
- 19:06 NowMoon
- 20:06 NowSaturn
- 21:06 NowJupiter
- 22:06 NowMars
- 23:06 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:06 NowVenus
- 01:06 NowMercury
- 02:06 NowMoon
- 03:06 NowSaturn
- 04:06 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:59 – 05:02 Aries
- 05:02 – 06:40 Taurus
- 06:40 – 09:03 Gemini
- 09:03 – 11:52 Cancer
- 11:52 – 14:42 Leo
- 14:42 – 17:32 Virgo
- 17:32 – 20:23 Libra
- 20:23 – 23:00 Scorpio
- 23:00 – 00:55 next day Sagittarius
- 00:55 – 02:09 next day Capricorn
- 02:09 – 03:03 next day Aquarius
- 03:03 – 03:55 next day Pisces
- 03:55 – 04:59 next day Aries
- 04:59 – 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