London panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 08:02 Sunset 15:49 Moonrise 11:45 Margashirsha month
London, England, United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.13° · Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
08:02 to 15:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 09:00 – 09:59
- Gulika Kalam 10:57 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:11
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:11 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:56 – 12:54
- 08:16 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 08:32 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
15:49 to 08:03 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 15:49 – 19:04
- Brahma Muhurta 05:53 – 06:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 17:16 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:43 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 05:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 07:51 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 17:16
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 08:32 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 08:16
- Karana Vanija until 17:16, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:16 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 08:32 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 17:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 17:16 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:43 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 05:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 07:51 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 09:00 – 09:59
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 10:57 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:11
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:56 – 12:54
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhurta Chintamani 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 17:16 – 03:43 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhurta Chintamani 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 03:43 – 05:42 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhurta Chintamani 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirnaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhurta Martanda v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 07:51 – 06:49 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:52 – 06:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 15:49 – 19:04
- Ravi yoga Muhurta Chintamani 1.27, p. 22 08:02 – 08:32
- Siddha Muhurta Chintamani 1.4, Kasyapa in the commentary, p. 12 08:02 – 17:16
Choghadiya
| Labh | 08:02 – 09:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 09:00 – 09:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:59 – 10:57 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 10:57 – 11:56 | Good |
| Rog | 11:56 – 12:54 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 12:54 – 13:52 | Avoid |
| Char | 13:52 – 14:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:51 – 15:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 15:49 – 17:51 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 17:51 – 19:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:53 – 21:54 | Good |
| Char | 21:54 – 23:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:56 – 01:58 next day | Avoid |
| Kaal | 01:58 – 03:59 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 03:59 – 06:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 06:01 – 08:03 next day | Avoid |
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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 08:02 NowMercury
- 08:41 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:35 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 13:52 NowSaturn
- 14:31 NowJupiter
- 15:10 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 17:10 NowVenus
- 18:32 NowMercury
- 19:53 NowMoon
- 21:14 NowSaturn
- 22:35 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 05:20 NowMoon
- 06:41 NowSaturn
- 08:02 NowMercury
- 09:02 NowMoon
- 10:02 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 13:02 NowSun
- 14:02 NowVenus
- 15:02 NowMercury
- 16:02 NowMoon
- 17:02 NowSaturn
- 18:02 NowJupiter
- 19:02 NowMars
- 20:02 NowSun
- 21:02 NowVenus
- 22:02 NowMercury
- 23:02 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:02 NowSun
- 04:02 NowVenus
- 05:02 NowMercury
- 06:02 NowMoon
- 07:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:52 – 08:06 Scorpio
- 08:06 – 10:02 Sagittarius
- 10:02 – 11:16 Capricorn
- 11:16 – 12:10 Aquarius
- 12:10 – 13:01 Pisces
- 13:01 – 14:05 Aries
- 14:05 – 15:42 Taurus
- 15:42 – 18:06 Gemini
- 18:06 – 20:54 Cancer
- 20:54 – 23:45 Leo
- 23:45 – 02:35 next day Virgo
- 02:35 – 05:26 next day Libra
- 05:26 – 08:02 next day Scorpio
- 08:02 – 08:03 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 Europe/London (UTC+0) · Method