London panchang, 20 December 2026
Sunrise 08:05 Sunset 15:51 Moonrise 12:43 Margashirsha month
London, England, United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.13° · Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
08:05 to 15:51- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 11:58 – 12:56
- Gulika Kalam 13:54 – 14:52
- Durmuhurta 14:48 – 15:20
- Rahu Kalam 14:52 – 15:51
- 09:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 14:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:45 Karana becomes Bava
Night
15:51 to 08:05 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 15:51 – 19:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:55 – 07:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 01:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 07:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 14:45
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 09:25 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shiva until 23:37
- Karana Vishti until 14:45, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:25 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 14:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:45 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 01:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 07:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:58 – 12:56
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 13:54 – 14:52
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 14:48 – 15:20
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 14:52 – 15:51
- Dagdha Muhurta Chintamani 1.5, Narada in the commentary, p. 13 09:25 – 07:39 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. 05:55 – 07:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 15:51 – 19:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhurta Chintamani 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:05 – 09:25
- Ravi yoga Muhurta Chintamani 1.27, p. 22 08:05 – 09:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 08:05 – 09:03 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 09:03 – 10:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:01 – 10:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:59 – 11:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:58 – 12:56 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 12:56 – 13:54 | Good |
| Rog | 13:54 – 14:52 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 14:52 – 15:51 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 15:51 – 17:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 17:52 – 19:54 | Good |
| Char | 19:54 – 21:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:56 – 23:58 | Avoid |
| Kaal | 23:58 – 02:00 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 02:00 – 04:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:01 – 06:03 next day | Avoid |
| Shubh | 06:03 – 08:05 next day | Good |
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
- 08:05 NowSun
- 08:43 NowVenus
- 09:22 NowMercury
- 10:01 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:19 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:15 NowVenus
- 13:54 NowMercury
- 14:33 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 15:51 NowJupiter
- 17:12 NowMars
- 18:33 NowSun
- 19:54 NowVenus
- 21:15 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:19 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 04:01 NowSun
- 05:23 NowVenus
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowSun
- 09:05 NowVenus
- 10:05 NowMercury
- 11:05 NowMoon
- 12:05 NowSaturn
- 13:05 NowJupiter
- 14:05 NowMars
- 15:05 NowSun
- 16:05 NowVenus
- 17:05 NowMercury
- 18:05 NowMoon
- 19:05 NowSaturn
- 20:05 NowJupiter
- 21:05 NowMars
- 22:05 NowSun
- 23:05 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMercury
- 01:05 NowMoon
- 02:05 NowSaturn
- 03:05 NowJupiter
- 04:05 NowMars
- 05:05 NowSun
- 06:05 NowVenus
- 07:05 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:55 – 07:50 Scorpio
- 07:50 – 09:46 Sagittarius
- 09:46 – 11:00 Capricorn
- 11:00 – 11:54 Aquarius
- 11:54 – 12:45 Pisces
- 12:45 – 13:49 Aries
- 13:49 – 15:27 Taurus
- 15:27 – 17:50 Gemini
- 17:50 – 20:38 Cancer
- 20:38 – 23:29 Leo
- 23:29 – 02:19 next day Virgo
- 02:19 – 05:10 next day Libra
- 05:10 – 07:47 next day Scorpio
- 07:47 – 08:05 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