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Panchang for London — 18 February 2026

Shukla Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Wednesday · England (51.5074°, -0.1278°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kumbha (Magha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from London (51.5074°, -0.1278°)'s own sunrise — 07:08 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Pratipadauntil 11:28 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 3until 03:46 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShivauntil 05:15 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 11:28 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:08 AM
Sunset05:21 PM
Moonrise07:39 AM
Moonset06:41 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inAquarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:32 AM – 06:20 AM
Amrit Kalam09:44 AM – 11:20 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:14 PM – 01:31 PM
Gulika Kalam10:57 AM – 12:14 PM
Yamaganda08:24 AM – 09:41 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:54 AM – 12:34 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:51 AM – 10:32 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh07:08 AM – 08:24 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:24 AM – 09:41 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:41 AM – 10:57 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:57 AM – 12:14 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:14 PM – 01:31 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:31 PM – 02:47 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:47 PM – 04:04 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:04 PM – 05:21 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg05:21 PM – 07:04 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:04 PM – 08:47 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:47 PM – 10:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:31 PM – 12:14 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:14 AM – 01:57 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:57 AM – 03:41 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:41 AM – 05:24 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:24 AM – 07:08 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle