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Panchang for London — 17 May 2026

Shukla Pratipada tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Sunday · England (51.5074°, -0.1278°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrishabha (Vaishakha)

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 — 05:06 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 05:11 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 4until 10:02 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaAtigandauntil 09:29 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaKimstughnauntil 07:06 AMFixed karana — auspicious, conducive to good beginnings.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:06 AM
Sunset08:49 PM
Moonrise04:55 AM
Moonset10:29 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:26 PM – 01:28 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:30 AM – 04:18 AM
Amrit Kalam07:02 AM – 08:26 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:51 PM – 08:49 PM
Gulika Kalam04:53 PM – 06:51 PM
Yamaganda12:57 PM – 02:55 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta06:43 PM – 07:46 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg05:06 AM – 07:03 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:03 AM – 09:01 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:01 AM – 10:59 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:59 AM – 12:57 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:57 PM – 02:55 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:55 PM – 04:53 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:53 PM – 06:51 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:51 PM – 08:49 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh08:49 PM – 09:51 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:51 PM – 10:53 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:53 PM – 11:55 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:55 PM – 12:57 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:57 AM – 01:59 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:59 AM – 03:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:01 AM – 04:03 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:03 AM – 05:06 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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