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Panchang for London — 17 December 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · England (51.5074°, -0.1278°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

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 — 08:01 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 Ashtamiuntil 05:56 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 4until 10:00 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhiuntil 07:51 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 05:56 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise08:01 AM
Sunset03:52 PM
Moonrise12:01 PM
Moonset12:50 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:40 AM – 12:12 PM
Brahma Muhurta06:25 AM – 07:13 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:55 PM – 01:54 PM
Gulika Kalam09:58 AM – 10:57 AM
Yamaganda08:01 AM – 08:59 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:43 PM – 01:15 PM
Durmuhurta02:49 PM – 03:20 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh08:01 AM – 08:59 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:59 AM – 09:58 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:58 AM – 10:57 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:57 AM – 11:56 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:56 AM – 12:55 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:55 PM – 01:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:54 PM – 02:53 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:53 PM – 03:52 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit03:52 PM – 05:53 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:53 PM – 07:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:54 PM – 09:55 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:55 PM – 11:56 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:56 PM – 01:57 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:57 AM – 03:58 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:58 AM – 05:59 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:59 AM – 08:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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