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Panchang for 17 December 2026, London

Thursday: Shukla Ashtami at sunrise, Moon in Purva Bhadrapada, sunrise 08:01 and sunset 15:51 in London, England, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Guruvara (Jupiter)
Sunrise
08:01
Sunset
15:51
Next sunrise
08:01 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 11:55 · Moonset 00:55 (next day)
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Ashtami
Nakshatra at sunrise
Purva Bhadrapada, pada 4 (lord Jupiter)
Yoga at sunrise
Vyatipata
Karana at sunrise
Bava
Moon sign at sunrise
Mina (Pisces)
Sun sign at sunrise
Dhanu (Sagittarius)
Rahu Kaal
12:55–13:54 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 08:01–09:00 Shubh good Better
  2. 11:56–12:55 Labh good Good
  3. 12:55–13:54 Amrit good Best
  4. 14:53–15:51 Shubh good Better
All 16 choghadiyas

Thursday order; night times after midnight fall on the next date.

Day: sunrise 08:01 to sunset 15:51
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
08:01–09:00Shubh goodBetter
09:00–09:58Rog inauspiciousBad
09:58–10:57Udveg inauspiciousBad
10:57–11:56Chal neutralNeutral
11:56–12:55Labh goodGood
12:55–13:54Amrit goodBest
13:54–14:53Kaal inauspiciousWorst
14:53–15:51Shubh goodBetter
Night: sunset 15:51 to next sunrise 08:01
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
15:51–17:53Amrit goodBest
17:53–19:54Chal neutralNeutral
19:54–21:55Rog inauspiciousBad
21:55–23:56Kaal inauspiciousWorst
23:56–01:58Labh goodGood
01:58–03:59Udveg inauspiciousBad
03:59–06:00Shubh goodBetter
06:00–08:01Amrit goodBest

Timing quality, best to worst

  • Best Amrit choghadiya · Jupiter hora
  • Better Shubh choghadiya · Venus hora
  • Good Labh choghadiya · Moon and Mercury horas
  • Neutral Chal choghadiya · Sun hora
  • Bad Udveg and Rog choghadiyas · Mars and Saturn horas
  • Worst Kaal choghadiya · Rahu Kaal

Grades follow the panchanga tradition; they are not a forecast.

Yamaganda · Gulika
08:01–09:00 · 09:58–10:57
Abhijit muhurta
11:40–12:12

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 08:01 (yesterday 08:00), sunset 15:51 (yesterday 15:51), daylight 7 h 51 min (yesterday 7 h 51 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 11:55, yesterday 11:43; moonset 00:55 (next day), yesterday 23:40.
  • At 08:01 the tithi is Shukla Ashtami; at yesterday’s sunrise (08:00) it was Shukla Saptami.
  • At 08:01 the Moon is in Purva Bhadrapada (Shatabhisha at 08:00 yesterday), having moved from Kumbha (Aquarius) into Mina (Pisces); the yoga is Vyatipata (yesterday Vajra).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 11:56–12:54 on Wednesday (daylight part 5 of 8) to 12:55–13:54 on Thursday (part 6).

London lies at 51.51° N, 0.13° W; local solar noon is at 11:56, with 7 h 51 min of daylight against 11 h 22 min in Bengaluru. The limbs end at the same instants everywhere; this page gives London’s local clock.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 0 h 59 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (31 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Timing windows on Thursday 17 December 2026, London
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal12:55–13:54daylight part 6 of 8
Yamaganda08:01–09:00daylight part 1 of 8
Gulika Kaal09:58–10:57daylight part 3 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:40–12:12day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta05:51–06:56night muhurta 14 of 15 (65 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)
Amanta month
Margashirsha
Purnimanta month
Margashirsha
Ritu (by amanta month)
Hemanta
Ayana (sidereal Sun)
Dakshinayana
Shaka Samvat
1948
Vikram Samvat (Chaitradi)
2083
Samvatsara
Parabhava

Amanta months run new Moon to new Moon (South and West India), purnimanta months full Moon to full Moon (North India).

When each limb changes

Times are local in London (Europe/London). The first of each is in effect at sunrise; each next one begins where the previous ends. “Next day” means after midnight, before the next sunrise.

Tithi
TithiEnds
Shukla Ashtami17:57
Shukla Navami17:45 (next day)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Purva Bhadrapada (lord Jupiter)10:00
Uttara Bhadrapada (lord Saturn)10:39 (next day)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Vyatipata06:47 (next day)
Variyan05:03 (Sat 19 Dec 2026)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Bava17:57
Balava05:57 (next day)
Kaulava17:45 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Thursday, Guruvara (Jupiter) in the tradition, from sunrise at 08:01 to the next sunrise at 08:01 (next day); the night lasts 16 h 10 min.
  • Shukla Ashtami gives way to Shukla Navami at 17:57, 9 h 56 min after this sunrise.
  • The 0 h 59 min day choghadiyas begin with Shubh and the 2 h 01 min night choghadiyas with Amrit, as on every Thursday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Method and limits

Calculated with the live Panchang’s model and checked against Drik Panchang on 28 city-and-date combinations (times within 2.3 minutes, moonrise and moonset within 6.4). Observance of fasts and festivals follows regional rules. Amrit Kaal, Varjyam and Durmuhurta are not calculated yet.

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