Panchang for 21 December 2026, London

The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)

Somavara (Moon)

Sunrise

08:03

Sunset

15:53

Next sunrise

08:04 (next day)

Moonrise and moonset

Moonrise 13:08 · Moonset 06:35 (next day)

Tithi at sunrise

Shukla Dvadashi

Nakshatra at sunrise

Krittika, pada 1 (lord Sun)

Yoga at sunrise

Siddha

Karana at sunrise

Balava

Moon sign at sunrise

Mesha (Aries)

Sun sign at sunrise

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Rahu Kaal

09:02–10:01 Worst

Choghadiya

Good by daylight

1. 08:03–09:02 Amrit good Best
2. 10:01–10:59 Shubh good Better
3. 13:55–14:54 Labh good Good
4. 14:54–15:53 Amrit good Best

All 16 choghadiyas

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

Day: sunrise 08:03 to sunset 15:53

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
08:03–09:02	Amrit good	Best
09:02–10:01	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
10:01–10:59	Shubh good	Better
10:59–11:58	Rog inauspicious	Bad
11:58–12:57	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
12:57–13:55	Chal neutral	Neutral
13:55–14:54	Labh good	Good
14:54–15:53	Amrit good	Best

Night: sunset 15:53 to next sunrise 08:04

Time	Choghadiya	Quality
15:53–17:54	Chal neutral	Neutral
17:54–19:56	Rog inauspicious	Bad
19:56–21:57	Kaal inauspicious	Worst
21:57–23:58	Labh good	Good
23:58–02:00	Udveg inauspicious	Bad
02:00–04:01	Shubh good	Better
04:01–06:02	Amrit good	Best
06:02–08:04	Chal neutral	Neutral

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

10:59–11:58 · 12:57–13:55

Abhijit muhurta

11:42–12:14

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

• Sunrise 08:03 (yesterday 08:03), sunset 15:53 (yesterday 15:52), daylight 7 h 50 min (yesterday 7 h 50 min).
• Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 13:08, yesterday 12:41; moonset 06:35 (next day), yesterday 05:07 (next day).
• At 08:03 the tithi is Shukla Dvadashi; at yesterday’s sunrise (08:03) it was Shukla Ekadashi.
• At 08:03 the Moon is in Krittika (Ashwini at 08:03 yesterday), in Mesha (Aries); the yoga is Siddha (yesterday Shiva).
• Rahu Kaal moves from 14:54–15:52 on Sunday (daylight part 8 of 8) to 09:02–10:01 on Monday (part 2).

London lies at 51.51° N, 0.13° W; local solar noon is at 11:58, with 7 h 50 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.

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).

Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya

• Mokshada Ekadashi: Ekadashi tithi from Sat 19 Dec 2026, 16:40 to Sun 20 Dec 2026, 14:45. the fast is kept on Sunday 20 December 2026. Parana (breaking the Smarta fast) today: after 08:03, once Hari Vasara is over, and before Dwadashi ends at Mon 21 Dec 2026, 12:07; many calendars recommend finishing by 09:37. Ekadashi dates for 2026.

This page reports the tithi calculation and the sunrise rule. Fasting and festival days also follow regional and sectarian rules; when in doubt, follow your own tradition or temple calendar.

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.

About this day

• The day is Monday, Somavara (Moon) in the tradition, from sunrise at 08:03 to the next sunrise at 08:04 (next day); the night lasts 16 h 11 min.
• Shukla Dvadashi gives way to Shukla Trayodashi at 12:07, 4 h 04 min after this sunrise.
• The 0 h 59 min day choghadiyas begin with Amrit and the 2 h 01 min night choghadiyas with Chal, as on every Monday.
• Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Around this day

• London Panchang calendar for December 2026
• Today’s Panchang in London · Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
• The same date in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune
• What a tithi is · nakshatra · yoga and karana · how Rahu Kaal is calculated

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.