London Panchang
Saturday, 16 May 2026 · United Kingdom
Amavasya (new moon)
The five limbs
- Tithi
- Krishna Amavasya until 09:01 PM, then Shukla Pratipada until 05:11 PM (next day)
- Vara (weekday)
- Saturday (Shanivara)
- Nakshatra
- Bharani until 01:00 PM, then Krittika until 10:02 AM (next day)
- Yoga
- Saubhagya until 05:55 AM, then Shobhana until 01:45 AM (next day), then Atiganda until 09:29 PM (next day)
- Karana
- Chatushpada until 10:53 AM, then Naga until 09:01 PM, then Kimstughna until 07:06 AM (next day)
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:07 AM
- Sunset
- 08:47 PM
- Moonrise
- 04:16 AM
- Moonset
- 09:07 PM
- Moon sign
- Aries (Mesha) until 06:16 PM, then Taurus (Vrishabha) until 05:35 PM (next day)
- Sun sign
- Taurus (Vrishabha)
Auspicious and inauspicious times
- Rahu kaal
- 09:02 AM – 10:59 AM
- Yamaganda
- 02:54 PM – 04:52 PM
- Gulika kaal
- 05:07 AM – 07:04 AM
- Abhijit muhurta
- 12:25 PM – 01:28 PM
Month and year
- Paksha
- Krishna paksha
- Month (amanta)
- Vaishakha
- Month (purnimanta)
- Jyeshtha
- Vikram samvat
- 2083
- Shaka samvat
- 1948
What today means for your chart
The panchang is the same for everyone; what it means for you depends on your Moon sign and running dasha. Today's rashifal · Get your free kundli
What the panchang is
A panchang has five limbs: tithi (the lunar day), vara (the weekday), nakshatra (the Moon's star), yoga and karana. A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, so a lunar month has 30 of them; the nakshatra comes from the Moon's position, the yoga from the Sun and Moon added together.
The panchang is reckoned from sunrise, so every city's is slightly different: a tithi ends at the same instant everywhere, but sunrise, Rahu kaal and the muhurtas move with the city.
Every value here is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa, not estimated.
What is the tithi today in London?
In London on Saturday, 16 May 2026: Krishna Amavasya until 09:01 PM, then Shukla Pratipada until 05:11 PM (next day).
What time is Rahu kaal today in London?
Rahu kaal in London on Saturday, 16 May 2026 is 09:02 AM – 10:59 AM. It is one of the eight parts of the daylight hours; by tradition nothing new is started in it.
Which nakshatra is it today?
Bharani until 01:00 PM, then Krittika until 10:02 AM (next day).
What time is sunrise in London today?
Sunrise is at 05:07 AM and sunset at 08:47 PM.
Is the panchang the same in every city?
No. The tithi and nakshatra change at the same instant everywhere, but sunrise, Rahu kaal and the auspicious times depend on each city's sunrise and sunset.
Panchang for other cities
Times are local to London. Sunrise is the Sun's upper limb with refraction; tithi and karana come from the Moon's distance from the Sun, nakshatra and yoga from the Lahiri sidereal zodiac. Local custom can keep a fast or festival on the next day. How we compute