London, Sunday, 17 May 2026
Sunday 17 May 2026
The next day, Monday 18 May
On Sunday 17 May 2026 in London, the tithi is Shukla Pratipada until 5:11 pm BST; Rahu Kalam is 6:51 pm to 8:49 pm BST. Sunrise 5:06 am, sunset 8:49 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Pratipada
until 5:11 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Krittika
until 10:02 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Atiganda
until 9:30 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Kimstughna
until 7:07 am; then Bava until 5:11 pm; then Balava until 3:16 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
6:51 pm – 8:49 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:57 pm – 2:55 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
4:53 pm – 6:51 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:06 am – 7:04 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:04 am – 9:01 am | Amirdha | good |
| 9:01 am – 10:59 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:59 am – 12:57 pm | Laabam | good |
| 12:57 pm – 2:55 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 2:55 pm – 4:53 pm | Sugam | good |
| 4:53 pm – 6:51 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 6:51 pm – 8:49 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:49 pm – 9:51 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:51 pm – 10:53 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:53 pm – 11:55 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:55 pm – 12:57 am | Visham | avoid |
| 12:57 am – 1:59 am | Uthi | good |
| 1:59 am – 3:00 am | Amirdha | good |
| 3:00 am – 4:02 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:02 am – 5:04 am | Laabam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:06 am – 7:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:04 am – 9:01 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:01 am – 10:59 am | Labh | good |
| 10:59 am – 12:57 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:57 pm – 2:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:55 pm – 4:53 pm | Shubh | good |
| 4:53 pm – 6:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:51 pm – 8:49 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:49 pm – 9:51 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:51 pm – 10:53 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:53 pm – 11:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:55 pm – 12:57 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:57 am – 1:59 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:59 am – 3:00 am | Labh | good |
| 3:00 am – 4:02 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:02 am – 5:04 am | Shubh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:26 pm – 1:29 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in London between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 10:29 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 5:06 am – 6:24 am | Sun |
| 6:24 am – 7:43 am | Venus |
| 7:43 am – 9:01 am | Mercury |
| 9:01 am – 10:20 am | Moon |
| 10:20 am – 11:39 am | Saturn |
| 11:39 am – 12:57 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:57 pm – 2:16 pm | Mars |
| 2:16 pm – 3:35 pm | Sun |
| 3:35 pm – 4:53 pm | Venus |
| 4:53 pm – 6:12 pm | Mercury |
| 6:12 pm – 7:31 pm | Moon |
| 7:31 pm – 8:49 pm | Saturn |
| 8:49 pm – 9:30 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:30 pm – 10:12 pm | Mars |
| 10:12 pm – 10:53 pm | Sun |
| 10:53 pm – 11:34 pm | Venus |
| 11:34 pm – 12:15 am | Mercury |
| 12:15 am – 12:57 am | Moon |
| 12:57 am – 1:38 am | Saturn |
| 1:38 am – 2:19 am | Jupiter |
| 2:19 am – 3:00 am | Mars |
| 3:00 am – 3:42 am | Sun |
| 3:42 am – 4:23 am | Venus |
| 4:23 am – 5:04 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 15 hours and 44 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 118 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:07 am, nakshatra at 10:02 am, tithi and karana at 5:11 pm, yoga at 9:30 pm, karana at 3:16 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:51 pm in London.
Questions
What is the tithi in London on 17 May 2026?
Shukla Pratipada, until 5:11 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:06 am in London).
When is Rahu Kalam in London on 17 May 2026?
6:51 pm to 8:49 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:57 pm to 2:55 pm and Gulikai 4:53 pm to 6:51 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in London on 17 May 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:01 am to 10:59 am, Amrit 10:59 am to 12:57 pm, Shubh 2:55 pm to 4:53 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:26 pm to 1:29 pm.
When does the Moon rise in London on 17 May 2026?
The Moon does not rise in London between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 17 May 2026, London
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Calculated for London from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are London local time (BST).