London, Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Wednesday 20 May 2026
The next day, Thursday 21 May
On Wednesday 20 May 2026 in London, the tithi is Shukla Chaturthi until 6:37 am BST; Rahu Kalam is 12:57 pm to 2:56 pm BST. Sunrise 5:01 am, sunset 8:54 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturthi
until 6:37 am; then Shukla Panchami until 3:57 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Punarvasu
until 11:42 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shula
until 9:40 am
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 · Vishti
until 6:37 am; then Bava until 5:13 pm; then Balava until 3:57 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 5:01 am to 6:37 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:57 pm – 2:56 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:00 am – 8:59 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:58 am – 12:57 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:01 am – 7:00 am | Laabam | good |
| 7:00 am – 8:59 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:59 am – 10:58 am | Sugam | good |
| 10:58 am – 12:57 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 12:57 pm – 2:56 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 2:56 pm – 4:55 pm | Uthi | good |
| 4:55 pm – 6:54 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 6:54 pm – 8:54 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:54 pm – 9:54 pm | Uthi | good |
| 9:54 pm – 10:55 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 10:55 pm – 11:56 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:56 pm – 12:57 am | Laabam | good |
| 12:57 am – 1:58 am | Dhanam | good |
| 1:58 am – 2:59 am | Sugam | good |
| 2:59 am – 3:59 am | Soram | avoid |
| 3:59 am – 5:00 am | Visham | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Wednesday the first part of the day is Laabam. 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:01 am – 7:00 am | Labh | good |
| 7:00 am – 8:59 am | Amrit | good |
| 8:59 am – 10:58 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:58 am – 12:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:57 pm – 2:56 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:56 pm – 4:55 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:55 pm – 6:54 pm | Char | neutral |
| 6:54 pm – 8:54 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:54 pm – 9:54 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:54 pm – 10:55 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:55 pm – 11:56 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:56 pm – 12:57 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:57 am – 1:58 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:58 am – 2:59 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:59 am – 3:59 am | Labh | good |
| 3:59 am – 5:00 am | Udveg | avoid |
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; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:08 am, moonset 1:14 am Thursday.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:01 am – 6:21 am | Mercury |
| 6:21 am – 7:40 am | Moon |
| 7:40 am – 8:59 am | Saturn |
| 8:59 am – 10:19 am | Jupiter |
| 10:19 am – 11:38 am | Mars |
| 11:38 am – 12:57 pm | Sun |
| 12:57 pm – 2:17 pm | Venus |
| 2:17 pm – 3:36 pm | Mercury |
| 3:36 pm – 4:55 pm | Moon |
| 4:55 pm – 6:15 pm | Saturn |
| 6:15 pm – 7:34 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:34 pm – 8:54 pm | Mars |
| 8:54 pm – 9:34 pm | Sun |
| 9:34 pm – 10:15 pm | Venus |
| 10:15 pm – 10:55 pm | Mercury |
| 10:55 pm – 11:36 pm | Moon |
| 11:36 pm – 12:16 am | Saturn |
| 12:16 am – 12:57 am | Jupiter |
| 12:57 am – 1:37 am | Mars |
| 1:37 am – 2:18 am | Sun |
| 2:18 am – 2:59 am | Venus |
| 2:59 am – 3:39 am | Mercury |
| 3:39 am – 4:20 am | Moon |
| 4:20 am – 5:00 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 15 hours and 52 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 119 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 6:37 am, yoga at 9:40 am, karana at 5:13 pm, nakshatra at 11:42 pm, tithi and karana at 3:57 am Thursday. Shukla Panchami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:57 pm in London.
Questions
What is the tithi in London on 20 May 2026?
Shukla Chaturthi, until 6:37 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:01 am in London).
When is Rahu Kalam in London on 20 May 2026?
12:57 pm to 2:56 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:00 am to 8:59 am and Gulikai 10:58 am to 12:57 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in London on 20 May 2026?
During daylight: Labh 5:01 am to 7:00 am, Amrit 7:00 am to 8:59 am, Shubh 10:58 am to 12:57 pm, Labh 6:54 pm to 8:54 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:26 pm to 1:29 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in London on 20 May 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:08 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 20 May 2026, London
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for London from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are London local time (BST).