Shastra Panchangam

London, Saturday, 18 July 2026

Saturday 18 July 2026

Rahu Kalam9:05 am – 11:06 am
Yamagandam3:07 pm – 5:07 pm
Gulikai5:04 am – 7:05 am
TithiShukla Panchami until 11:13 pm

On Saturday 18 July 2026 in London, the tithi is Shukla Panchami until 11:13 pm BST; Rahu Kalam is 9:05 am to 11:06 am BST. Sunrise 5:04 am, sunset 9:09 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Panchami

until 11:13 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni

until 1:31 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 · Variyana

until 4:16 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 · Bava

until 11:37 am; then Balava until 11:13 pm

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

9:05 am – 11:06 am

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

3:07 pm – 5:07 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

5:04 am – 7:05 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:04 am – 7:05 amSoramavoid
7:05 am – 9:05 amUthigood
9:05 am – 11:06 amVishamavoid
11:06 am – 1:06 pmAmirdhagood
1:06 pm – 3:07 pmRogamavoid
3:07 pm – 5:07 pmLaabamgood
5:07 pm – 7:08 pmDhanamgood
7:08 pm – 9:09 pmSugamgood
Night
9:09 pm – 10:08 pmLaabamgood
10:08 pm – 11:08 pmDhanamgood
11:08 pm – 12:07 amSugamgood
12:07 am – 1:07 amSoramavoid
1:07 am – 2:07 amUthigood
2:07 am – 3:06 amVishamavoid
3:06 am – 4:06 amAmirdhagood
4:06 am – 5:06 amSoramavoid

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.

Day
5:04 am – 7:05 amKaalavoid
7:05 am – 9:05 amShubhgood
9:05 am – 11:06 amRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
11:06 am – 1:06 pmUdvegavoid
1:06 pm – 3:07 pmCharneutral
3:07 pm – 5:07 pmLabhgood
5:07 pm – 7:08 pmAmritgood
7:08 pm – 9:09 pmKaalavoid
Night
9:09 pm – 10:08 pmLabhgood
10:08 pm – 11:08 pmUdvegavoid
11:08 pm – 12:07 amShubhgood
12:07 am – 1:07 amAmritgood
1:07 am – 2:07 amCharneutral
2:07 am – 3:06 amRogavoid
3:06 am – 4:06 amKaalavoid
4:06 am – 5:06 amLabhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:34 pm – 1:39 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 10:26 am, moonset 10:47 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: Saturn on a Saturday.

5:04 am – 6:25 amSaturn
6:25 am – 7:45 amJupiter
7:45 am – 9:05 amMars
9:05 am – 10:26 amSun
10:26 am – 11:46 amVenus
11:46 am – 1:06 pmMercury
1:06 pm – 2:27 pmMoon
2:27 pm – 3:47 pmSaturn
3:47 pm – 5:07 pmJupiter
5:07 pm – 6:28 pmMars
6:28 pm – 7:48 pmSun
7:48 pm – 9:09 pmVenus
9:09 pm – 9:48 pmMercury
9:48 pm – 10:28 pmMoon
10:28 pm – 11:08 pmSaturn
11:08 pm – 11:48 pmJupiter
11:48 pm – 12:27 amMars
12:27 am – 1:07 amSun
1:07 am – 1:47 amVenus
1:47 am – 2:27 amMercury
2:27 am – 3:06 amMoon
3:06 am – 3:46 amSaturn
3:46 am – 4:26 amJupiter
4:26 am – 5:06 amMars

About this day

Daylight lasts 16 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 120 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 11:37 am, nakshatra at 1:31 pm, yoga at 4:16 pm, tithi and karana at 11:13 pm.

On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:05 am in London.

Questions

What is the tithi in London on 18 July 2026?

Shukla Panchami, until 11:13 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:04 am in London).

When is Rahu Kalam in London on 18 July 2026?

9:05 am to 11:06 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 3:07 pm to 5:07 pm and Gulikai 5:04 am to 7:05 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in London on 18 July 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 7:05 am to 9:05 am, Labh 3:07 pm to 5:07 pm, Amrit 5:07 pm to 7:08 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:34 pm to 1:39 pm.

When does the Moon rise in London on 18 July 2026?

Moonrise is at 10:26 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 18 July 2026, London

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for London from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are London local time (BST).