Shastra Panchangam

London, Thursday, 6 August 2026

Thursday 6 August 2026

Rahu Kalam3:00 pm – 4:53 pm
Yamagandam5:31 am – 7:25 am
Gulikai9:19 am – 11:12 am
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 2:23 pm

On Thursday 6 August 2026 in London, the tithi is Krishna Ashtami until 2:23 pm BST; Rahu Kalam is 3:00 pm to 4:53 pm BST. Sunrise 5:31 am, sunset 8:40 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 2:23 pm

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

Nakshatra · Bharani

until 3:44 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 · Ganda

until 10:31 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 · Kaulava

until 2:23 pm; then Taitila until 1:18 am Friday

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

3:00 pm – 4:53 pm

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

Yamagandam

5:31 am – 7:25 am

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

Gulikai

9:19 am – 11:12 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:31 am – 7:25 amDhanamgood
7:25 am – 9:19 amSugamgood
9:19 am – 11:12 amSoramavoid
11:12 am – 1:06 pmUthigood
1:06 pm – 3:00 pmAmirdhagood
3:00 pm – 4:53 pmVishamavoid
4:53 pm – 6:47 pmRogamavoid
6:47 pm – 8:40 pmLaabamgood
Night
8:40 pm – 9:47 pmAmirdhagood
9:47 pm – 10:54 pmVishamavoid
10:54 pm – 12:00 amRogamavoid
12:00 am – 1:07 amLaabamgood
1:07 am – 2:13 amDhanamgood
2:13 am – 3:20 amSugamgood
3:20 am – 4:26 amSoramavoid
4:26 am – 5:33 amUthigood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Thursday the first part of the day is Dhanam. 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.

Day
5:31 am – 7:25 amShubhgood
7:25 am – 9:19 amRogavoid
9:19 am – 11:12 amUdvegavoid
11:12 am – 1:06 pmCharneutral
1:06 pm – 3:00 pmLabhgood
3:00 pm – 4:53 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
4:53 pm – 6:47 pmKaalavoid
6:47 pm – 8:40 pmShubhgood
Night
8:40 pm – 9:47 pmAmritgood
9:47 pm – 10:54 pmCharneutral
10:54 pm – 12:00 amRogavoid
12:00 am – 1:07 amKaalavoid
1:07 am – 2:13 amLabhgood
2:13 am – 3:20 amUdvegavoid
3:20 am – 4:26 amShubhgood
4:26 am – 5:33 amAmritgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

12:36 pm – 1:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:16 pm, moonset 3:07 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.

5:31 am – 6:47 amJupiter
6:47 am – 8:03 amMars
8:03 am – 9:19 amSun
9:19 am – 10:34 amVenus
10:34 am – 11:50 amMercury
11:50 am – 1:06 pmMoon
1:06 pm – 2:22 pmSaturn
2:22 pm – 3:37 pmJupiter
3:37 pm – 4:53 pmMars
4:53 pm – 6:09 pmSun
6:09 pm – 7:25 pmVenus
7:25 pm – 8:40 pmMercury
8:40 pm – 9:25 pmMoon
9:25 pm – 10:09 pmSaturn
10:09 pm – 10:54 pmJupiter
10:54 pm – 11:38 pmMars
11:38 pm – 12:22 amSun
12:22 am – 1:07 amVenus
1:07 am – 1:51 amMercury
1:51 am – 2:35 amMoon
2:35 am – 3:20 amSaturn
3:20 am – 4:04 amJupiter
4:04 am – 4:49 amMars
4:49 am – 5:33 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 15 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 114 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 10:31 am, tithi and karana at 2:23 pm, nakshatra at 3:44 pm, karana at 1:18 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:00 pm in London.

Questions

What is the tithi in London on 6 August 2026?

Krishna Ashtami, until 2:23 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:31 am in London).

When is Rahu Kalam in London on 6 August 2026?

3:00 pm to 4:53 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:31 am to 7:25 am and Gulikai 9:19 am to 11:12 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in London on 6 August 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 5:31 am to 7:25 am, Labh 1:06 pm to 3:00 pm, Shubh 6:47 pm to 8:40 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:36 pm to 1:36 pm.

When does the Moon rise in London on 6 August 2026?

Moonrise is at 11:16 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 6 August 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).