London, Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunday 23 August 2026
Ekadashi
The next day, Monday 24 August
On Sunday 23 August 2026 in London, the tithi is Shukla Ekadashi until 11:49 pm BST; Rahu Kalam is 6:21 pm to 8:07 pm BST. Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 8:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Ekadashi fast is on Sunday 23 August (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi: the Smarta and Vaishnava days
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 11:49 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 1:15 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 · Priti
until 2:35 am Monday
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 · Vanija
until 10:41 am; then Vishti until 11:49 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:41 am to 11:49 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
6:21 pm – 8:07 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:03 pm – 2:49 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
4:35 pm – 6:21 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:44 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:44 am – 9:30 am | Amirdha | good |
| 9:30 am – 11:17 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:17 am – 1:03 pm | Laabam | good |
| 1:03 pm – 2:49 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 2:49 pm – 4:35 pm | Sugam | good |
| 4:35 pm – 6:21 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 6:21 pm – 8:07 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:07 pm – 9:21 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:21 pm – 10:35 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:35 pm – 11:49 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:49 pm – 1:03 am | Visham | avoid |
| 1:03 am – 2:18 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:18 am – 3:32 am | Amirdha | good |
| 3:32 am – 4:46 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:46 am – 6:00 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:44 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:44 am – 9:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:30 am – 11:17 am | Labh | good |
| 11:17 am – 1:03 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:03 pm – 2:49 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:49 pm – 4:35 pm | Shubh | good |
| 4:35 pm – 6:21 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:21 pm – 8:07 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:07 pm – 9:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:21 pm – 10:35 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:35 pm – 11:49 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:49 pm – 1:03 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:03 am – 2:18 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:18 am – 3:32 am | Labh | good |
| 3:32 am – 4:46 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:46 am – 6:00 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
12:34 pm – 1:31 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:27 pm, moonset 1:07 am Monday.
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.
| 5:58 am – 7:09 am | Sun |
| 7:09 am – 8:20 am | Venus |
| 8:20 am – 9:30 am | Mercury |
| 9:30 am – 10:41 am | Moon |
| 10:41 am – 11:52 am | Saturn |
| 11:52 am – 1:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:03 pm – 2:13 pm | Mars |
| 2:13 pm – 3:24 pm | Sun |
| 3:24 pm – 4:35 pm | Venus |
| 4:35 pm – 5:45 pm | Mercury |
| 5:45 pm – 6:56 pm | Moon |
| 6:56 pm – 8:07 pm | Saturn |
| 8:07 pm – 8:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:56 pm – 9:46 pm | Mars |
| 9:46 pm – 10:35 pm | Sun |
| 10:35 pm – 11:25 pm | Venus |
| 11:25 pm – 12:14 am | Mercury |
| 12:14 am – 1:03 am | Moon |
| 1:03 am – 1:53 am | Saturn |
| 1:53 am – 2:42 am | Jupiter |
| 2:42 am – 3:32 am | Mars |
| 3:32 am – 4:21 am | Sun |
| 4:21 am – 5:11 am | Venus |
| 5:11 am – 6:00 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 14 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 106 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:41 am, nakshatra at 1:15 pm, tithi and karana at 11:49 pm, yoga at 2:35 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:21 pm in London.
Questions
What is the tithi in London on 23 August 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 11:49 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in London).
When is Rahu Kalam in London on 23 August 2026?
6:21 pm to 8:07 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:03 pm to 2:49 pm and Gulikai 4:35 pm to 6:21 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in London on 23 August 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:30 am to 11:17 am, Amrit 11:17 am to 1:03 pm, Shubh 2:49 pm to 4:35 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:34 pm to 1:31 pm.
When does the Moon rise in London on 23 August 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:27 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 23 August 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, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are London local time (BST).