London, Monday, 21 December 2026
Monday 21 December 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Tuesday 22 December
On Monday 21 December 2026 in London, the tithi is Shukla Dwadashi until 12:07 pm GMT; Rahu Kalam is 9:02 am to 10:01 am GMT. Sunrise 8:03 am, sunset 3:54 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 3:54 pm to 6:18 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 12:07 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Krittika
until 5:16 am Tuesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Siddha
until 8:02 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 · Balava
until 12:07 pm; then Kaulava until 10:34 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
9:02 am – 10:01 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:00 am – 11:59 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:57 pm – 1:56 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:03 am – 9:02 am | Amirdha | good |
| 9:02 am – 10:01 am | Visham | avoid |
| 10:01 am – 11:00 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:00 am – 11:59 am | Laabam | good |
| 11:59 am – 12:57 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 12:57 pm – 1:56 pm | Sugam | good |
| 1:56 pm – 2:55 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 2:55 pm – 3:54 pm | Uthi | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3:54 pm – 5:55 pm | Sugam | good |
| 5:55 pm – 7:56 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 7:56 pm – 9:58 pm | Uthi | good |
| 9:58 pm – 11:59 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 11:59 pm – 2:00 am | Visham | avoid |
| 2:00 am – 4:01 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:01 am – 6:03 am | Laabam | good |
| 6:03 am – 8:04 am | Dhanam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Monday the first part of the day is Amirdha. 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:03 am – 9:02 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:02 am – 10:01 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:01 am – 11:00 am | Shubh | good |
| 11:00 am – 11:59 am | Rog | avoid |
| 11:59 am – 12:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:57 pm – 1:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:56 pm – 2:55 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:55 pm – 3:54 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3:54 pm – 5:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 5:55 pm – 7:56 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:56 pm – 9:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:58 pm – 11:59 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:59 pm – 2:00 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 2:00 am – 4:01 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:01 am – 6:03 am | Amrit | good |
| 6:03 am – 8:04 am | Char | neutral |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:43 am – 12:14 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:16 pm, moonset 6:28 am Tuesday.
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 Moon on a Monday.
| 8:03 am – 8:43 am | Moon |
| 8:43 am – 9:22 am | Saturn |
| 9:22 am – 10:01 am | Jupiter |
| 10:01 am – 10:40 am | Mars |
| 10:40 am – 11:19 am | Sun |
| 11:19 am – 11:59 am | Venus |
| 11:59 am – 12:38 pm | Mercury |
| 12:38 pm – 1:17 pm | Moon |
| 1:17 pm – 1:56 pm | Saturn |
| 1:56 pm – 2:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:35 pm – 3:15 pm | Mars |
| 3:15 pm – 3:54 pm | Sun |
| 3:54 pm – 5:15 pm | Venus |
| 5:15 pm – 6:35 pm | Mercury |
| 6:35 pm – 7:56 pm | Moon |
| 7:56 pm – 9:17 pm | Saturn |
| 9:17 pm – 10:38 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:38 pm – 11:59 pm | Mars |
| 11:59 pm – 1:20 am | Sun |
| 1:20 am – 2:40 am | Venus |
| 2:40 am – 4:01 am | Mercury |
| 4:01 am – 5:22 am | Moon |
| 5:22 am – 6:43 am | Saturn |
| 6:43 am – 8:04 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 7 hours and 50 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 59 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 12:07 pm, yoga at 8:02 pm, karana at 10:34 pm, nakshatra at 5:16 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:02 am in London.
Questions
What is the tithi in London on 21 December 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 12:07 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (8:03 am in London).
When is Rahu Kalam in London on 21 December 2026?
9:02 am to 10:01 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 11:00 am to 11:59 am and Gulikai 12:57 pm to 1:56 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in London on 21 December 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 8:03 am to 9:02 am, Shubh 10:01 am to 11:00 am, Labh 1:56 pm to 2:55 pm, Amrit 2:55 pm to 3:54 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:43 am to 12:14 pm.
When does the Moon rise in London on 21 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:16 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Monday 21 December 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 (GMT).