London

2025-08-14

Tithi

Shashthi षष्ठी

Nakshatra

Ashwini अश्विनी

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	05:46	07:35	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	07:35	09:25	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:25	11:15	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:15	13:04	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:04	14:54	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:54	16:43	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	16:43	18:33	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	18:33	20:22	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	20:22	21:33	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	21:33	22:43	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	22:43	23:54	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	23:54	01:04	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:04	02:15	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:15	03:25	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:25	04:35	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	04:35	05:46	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:54	16:43	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	07:35	09:25	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:25	11:15	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:35	13:33	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:10 – 04:58

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:41 – 05:46

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:30 – 16:29

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

20:10 – 20:34

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

20:22 – 21:27

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:40 – 01:28

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

23:21 – 24:51

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

23:21 – 24:51

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:33 – 14:32

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:27 – 18:26

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Karka#4

Surya Nakshatra

Ashlesha आश्लेषा

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

10:13
15:51
21:28
03:06

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

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Shaka Samvat

1947

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

Gujarati Samvat

2081

Krodhi क्रोधी

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Krida क्रीडा

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Jupiter गुरु

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
4	Rohini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
6	Ardra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
8	Pushya	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
10	Magha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
13	Hasta	Vadha वध	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
15	Swati	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
19	Mula	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
22	Shravana	Vadha वध	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
27	Revati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	1	yes
2	Vrishabha	12	no
3	Mithuna	11	yes
4	Karka	10	yes
5	Simha	9	no
6	Kanya	8	no
7	Tula	7	yes
8	Vrishchika	6	yes
9	Dhanu	5	no
10	Makara	4	no
11	Kumbha	3	yes
12	Meena	2	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
4	Karka कर्क	05:46	06:06
5	Simha सिंह	06:06	08:56
6	Kanya कन्या	08:56	11:46
7	Tula तुला	11:46	14:41
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	14:41	17:16
9	Dhanu धनु	17:16	19:11
10	Makara मकर	19:11	20:26
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	20:26	21:21
12	Meena मीन	21:21	22:11
1	Mesha मेष	22:11	23:16
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	23:16	24:51
3	Mithuna मिथुन	24:51	03:16
4	Karka कर्क	03:16	05:46

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Agni अग्नि	05:46	06:44	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	06:44	07:43	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	07:43	08:41	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	08:41	09:40	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	09:40	10:38	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:38	11:36	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:36	12:35	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	12:35	13:33	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	13:33	14:32	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	14:32	15:30	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	15:30	16:29	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:29	17:27	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	17:27	18:26	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	18:26	19:24	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	19:24	20:22	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Varshaवर्षा

Ritu (Drik)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

14h 37m

Ratrimana

9h 23m

Madhyahna

13:04

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - London, 14 August 2025

On Thursday, the 14th of August 2025, the Vedic calendar for those in London carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 5:46 AM and dipping below the horizon at 8:22 PM, bringing 14 hours 37 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Shashthi of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Ashwini. Yoga for the day is Shula, completing the core panchang signature for 2025-08-14. Pre-dawn, from 4:10 AM to 4:58 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in London, From 2:54 PM to 4:43 PM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Thursday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is South; the classical recommendation is to delay South-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Shubh (5:46 AM–7:35 AM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Ashwini nakshatra is governed by Ketu, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in London on 14 August 2025?

In London on 14 August 2025, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:54 PM to 4:43 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in London on 14 August 2025 at 5:46 AM?

Sunrise at 5:46 AM in London on 14 August 2025 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (51.51°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (8:22 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to London's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in London on 14 August 2025?

The yoga operative in London on 14 August 2025 is Shula, active from 11:35 AM to 8:42 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Shula yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Skanda Shashthi Puja

स्कन्द षष्ठी पूजा

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- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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लंदन — 14 अगस्त

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:46
सूर्यास्त: सायं 20:22
तिथि: षष्ठी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: अश्विनी (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:54–अपराह्ण 16:43
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 05:46–प्रातः 07:35)