👶 London, England
Welcoming a baby in London? In the Hindu naming tradition (Namkaran) the first letter of the name comes from the Nakshatra and pada the Moon was in at the moment of birth. Zodastro works it out from the baby's birth time and place and suggests names that start with the right syllable.
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The Moon moves through one Nakshatra in about a day, and through one pada in about six hours, so the birth time matters. Enter the time on the birth record exactly as written; in London that is Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0), 5 h 30 min behind India. Below you can see the Nakshatra in London right now and its syllables.
At sunrise today in London the Moon is in Ardra, pada 1. Names for a baby born in this Nakshatra traditionally start with: Ku, Gha, Ng, Chha (one syllable for each of the four padas).
| Day (Vara) | Shukravar (Friday) |
|---|---|
| Tithi at sunrise | Krishna Panchami until Fri 30 Oct, 1:55 PM |
| Nakshatra | Ardra (pada 1) until Sat 31 Oct, 1:41 AM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 6:50 AM / 4:37 PM |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 10:30 AM – 11:44 AM |
| Abhijit Muhurat (good) | 11:24 AM – 12:03 PM |
All times are London local time (Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0). Calculated from London's own sunrise with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Start and end times are in London time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.
The length of the day decides the length of Rahu Kaal. In London the shortest day has about 7 h 50 min of daylight and the longest about 16 h 39 min (today: 9 h 47 min), which gives a Rahu Kaal of 59 to 125 minutes.
Sunrise in London today is 6:50 AM, 8 minutes earlier on the clock than in Coventry (138 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.
On 30 October the sunrise Tithi in London is Krishna Panchami; in Delhi it is Krishna Panchami. They match today, but on many days they do not, especially around Ekadashi and Purnima, so check before a vrat.
London is on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0), 5 h 30 min behind India.
London uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:
If you were born in London, enter your birth time exactly as it is written on your birth certificate. That is the local clock time, already including summer time if it applied, and the birthplace tells the calculation which time zone to use.
London has the largest Hindu community in Europe, with strong centres in Harrow, Wembley, Southall, Ilford and Croydon. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden was the first traditional stone Hindu temple in Europe, and Diwali on Trafalgar Square has become a fixture of the city's calendar.
No. Use the local time on the birth record and London as the birthplace. Zodastro converts it to work out the correct Nakshatra.
At sunrise today in London the Moon is in Ardra. It changes about once a day, and the page shows when it changes.
Yes. The Parent Blend tool suggests modern names that combine both parents' names.
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