Choghadiya Today in Birmingham
Today’s choghadiya for Birmingham, England, worked out from Birmingham’s own sunrise and sunset in UK time (Europe/London). Hindu life in Birmingham and the Black Country gathers at Shree Geeta Bhawan on Heathfield Road in Handsworth and at the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Tividale, which describes itself as the largest of its kind in the UK and Europe; the 2021 Census counted 21,997 Hindus in Birmingham and 9,447 in Sandwell, where the Gujarati families of West Bromwich rebuilt Shree Krishna Mandir after the fire of 1992. Birmingham’s clock runs 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 30 minutes behind India’s, so some festivals fall a day earlier here than in India.
Best times in Birmingham
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ | 9:34 AM to 10:42 AM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 1:00 PM to 2:09 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 4:27 PM to 6:18 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 6:18 PM to 8:09 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 5:26 AM to 7:18 AM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:33 AM to 12:10 PM | in Amrit and Kaal; overlaps Vara Vela, Yamaganda, Kala Vela |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg उद्वेग | 7:16 AM to 8:25 AM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 8:25 AM to 9:34 AM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ | 9:34 AM to 10:42 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत Vara Vela | 10:42 AM to 11:51 AM | Mixed |
| Kaal काल Yamaganda Kala Vela | 11:51 AM to 1:00 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 1:00 PM to 2:09 PM | Good |
| Rog रोग Gulika Kaal | 2:09 PM to 3:18 PM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग Rahu Kaal | 3:18 PM to 4:27 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 4:27 PM to 6:18 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 6:18 PM to 8:09 PM | Good |
| Char चर | 8:09 PM to 10:01 PM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 10:01 PM to 11:52 PM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 11:52 PM to 1:44 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 1:44 AM to 3:35 AM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 3:35 AM to 5:26 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 5:26 AM to 7:18 AM | Good |
Panchang in Birmingham for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
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Hindu festivals in Birmingham: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Birmingham, worked out for Birmingham’s own sunrise and moonrise. 10 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in India.
| Festival | Date in Birmingham |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as India |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as India |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 6:30 PM. Puja 4:44 PM to 6:10 PM. Fast 6:57 AM to 6:30 PM. | Thu, Oct 29 Same day as India |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as India |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as India |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sat, Nov 7 Day before India (Sun, Nov 8) |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as India |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 4:38 PM to 6:14 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as India |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as India |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as India |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as India |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as India |
| Vivah Panchami | Mon, Dec 14 Same day as India |
| Gita Jayanti | Sun, Dec 20 Same day as India |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Thu, Jan 14 Day before India (Fri, Jan 15) |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as India |
| Holika Dahan | Sun, Mar 21 Day before India (Mon, Mar 22) |
| Holi | Mon, Mar 22 Day before India (Tue, Mar 23) |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as India |
| Ram Navami | Wed, Apr 14 Day before India (Thu, Apr 15) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as India |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sat, May 8 Day before India (Sun, May 9) |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as India |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as India |
| Guru Purnima | Sat, Jul 17 Day before India (Sun, Jul 18) |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as India |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as India |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as India |
| Raksha Bandhan | Mon, Aug 16 Day before India (Tue, Aug 17) |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Wed, Aug 25 Same day as India |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Fri, Sep 3 Day before India (Sat, Sep 4) |
| Radha Ashtami | Tue, Sep 7 Day before India (Wed, Sep 8) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as India |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as India |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as India |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Birmingham keeps a different clock from India, so that moment can land on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Birmingham
The next vrat days for Birmingham, with the tithi window in Birmingham time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Thu, Oct 22 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed, Nov 4 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sun, Dec 20 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sun, Jan 3 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 6:25 AM Oct 25 to 4:10 AM Oct 26 | Sun, Oct 25 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 6:12 PM Nov 23 to 2:53 PM Nov 24 | Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 5:16 AM Dec 23 to 1:27 AM Dec 24 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 3:59 PM Jan 21 to 12:16 PM Jan 22 | Fri, Jan 22 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 2:28 AM Feb 20 to 11:21 PM Feb 20 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 12:50 PM Mar 21 to 10:42 AM Mar 22 Phalguna Purnima Vrat: Sun, Mar 21 Phalguna Purnima: Mon, Mar 22 | Sun, Mar 21 Mon, Mar 22 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 5:57 AM Nov 08 to 7:00 AM Nov 09 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 10:42 PM Dec 07 to 12:51 AM Dec 09 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 5:44 PM Jan 06 to 8:24 PM Jan 07 | Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 1:35 PM Feb 05 to 3:55 PM Feb 06 | Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 8:15 AM Mar 07 to 9:28 AM Mar 08 Darsha Amavasya: Sun, Mar 7 Phalguna Amavasya: Mon, Mar 8 | Sun, Mar 7 Mon, Mar 8 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 1:09 AM Apr 06 to 12:50 AM Apr 07 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:57 PM to 8:43 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:29 PM to 7:26 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:06 PM to 7:13 PM | Sun, Nov 22 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 3:55 PM to 7:08 PM | Sun, Dec 6 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 3:55 PM to 7:11 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:06 PM to 7:20 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around Birmingham
Mandirs across the Birmingham area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Shree Geeta Bhawan
The temple’s site lists daily aarti at 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM, Shree Ambe Ma puja on Tuesday evenings, Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesday mornings, Shree Balaji puja on Sunday mornings, Satyanarayan Katha every Purnima, an Upanishad class on Mondays at 7:15 PM and bhandara on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 1:00 PM, with yoga on Mondays and Hindi classes on Saturday mornings; it also records hosting a multifaith peace conference in March 2015 and an idol immersion with the Armed Forces Hindu Network aboard RFA Wave Ruler, which it calls the first such ceremony on a Naval Service vessel.
Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple of UK
The temple’s history page traces the site, the disused Brades Hall Farm and Monks Tip bought from the Black Country Development Corporation, through piling in 1998, deity installations from 1999 with the Ganesh consecration as the first milestone, the Murugan shrine in 2000, the Navagraha shrine in 2003, the community hall in 2004, the Raja Gopuram in 2006 and the main temple’s Kumbabishekam in August 2006, then the Pushkarini pond in 2009; it describes itself as the largest of its kind in the UK and Europe, with nearly half a million visitors a year, and opens weekdays 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 5:00 to 9:00 PM, weekends and bank holidays 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM and 4:00 to 9:00 PM, closing at 8:30 PM from November to March.
Shree Krishna Mandir
Founded by Gujarati families who came from India and Africa to West Bromwich, Tipton and Wednesbury, the mandir began as a Navratri shrine of Ambe Mataji at Lodge Road Primary School in 1968, bought the former Ebenezer Church of 1839 on Old Meeting Street in 1971, installed Radha-Krishna murtis donated by the Birla family on 22 June 1974, was Grade II listed in 1988, burned down on 8 December 1992 with the deities unharmed, and reopened with the pran pratishtha of all its deities on 30 August 2010 after a nine-day festival; it calls itself the UK’s first Panchayatan mandir.
Shree Ram Mandir
The mandir’s site records that it was called Shree Hindu Mandir before 1986 and took the name Shree Ram Mandir in May 1991, serving as a community centre as well as a temple; Walsall Council’s directory lists it open from 7:15 to 8:15 AM and from about 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM each day.
ISKCON Birmingham
The centre’s site describes a Sunday Feast with a multi-course vegetarian meal, music and discussion, a 24-hour kirtan, Friday kirtans and Harinam festivals.
The Hindu community in Birmingham
- In the 2021 Census 21,997 of Birmingham’s 1,144,917 residents were Hindu (1.9 percent), with 33,126 Sikhs (2.9 percent), 29.9 percent Muslim and 34.0 percent Christian; Sandwell, which takes in Tividale, West Bromwich and Smethwick, had 9,447 Hindus (2.8 percent) and 39,252 Sikhs (11.5 percent). (ONS Census 2021, table TS030 (Nomis))
- Diwali on the Square returned to Victoria Square on Saturday 15 October 2022 after two years of pandemic suspension, run by the West Midlands Combined Authority with the Consulate General of India from 11am to 4pm with singing, dancing and food, the 2019 edition’s dancers pictured in the announcement. (West Midlands Combined Authority, 10 October 2022)
- The Balaji Temple in Tividale counts nearly half a million visitors a year, among them more than 10,000 students from schools, colleges and universities, and has laid out seven Faith Hills on its site to honour seven major faiths. (Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple of UK)
- When Shree Krishna Mandir in West Bromwich burned down in the early hours of 8 December 1992 its Radha-Krishna deities, given by the Birla family in 1973, survived unharmed; the rebuilt mandir with marble thrones, a toran entrance and a peacock wall opened on 30 August 2010. (Shree Krishna Mandir, West Bromwich)
- Shree Geeta Bhawan serves bhandara twice a week, on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 1:00 PM, and runs a 50-plus club on Friday mornings and Learning Hinduism sessions on Saturday afternoons. (Shree Geeta Bhawan)
Birmingham choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Birmingham?
- Thursday, October 29, 2026: moonrise 6:30 PM, puja 4:44 PM to 6:10 PM.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Birmingham?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Birmingham is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 4:38 PM to 6:14 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Birmingham?
- Monday, March 22, 2027 in Birmingham, a day before India (Tue, Mar 23). Holika Dahan: Sunday, March 21, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Birmingham?
- Wednesday, August 25, 2027 in Birmingham, same day as India.
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Birmingham?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Birmingham, same day as India.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Birmingham?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in Birmingham, same day as India.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Birmingham?
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 in Birmingham, a day before India (Fri, Jan 15).
- What are the Balaji Temple’s timings?
- The Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple at 101 Dudley Road East, Tividale, opens on weekdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 5:00 to 9:00 PM, and on weekends and bank holidays from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM and 4:00 to 9:00 PM; from November to March it closes at 8:30 PM. The temple asks visitors to call its priest line between 9:30 and 10:30 PM for guidance on auspicious timings.
- When is Diwali on the Square in Birmingham?
- The last edition announced by the West Midlands Combined Authority was Saturday 15 October 2022 in Victoria Square, from 11am to 4pm, with the Consulate General of India; no later edition appears on either organiser’s site, so check WMCA news before Diwali, which falls on 8 November in 2026.
Choghadiya through the year in Birmingham
Sunrise and sunset in Birmingham on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 8:05 AM | 4:32 PM | 8h 27m | 1h 3m | 1h 57m |
| 21 February | 7:12 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 18m | 1h 17m | 1h 43m |
| 21 March | 6:09 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 13m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 April | 5:57 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 18m | 1h 47m | 1h 13m |
| 21 May | 5:03 AM | 9:05 PM | 16h 2m | 2h 0m | 60m |
| 21 June | 4:44 AM | 9:34 PM | 16h 50m | 2h 6m | 54m |
| 21 July | 5:11 AM | 9:17 PM | 16h 7m | 2h 1m | 59m |
| 21 August | 6:00 AM | 8:22 PM | 14h 22m | 1h 48m | 1h 12m |
| 21 September | 6:51 AM | 7:10 PM | 12h 19m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 October | 7:43 AM | 6:01 PM | 10h 18m | 1h 17m | 1h 43m |
| 21 November | 7:39 AM | 4:08 PM | 8h 29m | 1h 4m | 1h 56m |
| 21 December | 8:16 AM | 3:55 PM | 7h 39m | 57m | 2h 3m |
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