Births in the United Kingdom
Kundli for births in the UK
The UK has one time zone, but two clocks: Greenwich Mean Time in winter and British Summer Time in summer. A Kundli for a British birth has to know which one was in force on the day. ProperPandit works it out from your birthplace and birth date, including the unusual years when Britain kept summer time all winter.
Two clocks
GMT, BST and your birth date
In winter the UK is on GMT (UTC+0). From the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October it is on British Summer Time (UTC+1). A birth at 5:20 a.m. in June happened at 4:20 a.m. GMT, and the chart has to be made for that moment.
The rules have varied. From 18 February 1968 to 31 October 1971 Britain stayed on UTC+1 all year, so a January birth in 1970 was on summer time too. During the Second World War the country even used double summer time. ProperPandit uses the time-zone database, which records these changes, so you only enter the time on the clock.
Computed by our engine
Worked examples from UK births
Two London births, each computed twice by our engine: with the offset ProperPandit finds, and with a common mistake.
| Birth | Time zone found | Lagna | With a common mistake |
|---|---|---|---|
| London, UK 2 June 1996, 05:20 | Europe/London UTC+1 | Taurus 25.2° | UTC+0, GMT instead of British Summer Time: Gemini 9.7° (a different sign) |
| London, UK 20 January 1970, 08:15 | Europe/London UTC+1 | Sagittarius 21.6° | UTC+0, GMT, as an ordinary January would be: Capricorn 11.4° (a different sign) |
The 1970 example is a real trap: the birth was in January, so it is natural to assume GMT, but Britain was on UTC+1 that winter.
Town, not region
Why the exact place still matters
Even within one time zone, the place changes the chart. The Lagna depends on your longitude and latitude as well as the time: a birth in Leicester and one in Glasgow at the same minute have Lagnas a few degrees apart. Pick your own town from the suggestions rather than London.
If you were born in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, the same GMT/BST rules apply, and ProperPandit finds them from the place in the same way.
Before you start
Finding a UK birth time
In England and Wales the birth certificate usually does not show a time of birth; it is normally recorded only for twins and other multiple births. Scottish birth certificates do record the time. If yours has no time, look for the hospital's maternity notes, your parents' own records, or the time written in the child health record book many families kept.
How precise does it need to be? The Lagna moves about one degree every four minutes, so a time remembered as "around nine" can be fifteen or twenty minutes out, enough to shift the Lagna by four or five degrees and, near the edge of a sign, into the next one. Use the most exact time you can find, and note how sure you are of it.
Free, in English
Make your Kundli
The online Kundli and the two-page PDF are free and in English. The complete 84-page Janma Granth costs US$10 in the UK. Ready? make your free Kundli. For other countries, see births abroad.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which time should I enter for a birth in the UK?
The time the clock showed in the UK, GMT or British Summer Time, exactly as on the birth certificate. Do not convert it to Indian time first; ProperPandit finds the time zone from your town and converts it itself.
How do I know if I was born during British Summer Time?
You do not need to know. In recent decades BST has run from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, and from February 1968 to October 1971 it ran all year; earlier years had other dates. ProperPandit reads the right rule for your date from the time-zone database.
My parents remember the time as 'BST'. Should I subtract an hour?
No. Enter the time as the clock showed it. ProperPandit knows when BST applied and takes the hour off itself.
How much is the 84-page Kundli in the UK?
US$10, paid by UPI (India), PayPal or USDT.