Nepali Jyotish in London and the UK
The 2021 Census counted 103,888 people of Nepali ethnicity in England and Wales. Many live in and around London, and Aldershot in Rushmoor is widely known as the heart of the UK Nepali and Gurkha community. It is a community with deep roots and strong traditions, where the Kundali still matters at a naming, a wedding or a family decision.
Jyotish Prakash Basistha has read Kundalis since 2007/08 and consults by phone or video from the Canberra region in Australia, in Nepali or English. The UK and Canberra are almost exactly opposite on the clock, which turns out to be convenient: a UK morning is his evening, and a late UK evening is his next morning.
Call times for London
London is 11 hours behind Canberra right now.
The booking page shows his open times in your own time zone.
Today in London
- Sunrise
- 06:54 AM
- Sunset
- 04:33 PM
- Tithi
- Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
When to call from the UK, and how to book
The two windows that work from Britain are the morning, before or around the start of the working day, and the later evening. Which one is easier shifts a little through the year, because the clocks change in spring and autumn on opposite sides of the world. The booking page lists his open times in UK time, and a booked session always appears in your own time zone.
To book, choose a slot on his profile, add the birth date, time and place, and pay online. If the family only has a cheena with a Bikram Sambat date, convert it first with the date converter.
Marriage matching for a British-born generation
Many Nepali families in the UK now have sons and daughters who grew up here, went to British schools and meet partners their own way. Parents and grandparents, especially in Gurkha families with long traditions, still want the Kundalis matched before the families meet formally. Sometimes the partner is from Nepal; sometimes from another community altogether. The reading has to work for everyone at the table.
That means explaining the guna milan in plain English as well as Nepali, and going beyond the score to the 7th house, Venus and Mars, Mangal Dosha and whether it is cancelled, and the dashas each person is entering. It also means choosing a wedding muhurta that works on a UK calendar.
Settlement, ILR and the next step in your career
Newer arrivals — students, care workers, skilled workers, spouses — often live by the visa timetable: the next extension, the qualifying years for indefinite leave to remain, a change of employer that has to be handled carefully. People ask whether this is the moment to change jobs, to study further, or to sit tight until settlement comes through.
Your dasha and the transits of Saturn and Jupiter show which periods support change and which reward patience. A Jyotishi does not replace an immigration lawyer or adviser; eligibility and applications are legal matters and should be handled by them.
Love, being single, and finding the one
Whether you are in a flat in London or near family in Aldershot, being single in your late twenties draws comment. Some people are happily single and ready to mingle and want to know if the year ahead is a lively one for relationships. Others are looking for the love of her life or the love of his life and want to understand why earlier relationships did not last. The chart shows the periods when partnership comes forward, and the patterns you carry into love.
If you are already together and things have become difficult, both charts can be read side by side to see what is temperament and what is a passing hard period. It is guidance to help you talk, not a remedy for sale.
Love and marriage timing →When a relationship is struggling →
Buying a home in the UK
Once settlement is granted, the next question in many households is a house. Whether it is a first flat in London or a family home elsewhere, people want to know if this is a supportive year to commit. The 4th house, its lord and the running dasha speak to home and security, and a muhurta can be found for exchange or for moving in. Your mortgage adviser and solicitor still handle the rest.
Festival and puja dates on UK time
Because tithis start and end at a fixed moment worldwide, the local date of a festival in the UK can differ from Nepal’s. The Antaryami Patro and Panchang calculate tithi, nakshatra and sunrise for your own location, so Dashain, Tihar or a family puja can be planned on the right day in Britain.
Questions people ask
I live in Aldershot, not London. Does that change anything?
No. The whole of Great Britain is on the same clock, so the call times on this page apply in Aldershot, Rushmoor or anywhere else in the UK. Every consultation is by phone or video.
Is a UK morning really a good time to call?
Usually, yes — it is his evening in Australia. A late UK evening often reaches his next morning too. The booking page shows his open times in UK time.
Will I be charged in pounds?
Prices are shown on his profile in US dollars, and your card is charged in USD. Your bank converts it to pounds, and some cards add a small foreign-transaction fee.
Can he advise on my ILR application?
Not on the application — that is for a qualified immigration adviser or lawyer. He can read your chart for the timing and the career and family choices around it.