Lucknow, Thursday, 5 November 2026
Thursday 5 November 2026
The next day, Friday 6 November
Sunrise 6:18 am, sunset 5:21 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 10:36 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Phalguni
until 3:56 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 6:27 am; then Vaidhriti until 5:10 am Friday
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Balava
until 10:36 am; then Kaulava until 10:31 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:12 pm – 2:35 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:18 am – 7:41 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:04 am – 10:27 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:18 am – 7:41 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:41 am – 9:04 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:04 am – 10:27 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:27 am – 11:50 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:50 am – 1:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:12 pm – 2:35 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:35 pm – 3:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:58 pm – 5:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:21 pm – 6:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:58 pm – 8:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:36 pm – 10:13 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:13 pm – 11:50 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:50 pm – 1:27 am | Labh | good |
| 1:27 am – 3:04 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:04 am – 4:42 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:42 am – 6:19 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:28 am – 12:12 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:29 am Friday, moonset 2:46 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:18 am – 7:13 am | Jupiter |
| 7:13 am – 8:09 am | Mars |
| 8:09 am – 9:04 am | Sun |
| 9:04 am – 9:59 am | Venus |
| 9:59 am – 10:54 am | Mercury |
| 10:54 am – 11:50 am | Moon |
| 11:50 am – 12:45 pm | Saturn |
| 12:45 pm – 1:40 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:40 pm – 2:35 pm | Mars |
| 2:35 pm – 3:31 pm | Sun |
| 3:31 pm – 4:26 pm | Venus |
| 4:26 pm – 5:21 pm | Mercury |
| 5:21 pm – 6:26 pm | Moon |
| 6:26 pm – 7:31 pm | Saturn |
| 7:31 pm – 8:36 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:36 pm – 9:40 pm | Mars |
| 9:40 pm – 10:45 pm | Sun |
| 10:45 pm – 11:50 pm | Venus |
| 11:50 pm – 12:55 am | Mercury |
| 12:55 am – 2:00 am | Moon |
| 2:00 am – 3:04 am | Saturn |
| 3:04 am – 4:09 am | Jupiter |
| 4:09 am – 5:14 am | Mars |
| 5:14 am – 6:19 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 3 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 6:27 am, tithi and karana at 10:36 am, karana at 10:31 pm, nakshatra at 3:56 am Friday, yoga at 5:10 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:12 pm in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 5 November 2026?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 10:36 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:18 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 5 November 2026?
1:12 pm to 2:35 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:18 am to 7:41 am and Gulikai 9:04 am to 10:27 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 5 November 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:18 am to 7:41 am, Labh 11:50 am to 1:12 pm, Shubh 3:58 pm to 5:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:28 am to 12:12 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 5 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:29 am on Friday 6 November.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Lucknow (26.8467°N, 80.9462°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.