Lucknow, Friday, 6 November 2026
Friday 6 November 2026
Dhanteras
The next day, Saturday 7 November
Sunrise 6:19 am, sunset 5:20 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Dhanteras is on Friday 6 November. Dhanteras 2026
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:20 pm to 7:44 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 10:31 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 4:44 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vishkambha
until 4:10 am Saturday
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 · Taitila
until 10:31 am; then Gara until 10:37 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
10:27 am – 11:50 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:35 pm – 3:58 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:42 am – 9:04 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:42 am – 9:04 am | Labh | good |
| 9:04 am – 10:27 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:27 am – 11:50 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:50 am – 1:12 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:12 pm – 2:35 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:35 pm – 3:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:58 pm – 5:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:20 pm – 6:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:58 pm – 8:35 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:35 pm – 10:13 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:13 pm – 11:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:50 pm – 1:27 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:27 am – 3:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:05 am – 4:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:42 am – 6:20 am | Rog | avoid |
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 4:25 am Saturday, moonset 3:17 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:19 am – 7:14 am | Venus |
| 7:14 am – 8:09 am | Mercury |
| 8:09 am – 9:04 am | Moon |
| 9:04 am – 9:59 am | Saturn |
| 9:59 am – 10:55 am | Jupiter |
| 10:55 am – 11:50 am | Mars |
| 11:50 am – 12:45 pm | Sun |
| 12:45 pm – 1:40 pm | Venus |
| 1:40 pm – 2:35 pm | Mercury |
| 2:35 pm – 3:30 pm | Moon |
| 3:30 pm – 4:25 pm | Saturn |
| 4:25 pm – 5:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:20 pm – 6:25 pm | Mars |
| 6:25 pm – 7:30 pm | Sun |
| 7:30 pm – 8:35 pm | Venus |
| 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | Mercury |
| 9:40 pm – 10:45 pm | Moon |
| 10:45 pm – 11:50 pm | Saturn |
| 11:50 pm – 12:55 am | Jupiter |
| 12:55 am – 2:00 am | Mars |
| 2:00 am – 3:05 am | Sun |
| 3:05 am – 4:10 am | Venus |
| 4:10 am – 5:15 am | Mercury |
| 5:15 am – 6:20 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 83 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:31 am, karana at 10:37 pm, yoga at 4:10 am Saturday, nakshatra at 4:44 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:27 am in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 6 November 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 10:31 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:19 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 6 November 2026?
10:27 am to 11:50 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:35 pm to 3:58 pm and Gulikai 7:42 am to 9:04 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 6 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:42 am to 9:04 am, Amrit 9:04 am to 10:27 am, Shubh 11:50 am to 1:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:28 am to 12:12 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 6 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:25 am on Saturday 7 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.