Lucknow, Sunday, 8 November 2026
Sunday 8 November 2026
Naraka Chaturdashi
The next day, Monday 9 November
Sunrise 6:20 am, sunset 5:19 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Naraka Chaturdashi is on Sunday 8 November. Naraka Chaturdashi 2026
- Diwali is on Sunday 8 November. Diwali 2026
- Amavasya is on Sunday 8 November. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 11:28 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 7:24 am Monday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Ayushman
until 3:03 am Monday
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 · Shakuni
until 11:28 am; then Chatushpada until 11:57 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
3:57 pm – 5:19 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
11:50 am – 1:12 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
2:35 pm – 3:57 pm
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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:20 am – 7:43 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:43 am – 9:05 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:05 am – 10:27 am | Labh | good |
| 10:27 am – 11:50 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:50 am – 1:12 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:12 pm – 2:35 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:35 pm – 3:57 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:57 pm – 5:19 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:19 pm – 6:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 6:57 pm – 8:35 pm | Amrit | good |
| 8:35 pm – 10:12 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:12 pm – 11:50 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 11:50 pm – 1:28 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:28 am – 3:06 am | Labh | good |
| 3:06 am – 4:43 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:43 am – 6:21 am | Shubh | 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 6:20 am Monday, moonset 4:23 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:20 am – 7:15 am | Sun |
| 7:15 am – 8:10 am | Venus |
| 8:10 am – 9:05 am | Mercury |
| 9:05 am – 10:00 am | Moon |
| 10:00 am – 10:55 am | Saturn |
| 10:55 am – 11:50 am | Jupiter |
| 11:50 am – 12:45 pm | Mars |
| 12:45 pm – 1:40 pm | Sun |
| 1:40 pm – 2:35 pm | Venus |
| 2:35 pm – 3:29 pm | Mercury |
| 3:29 pm – 4:24 pm | Moon |
| 4:24 pm – 5:19 pm | Saturn |
| 5:19 pm – 6:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:24 pm – 7:30 pm | Mars |
| 7:30 pm – 8:35 pm | Sun |
| 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | Venus |
| 9:40 pm – 10:45 pm | Mercury |
| 10:45 pm – 11:50 pm | Moon |
| 11:50 pm – 12:55 am | Saturn |
| 12:55 am – 2:00 am | Jupiter |
| 2:00 am – 3:06 am | Mars |
| 3:06 am – 4:11 am | Sun |
| 4:11 am – 5:16 am | Venus |
| 5:16 am – 6:21 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 59 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 11:28 am, karana at 11:57 pm, yoga at 3:03 am Monday. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:24 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:57 pm in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 8 November 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 11:28 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:20 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 8 November 2026?
3:57 pm to 5:19 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 11:50 am to 1:12 pm and Gulikai 2:35 pm to 3:57 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 8 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:05 am to 10:27 am, Amrit 10:27 am to 11:50 am, Shubh 1:12 pm to 2:35 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:28 am to 12:12 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 8 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:20 am on Monday 9 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.