Lucknow, Thursday, 17 December 2026
Thursday 17 December 2026
The next day, Friday 18 December
Sunrise 6:48 am, sunset 5:16 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 11:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 3:31 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Siddhi
until 1:22 pm
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 · Vishti
until 11:13 am; then Bava until 11:27 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:48 am to 11:13 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:21 pm – 2:39 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:48 am – 8:07 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:25 am – 10:44 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:48 am – 8:07 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:07 am – 9:25 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:25 am – 10:44 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:44 am – 12:02 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:02 pm – 1:21 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:21 pm – 2:39 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:39 pm – 3:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:58 pm – 5:16 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:16 pm – 6:58 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:58 pm – 8:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:39 pm – 10:21 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:21 pm – 12:02 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:02 am – 1:44 am | Labh | good |
| 1:44 am – 3:26 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:26 am – 5:07 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:07 am – 6:49 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
11:41 am – 12:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:05 pm, moonset 12:28 am Friday.
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.
| 6:48 am – 7:41 am | Jupiter |
| 7:41 am – 8:33 am | Mars |
| 8:33 am – 9:25 am | Sun |
| 9:25 am – 10:18 am | Venus |
| 10:18 am – 11:10 am | Mercury |
| 11:10 am – 12:02 pm | Moon |
| 12:02 pm – 12:55 pm | Saturn |
| 12:55 pm – 1:47 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:47 pm – 2:39 pm | Mars |
| 2:39 pm – 3:32 pm | Sun |
| 3:32 pm – 4:24 pm | Venus |
| 4:24 pm – 5:16 pm | Mercury |
| 5:16 pm – 6:24 pm | Moon |
| 6:24 pm – 7:32 pm | Saturn |
| 7:32 pm – 8:39 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:39 pm – 9:47 pm | Mars |
| 9:47 pm – 10:55 pm | Sun |
| 10:55 pm – 12:02 am | Venus |
| 12:02 am – 1:10 am | Mercury |
| 1:10 am – 2:18 am | Moon |
| 2:18 am – 3:26 am | Saturn |
| 3:26 am – 4:33 am | Jupiter |
| 4:33 am – 5:41 am | Mars |
| 5:41 am – 6:49 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 28 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 78 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 11:13 am, yoga at 1:22 pm, nakshatra at 3:31 pm, tithi and karana at 11:27 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:21 pm in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 17 December 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 11:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:48 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 17 December 2026?
1:21 pm to 2:39 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:48 am to 8:07 am and Gulikai 9:25 am to 10:44 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 17 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:48 am to 8:07 am, Labh 12:02 pm to 1:21 pm, Shubh 3:58 pm to 5:16 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:41 am to 12:23 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 17 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:05 pm.
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.