Lucknow, Wednesday, 17 March 2027
Wednesday 17 March 2027
The next day, Thursday 18 March
Sunrise 6:14 am, sunset 6:16 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 6:44 am; then Shukla Dashami until 4:22 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 6:46 am; then Punarvasu until 5:08 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Saubhagya
until 8:53 am; then Shobhana until 5:47 am Thursday
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 · Kaulava
until 6:44 am; then Taitila until 5:34 pm; then Gara until 4:22 am Thursday
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
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:44 am – 9:14 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:45 am – 12:15 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:14 am – 7:44 am | Labh | good |
| 7:44 am – 9:14 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:14 am – 10:45 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:45 am – 12:15 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:15 pm – 4:46 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:46 pm – 6:16 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 pm – 7:46 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:46 pm – 9:15 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:15 pm – 10:45 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:45 pm – 12:14 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:14 am – 1:44 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:44 am – 3:14 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:14 am – 4:43 am | Labh | good |
| 4:43 am – 6:13 am | Udveg | 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
11:51 am – 12:39 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:57 pm, moonset 3:05 am Thursday.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:14 am – 7:14 am | Mercury |
| 7:14 am – 8:14 am | Moon |
| 8:14 am – 9:14 am | Saturn |
| 9:14 am – 10:15 am | Jupiter |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am | Mars |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Sun |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Venus |
| 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Mercury |
| 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Moon |
| 3:15 pm – 4:16 pm | Saturn |
| 4:16 pm – 5:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:16 pm – 6:16 pm | Mars |
| 6:16 pm – 7:16 pm | Sun |
| 7:16 pm – 8:15 pm | Venus |
| 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm | Mercury |
| 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm | Moon |
| 10:15 pm – 11:15 pm | Saturn |
| 11:15 pm – 12:14 am | Jupiter |
| 12:14 am – 1:14 am | Mars |
| 1:14 am – 2:14 am | Sun |
| 2:14 am – 3:14 am | Venus |
| 3:14 am – 4:13 am | Mercury |
| 4:13 am – 5:13 am | Moon |
| 5:13 am – 6:13 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 2 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 6:44 am, nakshatra at 6:46 am, yoga at 8:53 am, karana at 5:34 pm, tithi and karana at 4:22 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:08 am Thursday, yoga at 5:47 am Thursday. Shukla Dashami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:15 pm in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 17 March 2027?
Shukla Navami, until 6:44 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:14 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 17 March 2027?
12:15 pm to 1:45 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:44 am to 9:14 am and Gulikai 10:45 am to 12:15 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 17 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:14 am to 7:44 am, Amrit 7:44 am to 9:14 am, Shubh 10:45 am to 12:15 pm, Labh 4:46 pm to 6:16 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:51 am to 12:39 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 17 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:57 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.