Shastra Panchangam

Lucknow, Sunday, 21 March 2027

Sunday 21 March 2027

Rahu Kalam4:47 pm – 6:18 pm
Yamagandam12:14 pm – 1:45 pm
Gulikai3:16 pm – 4:47 pm
TithiShukla Chaturdashi until 6:22 pm

Holika Dahan

Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 6:18 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi

until 6:22 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni

until 10:07 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 · Shula

until 4:59 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 · Gara

until 7:32 am; then Vanija until 6:22 pm; then Vishti until 5:15 am Monday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:22 pm to 5:15 am Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:47 pm – 6:18 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

12:14 pm – 1:45 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

3:16 pm – 4:47 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
6:10 am – 7:41 amUdvegavoid
7:41 am – 9:12 amCharneutral
9:12 am – 10:43 amLabhgood
10:43 am – 12:14 pmAmritgood
12:14 pm – 1:45 pmKaalavoid
1:45 pm – 3:16 pmShubhgood
3:16 pm – 4:47 pmRogavoid
4:47 pm – 6:18 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:18 pm – 7:47 pmShubhgood
7:47 pm – 9:16 pmAmritgood
9:16 pm – 10:44 pmCharneutral
10:44 pm – 12:13 amRogavoid
12:13 am – 1:42 amKaalavoid
1:42 am – 3:11 amLabhgood
3:11 am – 4:40 amUdvegavoid
4:40 am – 6:08 amShubhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:49 am – 12:38 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 5:23 pm, moonset 5:41 am Monday.

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.

6:10 am – 7:10 amSun
7:10 am – 8:11 amVenus
8:11 am – 9:12 amMercury
9:12 am – 10:12 amMoon
10:12 am – 11:13 amSaturn
11:13 am – 12:14 pmJupiter
12:14 pm – 1:14 pmMars
1:14 pm – 2:15 pmSun
2:15 pm – 3:16 pmVenus
3:16 pm – 4:17 pmMercury
4:17 pm – 5:17 pmMoon
5:17 pm – 6:18 pmSaturn
6:18 pm – 7:17 pmJupiter
7:17 pm – 8:16 pmMars
8:16 pm – 9:16 pmSun
9:16 pm – 10:15 pmVenus
10:15 pm – 11:14 pmMercury
11:14 pm – 12:13 amMoon
12:13 am – 1:12 amSaturn
1:12 am – 2:12 amJupiter
2:12 am – 3:11 amMars
3:11 am – 4:10 amSun
4:10 am – 5:09 amVenus
5:09 am – 6:08 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:32 am, yoga at 4:59 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 pm, nakshatra at 10:07 pm, karana at 5:15 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:47 pm in Lucknow.

Questions

What is the tithi in Lucknow on 21 March 2027?

Shukla Chaturdashi, until 6:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:10 am in Lucknow).

When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 21 March 2027?

4:47 pm to 6:18 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:14 pm to 1:45 pm and Gulikai 3:16 pm to 4:47 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 21 March 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:12 am to 10:43 am, Amrit 10:43 am to 12:14 pm, Shubh 1:45 pm to 3:16 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:38 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 21 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 5:23 pm.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Lucknow (26.8467°N, 80.9462°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.