Shastra Panchangam

Lucknow, Wednesday, 28 April 2027

Wednesday 28 April 2027

Rahu Kalam12:04 pm – 1:42 pm
Yamagandam7:09 am – 8:47 am
Gulikai10:26 am – 12:04 pm
TithiKrishna Saptami until 12:31 pm

Sunrise 5:31 am, sunset 6:37 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Saptami

until 12:31 pm

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

Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha

until 5:31 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 · Sadhya

until 4:45 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 · Bava

until 12:31 pm; then Balava until 1:48 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

12:04 pm – 1:42 pm

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

Yamagandam

7:09 am – 8:47 am

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

Gulikai

10:26 am – 12:04 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
5:31 am – 7:09 amLabhgood
7:09 am – 8:47 amAmritgood
8:47 am – 10:26 amKaalavoid
10:26 am – 12:04 pmShubhgood
12:04 pm – 1:42 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
1:42 pm – 3:21 pmUdvegavoid
3:21 pm – 4:59 pmCharneutral
4:59 pm – 6:37 pmLabhgood
Night
6:37 pm – 7:59 pmUdvegavoid
7:59 pm – 9:20 pmShubhgood
9:20 pm – 10:42 pmAmritgood
10:42 pm – 12:04 amCharneutral
12:04 am – 1:25 amRogavoid
1:25 am – 2:47 amKaalavoid
2:47 am – 4:08 amLabhgood
4:08 am – 5:30 amUdvegavoid

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:38 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 1:07 am Thursday, moonset 11:07 am.

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.

5:31 am – 6:36 amMercury
6:36 am – 7:42 amMoon
7:42 am – 8:47 amSaturn
8:47 am – 9:53 amJupiter
9:53 am – 10:58 amMars
10:58 am – 12:04 pmSun
12:04 pm – 1:10 pmVenus
1:10 pm – 2:15 pmMercury
2:15 pm – 3:21 pmMoon
3:21 pm – 4:26 pmSaturn
4:26 pm – 5:32 pmJupiter
5:32 pm – 6:37 pmMars
6:37 pm – 7:32 pmSun
7:32 pm – 8:26 pmVenus
8:26 pm – 9:20 pmMercury
9:20 pm – 10:15 pmMoon
10:15 pm – 11:09 pmSaturn
11:09 pm – 12:04 amJupiter
12:04 am – 12:58 amMars
12:58 am – 1:52 amSun
1:52 am – 2:47 amVenus
2:47 am – 3:41 amMercury
3:41 am – 4:35 amMoon
4:35 am – 5:30 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 12:31 pm, yoga at 4:45 pm, nakshatra at 5:31 pm, karana at 1:48 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:04 pm in Lucknow.

Questions

What is the tithi in Lucknow on 28 April 2027?

Krishna Saptami, until 12:31 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:31 am in Lucknow).

When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 28 April 2027?

12:04 pm to 1:42 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:09 am to 8:47 am and Gulikai 10:26 am to 12:04 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 28 April 2027?

During daylight: Labh 5:31 am to 7:09 am, Amrit 7:09 am to 8:47 am, Shubh 10:26 am to 12:04 pm, Labh 4:59 pm to 6:37 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:38 am to 12:30 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 28 April 2027?

Moonrise is at 1:07 am on Thursday 29 April.

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.