Shastra Panchangam

Lucknow, Monday, 16 August 2027

Monday 16 August 2027

Rahu Kalam7:16 am – 8:54 am
Yamagandam10:32 am – 12:10 pm
Gulikai1:49 pm – 3:27 pm
TithiShukla Chaturdashi until 10:29 am

Pournami

Sunrise 5:38 am, sunset 6:43 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi

until 10:29 am

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

Nakshatra · Shravana

until 11:34 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 · Saubhagya

until 12:41 am Tuesday

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 · Vanija

until 10:29 am; then Vishti until 11:45 pm

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

Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:29 am to 11:45 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

7:16 am – 8:54 am

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

Yamagandam

10:32 am – 12:10 pm

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

Gulikai

1:49 pm – 3:27 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.

Day
5:38 am – 7:16 amAmritgood
7:16 am – 8:54 amKaalavoid · Rahu Kalam
8:54 am – 10:32 amShubhgood
10:32 am – 12:10 pmRogavoid
12:10 pm – 1:49 pmUdvegavoid
1:49 pm – 3:27 pmCharneutral
3:27 pm – 5:05 pmLabhgood
5:05 pm – 6:43 pmAmritgood
Night
6:43 pm – 8:05 pmCharneutral
8:05 pm – 9:27 pmRogavoid
9:27 pm – 10:49 pmKaalavoid
10:49 pm – 12:11 amLabhgood
12:11 am – 1:33 amUdvegavoid
1:33 am – 2:55 amShubhgood
2:55 am – 4:16 amAmritgood
4:16 am – 5:38 amCharneutral

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:44 am – 12:37 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 6:14 pm, moonset 5:23 am Tuesday.

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 Moon on a Monday.

5:38 am – 6:43 amMoon
6:43 am – 7:49 amSaturn
7:49 am – 8:54 amJupiter
8:54 am – 10:00 amMars
10:00 am – 11:05 amSun
11:05 am – 12:10 pmVenus
12:10 pm – 1:16 pmMercury
1:16 pm – 2:21 pmMoon
2:21 pm – 3:27 pmSaturn
3:27 pm – 4:32 pmJupiter
4:32 pm – 5:38 pmMars
5:38 pm – 6:43 pmSun
6:43 pm – 7:38 pmVenus
7:38 pm – 8:32 pmMercury
8:32 pm – 9:27 pmMoon
9:27 pm – 10:21 pmSaturn
10:21 pm – 11:16 pmJupiter
11:16 pm – 12:11 amMars
12:11 am – 1:05 amSun
1:05 am – 2:00 amVenus
2:00 am – 2:55 amMercury
2:55 am – 3:49 amMoon
3:49 am – 4:44 amSaturn
4:44 am – 5:38 amJupiter

About this day

Daylight lasts 13 hours and 5 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 10:29 am, nakshatra at 11:34 pm, karana at 11:45 pm, yoga at 12:41 am Tuesday.

On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:16 am in Lucknow.

Questions

What is the tithi in Lucknow on 16 August 2027?

Shukla Chaturdashi, until 10:29 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:38 am in Lucknow).

When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 16 August 2027?

7:16 am to 8:54 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:32 am to 12:10 pm and Gulikai 1:49 pm to 3:27 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 16 August 2027?

During daylight: Amrit 5:38 am to 7:16 am, Shubh 8:54 am to 10:32 am, Labh 3:27 pm to 5:05 pm, Amrit 5:05 pm to 6:43 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:37 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 16 August 2027?

Moonrise is at 6:14 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.