Lucknow, Monday, 16 August 2027
Monday 16 August 2027
Pournami
The next day, Tuesday 17 August
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
- Pournami is on Monday 16 August. Pournami dates 2027
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 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:16 am – 8:54 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 8:54 am – 10:32 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:32 am – 12:10 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:10 pm – 1:49 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:49 pm – 3:27 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:27 pm – 5:05 pm | Labh | good |
| 5:05 pm – 6:43 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:43 pm – 8:05 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:05 pm – 9:27 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:27 pm – 10:49 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:49 pm – 12:11 am | Labh | good |
| 12:11 am – 1:33 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:33 am – 2:55 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:55 am – 4:16 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:16 am – 5:38 am | Char | neutral |
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 am | Moon |
| 6:43 am – 7:49 am | Saturn |
| 7:49 am – 8:54 am | Jupiter |
| 8:54 am – 10:00 am | Mars |
| 10:00 am – 11:05 am | Sun |
| 11:05 am – 12:10 pm | Venus |
| 12:10 pm – 1:16 pm | Mercury |
| 1:16 pm – 2:21 pm | Moon |
| 2:21 pm – 3:27 pm | Saturn |
| 3:27 pm – 4:32 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:32 pm – 5:38 pm | Mars |
| 5:38 pm – 6:43 pm | Sun |
| 6:43 pm – 7:38 pm | Venus |
| 7:38 pm – 8:32 pm | Mercury |
| 8:32 pm – 9:27 pm | Moon |
| 9:27 pm – 10:21 pm | Saturn |
| 10:21 pm – 11:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:16 pm – 12:11 am | Mars |
| 12:11 am – 1:05 am | Sun |
| 1:05 am – 2:00 am | Venus |
| 2:00 am – 2:55 am | Mercury |
| 2:55 am – 3:49 am | Moon |
| 3:49 am – 4:44 am | Saturn |
| 4:44 am – 5:38 am | Jupiter |
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
Calculated for Lucknow (26.8467°N, 80.9462°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.