Lucknow, Tuesday, 17 August 2027
Tuesday 17 August 2027
The next day, Wednesday 18 August
Sunrise 5:38 am, sunset 6:42 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Pournami
until 12:59 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 2:32 am Wednesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 1:37 am Wednesday
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 12:59 pm; then Balava until 2:09 am Wednesday
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
3:26 pm – 5:04 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:54 am – 10:32 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:10 pm – 1:48 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:38 am – 7:16 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:16 am – 8:54 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:54 am – 10:32 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:32 am – 12:10 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:10 pm – 1:48 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:48 pm – 3:26 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:26 pm – 5:04 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 5:04 pm – 6:42 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:42 pm – 8:04 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:04 pm – 9:26 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:26 pm – 10:48 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:48 pm – 12:10 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:10 am – 1:33 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:33 am – 2:55 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:55 am – 4:17 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:17 am – 5:39 am | Kaal | 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
11:44 am – 12:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:46 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 5:38 am – 6:44 am | Mars |
| 6:44 am – 7:49 am | Sun |
| 7:49 am – 8:54 am | Venus |
| 8:54 am – 10:00 am | Mercury |
| 10:00 am – 11:05 am | Moon |
| 11:05 am – 12:10 pm | Saturn |
| 12:10 pm – 1:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:16 pm – 2:21 pm | Mars |
| 2:21 pm – 3:26 pm | Sun |
| 3:26 pm – 4:31 pm | Venus |
| 4:31 pm – 5:37 pm | Mercury |
| 5:37 pm – 6:42 pm | Moon |
| 6:42 pm – 7:37 pm | Saturn |
| 7:37 pm – 8:32 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:32 pm – 9:26 pm | Mars |
| 9:26 pm – 10:21 pm | Sun |
| 10:21 pm – 11:16 pm | Venus |
| 11:16 pm – 12:10 am | Mercury |
| 12:10 am – 1:05 am | Moon |
| 1:05 am – 2:00 am | Saturn |
| 2:00 am – 2:55 am | Jupiter |
| 2:55 am – 3:49 am | Mars |
| 3:49 am – 4:44 am | Sun |
| 4:44 am – 5:39 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 4 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 12:59 pm, yoga at 1:37 am Wednesday, karana at 2:09 am Wednesday, nakshatra at 2:32 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:26 pm in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 17 August 2027?
Pournami, until 12:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:38 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 17 August 2027?
3:26 pm to 5:04 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 8:54 am to 10:32 am and Gulikai 12:10 pm to 1:48 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 17 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:32 am to 12:10 pm, Amrit 12:10 pm to 1:48 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:36 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 17 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 6:46 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.