Shastra Panchangam

Lucknow, Thursday, 23 September 2027

Thursday 23 September 2027

Rahu Kalam1:29 pm – 3:00 pm
Yamagandam5:55 am – 7:26 am
Gulikai8:57 am – 10:28 am
TithiKrishna Ashtami until 2:58 am Friday

Pitru Paksha

Sunrise 5:55 am, sunset 6:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

On this day

  • Pitru Paksha continues until Wednesday 29 September; the shraddha day for each tithi is on the Pitru Paksha page. Pitru Paksha 2027

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Ashtami

until 2:58 am Friday

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

Nakshatra · Mrigashira

until 5:07 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 · Vyatipata

until 11:36 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 · Balava

until 3:50 pm; then Kaulava until 2:58 am Friday

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

1:29 pm – 3:00 pm

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

Yamagandam

5:55 am – 7:26 am

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

Gulikai

8:57 am – 10:28 am

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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.

Day
5:55 am – 7:26 amShubhgood
7:26 am – 8:57 amRogavoid
8:57 am – 10:28 amUdvegavoid
10:28 am – 11:59 amCharneutral
11:59 am – 1:29 pmLabhgood
1:29 pm – 3:00 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
3:00 pm – 4:31 pmKaalavoid
4:31 pm – 6:02 pmShubhgood
Night
6:02 pm – 7:31 pmAmritgood
7:31 pm – 9:01 pmCharneutral
9:01 pm – 10:30 pmRogavoid
10:30 pm – 11:59 pmKaalavoid
11:59 pm – 1:28 amLabhgood
1:28 am – 2:57 amUdvegavoid
2:57 am – 4:26 amShubhgood
4:26 am – 5:55 amAmritgood

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

Abhijit Muhurta

11:34 am – 12:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 11:24 pm, moonset 12:46 pm.

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: Jupiter on a Thursday.

5:55 am – 6:55 amJupiter
6:55 am – 7:56 amMars
7:56 am – 8:57 amSun
8:57 am – 9:57 amVenus
9:57 am – 10:58 amMercury
10:58 am – 11:59 amMoon
11:59 am – 12:59 pmSaturn
12:59 pm – 2:00 pmJupiter
2:00 pm – 3:00 pmMars
3:00 pm – 4:01 pmSun
4:01 pm – 5:02 pmVenus
5:02 pm – 6:02 pmMercury
6:02 pm – 7:02 pmMoon
7:02 pm – 8:01 pmSaturn
8:01 pm – 9:01 pmJupiter
9:01 pm – 10:00 pmMars
10:00 pm – 10:59 pmSun
10:59 pm – 11:59 pmVenus
11:59 pm – 12:58 amMercury
12:58 am – 1:58 amMoon
1:58 am – 2:57 amSaturn
2:57 am – 3:56 amJupiter
3:56 am – 4:56 amMars
4:56 am – 5:55 amSun

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 3:50 pm, nakshatra at 5:07 pm, yoga at 11:36 pm, tithi and karana at 2:58 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:29 pm in Lucknow.

Questions

What is the tithi in Lucknow on 23 September 2027?

Krishna Ashtami, until 2:58 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:55 am in Lucknow).

When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 23 September 2027?

1:29 pm to 3:00 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 5:55 am to 7:26 am and Gulikai 8:57 am to 10:28 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 23 September 2027?

During daylight: Shubh 5:55 am to 7:26 am, Labh 11:59 am to 1:29 pm, Shubh 4:31 pm to 6:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:34 am to 12:23 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 23 September 2027?

Moonrise is at 11:24 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.