Lucknow panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 11:32 Margashirsha month
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · 26.84°, 80.92° · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 17:14- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:43 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:19
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
17:14 to 06:49 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:14 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 22:46
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 14:02 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 13:46
- Karana Gara until 10:08, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 14:02 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:46 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 10:43 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:22
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:19
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhurta Chintamani 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:46 – 09:13 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhurta Chintamani 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:13 – 11:12 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:00 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 17:14 – 19:57
- Siddha Muhurta Chintamani 1.4, Kasyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:49 – 22:46
- Ravi yoga Muhurta Chintamani 1.27, p. 22 10:25 – 14:02
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:49 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:43 – 12:01 | Good |
| Rog | 12:01 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:19 – 14:38 | Bad |
| Char | 14:38 – 15:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:56 – 17:14 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:14 – 18:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:56 – 20:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:38 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:43 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:49 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:09 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:30 NowJupiter
- 16:22 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:22 NowVenus
- 19:30 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:10 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:52 Scorpio
- 06:52 – 08:57 Sagittarius
- 08:57 – 10:40 Capricorn
- 10:40 – 12:10 Aquarius
- 12:10 – 13:36 Pisces
- 13:36 – 15:13 Aries
- 15:13 – 17:10 Taurus
- 17:10 – 19:24 Gemini
- 19:24 – 21:43 Cancer
- 21:43 – 23:58 Leo
- 23:58 – 02:13 next day Virgo
- 02:13 – 04:31 next day Libra
- 04:31 – 06:48 next day Scorpio
- 06:48 – 06:49 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method