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Panchang for Lucknow — 16 August 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Hasta nakshatra · Sunday · Uttar Pradesh (26.8467°, 80.9462°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Lucknow (26.8467°, 80.9462°)'s own sunrise — 05:38 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Chaturthiuntil 04:53 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraHasta · pada 1until 03:50 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaSadhyauntil 04:08 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 04:53 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:38 AM
Sunset06:43 PM
Moonrise09:06 AM
Moonset08:49 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:44 AM – 12:36 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:02 AM – 04:50 AM
Amrit Kalam09:22 PM – 10:59 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam05:04 PM – 06:43 PM
Gulika Kalam03:26 PM – 05:04 PM
Yamaganda12:10 PM – 01:48 PM
Varjyam11:59 AM – 01:37 PM
Durmuhurta04:58 PM – 05:50 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg05:38 AM – 07:16 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:16 AM – 08:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:54 AM – 10:32 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:32 AM – 12:10 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:10 PM – 01:48 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:48 PM – 03:26 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:26 PM – 05:04 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:04 PM – 06:43 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:43 PM – 08:04 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:04 PM – 09:26 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:26 PM – 10:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:48 PM – 12:10 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:10 AM – 01:32 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:32 AM – 02:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:54 AM – 04:16 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:16 AM – 05:38 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle