Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Sunday
11:49 AM — 12:31 PM
Sunday's Guidance
What sunday asks of you.
Ekadashi is a day of restraint. A lighter day — in food, in commitments, in words — tends to bring a clearer mind, and many keep a fast from grains.
Sunrise
6:56 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:49 AM — 12:31 PM
Rahu Kaal
4:06 PM — 5:24 PM
Avoid beginnings
Windows Explained
What these times mean, in plain words.
A Vedic day is divided into windows. Some are sought for beginnings, others are kept free of them. Here is each one — with its time sunday in Lucknow.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Sunday it's 9:33 AM — 10:52 AM.
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Steer around Rahu Kaal
Shown in red. Don't start anything important inside it — work already under way can carry on. Sunday: 4:06 PM — 5:24 PM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Sunday the Moon is in Vishakha — a mixed day.
Seek these for beginnings
Amrit Choghadiya
"Nectar" — the most favourable of the eight daily periods.
Use it for · Ceremonies, puja and any new start.
Sunday
10:52 AM — 12:10 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Sunday
1:29 PM — 2:47 PM
✦ Sunday's pick
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Sunday
9:33 AM — 10:52 AM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Sunday
8:15 AM — 9:33 AM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Sunday
5:08 AM — 6:02 AM
Keep these free
Rahu Kaal
Rahu's eighth of the daylight — it moves with the weekday.
Avoid for · New beginnings, launches and setting out.
Sunday
4:06 PM — 5:24 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Sunday
12:10 PM — 1:29 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Sunday
2:47 PM — 4:06 PM
The Shape of the Day
Sunrise to sunset, hour by hour.
The day divides into eight choghadiya. Gold favours beginnings, rose asks for patience; the lower band marks the windows to seek and to avoid.
6:56 AM
8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM
5:24 PM
Udveg
6:56 AM — 8:15 AM
Char
8:15 AM — 9:33 AM
Labh
9:33 AM — 10:52 AM
Amrit
10:52 AM — 12:10 PM
Kaal
12:10 PM — 1:29 PM
Shubh
1:29 PM — 2:47 PM
Rog
2:47 PM — 4:06 PM
Udveg
4:06 PM — 5:24 PM
- Abhijit11:49 AM — 12:31 PM
- Rahu Kaal4:06 PM — 5:24 PM
- Yamaganda12:10 PM — 1:29 PM
- Gulika2:47 PM — 4:06 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
5:08 AM — 6:02 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
5:24 PM — 7:48 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Krishna Ekadashi
- until 4:09 PM
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha · pada 2
- until 9:36 PM
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- until 11:35 AM
- Karana
- Balava
- until 4:09 PM
- Vara
- Ravivara
- Moon sign
- Tula
- Sun sign
- Dhanu
- Lunar month
- Margashirsha
- Vikram Samvat 2084 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 12:10 PM — 1:29 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 2:47 PM — 4:06 PM
- Disha Shool
- West
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning sunday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find sunday's most suitable window for it.
Sunday's Business Window
9:33 AM — 10:52 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 10:52 AM — 12:10 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 1:29 PM — 2:47 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Vishakha is a mixed nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 4 January →
Sunday's Travel Window
8:15 AM — 9:33 AM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 9:33 AM — 10:52 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 10:52 AM — 12:10 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Vishakha is a mixed nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 4 January →
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the West sunday.
Sunday's Purchase Window
9:33 AM — 10:52 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 10:52 AM — 12:10 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 1:29 PM — 2:47 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Vishakha is a mixed nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 4 January →
Sunday's Ceremony Window
10:52 AM — 12:10 PM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 1:29 PM — 2:47 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Vishakha is a mixed nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 4 January →
Sunday's Puja Window
5:08 AM — 6:02 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 10:52 AM — 12:10 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 1:29 PM — 2:47 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Ekadashi is itself a day for devotion — a fine day for puja.
Sunday's Decision Window
10:52 AM — 12:10 PM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 9:33 AM — 10:52 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 1:29 PM — 2:47 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Vishakha is a mixed nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 4 January →
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through sunday.
Sunday's Practice
Watch the sunrise, or the first light, for five minutes before you begin your day.
Sunday is ruled by the Sun.
Sunday's Reflection
Choose one aim, and stay with it.
On the Moon in Vishakha · विशाखा
The Week Ahead
Seven days at a glance.
Each day's most considered window. Tap a day to open it — you'll stay right here.
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9:33 AM until 10:52 AM Krishna EkadashiSun 3
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2:48 PM until 4:06 PM Krishna DwadashiMon 4
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11:50 AM until 12:32 PM Krishna TrayodashiTue 5
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6:57 AM until 8:15 AM Krishna Chaturdashi Better for preparationWed 6
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11:51 AM until 12:33 PM Krishna Amavasya Better for preparationThu 7
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8:16 AM until 9:35 AM Shukla PratipadaFri 8
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11:52 AM until 12:34 PM Shukla DwitiyaSat 9
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct in 2 daysBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 3 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 12 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 14 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 18 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 21 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 29 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 31 daysDiwali · Lakshmi Puja Lakshmi is welcomed in — the year's brightest night. Timing & meaning →
BEYOND TODAY
Need something more personal?
Daily timing is the same for everyone in Lucknow. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Lucknow (Asia/Kolkata) using the Lahiri ayanamsa and the amanta calendar. Regional traditions may observe some dates differently — for a muhurta that matters, ask a practitioner to confirm it for you.