Los Angeles panchang, 18 September 2024
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 19:27 Bhadrapada month
Los Angeles, California, United States · 34.05°, -118.24° · America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:39 to 18:53- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:11 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 11:14 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta 12:22 – 13:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:10 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:46 – 14:18
- 10:58 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 15:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:49 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:53 to 06:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:53 – 21:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:34 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 01:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 15:49
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 19:34 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 10:58
- Karana Kaulava until 15:49, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:58 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 15:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:49 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:34 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 01:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:22 – 13:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:46 – 14:18
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 09:08 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 08:13 – 10:03
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 19:34 – 06:40 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:05 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:22 – 13:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 21:14
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 15:49 – 06:40 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:11 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:14 – 12:46 | Good |
| Rog | 12:46 – 14:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:18 – 15:49 | Bad |
| Char | 15:49 – 17:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:21 – 18:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:53 – 20:21 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:21 – 21:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:50 – 23:18 | Good |
| Char | 23:18 – 00:46 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:46 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:15 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 06:40 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:50 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:33 Leo
- 06:33 – 08:56 Virgo
- 08:56 – 11:20 Libra
- 11:20 – 13:42 Scorpio
- 13:42 – 15:45 Sagittarius
- 15:45 – 17:22 Capricorn
- 17:22 – 18:44 Aquarius
- 18:44 – 20:02 Pisces
- 20:02 – 21:32 Aries
- 21:32 – 23:25 Taurus
- 23:25 – 01:41 next day Gemini
- 01:41 – 04:06 next day Cancer
- 04:06 – 06:29 next day Leo
- 06:29 – 06:40 next day Virgo
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 PDT (UTC-7) · Method