Los Angeles panchang, 20 December 2024
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 16:46 Moonrise 22:24 Margashirsha month
Los Angeles, California, United States · 34.05°, -118.24° · America/Los_Angeles (UTC-08:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:55 to 16:46- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:09 – 09:23
- Durmuhurta 08:53 – 09:33
- Rahu Kalam 10:37 – 11:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta 12:10 – 12:49
- Yamaganda 14:18 – 15:32
- 10:00 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
16:46 to 06:56 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:46 – 19:36
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 22:51 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 22:51
- Nakshatra Magha until 14:17 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 04:52 next day
- Karana Gara until 10:00, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:00 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 22:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 22:51 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:53 – 09:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:37 – 11:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:10 – 12:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:18 – 15:32
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:51 – 11:53 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:55 – 14:17
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. 05:02 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:46 – 19:36
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:55 – 22:51
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:17 – 06:56 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:17 – 06:56 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:17 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:55 – 08:09 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:09 – 09:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:23 – 10:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:37 – 11:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:50 – 13:04 | Good |
| Rog | 13:04 – 14:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:18 – 15:32 | Bad |
| Char | 15:32 – 16:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:46 – 18:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:32 – 20:18 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:18 – 22:04 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:04 – 23:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:51 – 01:37 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:37 – 03:23 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:23 – 05:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:09 – 06:56 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
- 06:55 NowVenus
- 07:44 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:23 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:01 NowMars
- 11:50 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 15:57 NowJupiter
- 16:46 NowMars
- 17:57 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:23 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:45 NowMoon
- 06:55 NowVenus
- 07:55 NowMercury
- 08:55 NowMoon
- 09:55 NowSaturn
- 10:55 NowJupiter
- 11:55 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 15:55 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 17:55 NowJupiter
- 18:55 NowMars
- 19:55 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:55 NowJupiter
- 01:55 NowMars
- 02:55 NowSun
- 03:55 NowVenus
- 04:55 NowMercury
- 05:55 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:36 Scorpio
- 06:36 – 08:39 Sagittarius
- 08:39 – 10:16 Capricorn
- 10:16 – 11:38 Aquarius
- 11:38 – 12:57 Pisces
- 12:57 – 14:27 Aries
- 14:27 – 16:19 Taurus
- 16:19 – 18:35 Gemini
- 18:35 – 21:00 Cancer
- 21:00 – 23:24 Leo
- 23:24 – 01:46 next day Virgo
- 01:46 – 04:11 next day Libra
- 04:11 – 06:32 next day Scorpio
- 06:32 – 06:56 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 PST (UTC-8) · Method