Los Angeles panchang, 17 December 2025
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 04:59 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
06:53 to 16:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam 10:35 – 11:49
- Durmuhurta 11:29 – 12:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:29 – 12:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:49 – 13:03
- 13:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:03 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:44 to 06:54 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:34
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:35 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 02:17 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
- 06:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 13:03
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 06:37 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 01:35 next day
- Karana Vanija until 13:03, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:03 Karana becomes Vishti
- 01:35 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 02:17 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
- 06:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:35 – 11:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:29 – 12:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:49 – 13:03
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:35 – 03:35 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. 05:00 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:29 – 12:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:34
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 06:53 – 06:37 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:53 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:53 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:21 – 10:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:35 – 11:49 | Good |
| Rog | 11:49 – 13:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:03 – 14:17 | Bad |
| Char | 14:17 – 15:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:30 – 16:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:31 – 20:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:17 – 22:03 | Good |
| Char | 22:03 – 23:49 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:49 – 01:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:35 – 03:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:22 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:08 – 06:54 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
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:10 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:38 NowMercury
- 13:27 NowMoon
- 14:17 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 15:55 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:55 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:17 NowMoon
- 21:28 NowSaturn
- 22:38 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:00 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:22 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:43 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 11:53 NowSun
- 12:53 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:53 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:53 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:53 NowMoon
- 22:53 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:49 Scorpio
- 06:49 – 08:52 Sagittarius
- 08:52 – 10:29 Capricorn
- 10:29 – 11:51 Aquarius
- 11:51 – 13:10 Pisces
- 13:10 – 14:39 Aries
- 14:39 – 16:32 Taurus
- 16:32 – 18:48 Gemini
- 18:48 – 21:13 Cancer
- 21:13 – 23:36 Leo
- 23:36 – 01:59 next day Virgo
- 01:59 – 04:24 next day Libra
- 04:24 – 06:45 next day Scorpio
- 06:45 – 06:54 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