Los Angeles panchang, 1 January 2026
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 16:53 Moonrise 15:04 Pausha 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
06:59 to 16:53- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:59 – 08:14
- Gulika Kalam 09:28 – 10:42
- Durmuhurta 10:17 – 10:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:16
- Rahu Kalam 13:10 – 14:25
- Durmuhurta 14:15 – 14:54
- 08:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 08:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
16:53 to 07:00 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:53 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 05:23 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 05:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:34 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 08:52
- Nakshatra Rohini until 09:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shukla until 23:37
- Karana Taitila until 08:52, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 08:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 19:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 05:23 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 05:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:34 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:59 – 08:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:28 – 10:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:17 – 10:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 14:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:15 – 14:54
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:59 – 09:18
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 09:18 – 06:34 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:34 – 07:00 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. 05:06 – 06:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:53 – 19:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 09:18 – 06:34 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:23 – 07:00 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:59 – 08:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:14 – 09:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:28 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Char | 10:42 – 11:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:56 – 13:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:10 – 14:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:25 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:39 – 16:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:53 – 18:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:39 – 20:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:25 – 22:11 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:11 – 23:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:56 – 01:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:42 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:28 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:14 – 07:00 next day | Good |
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
- 06:59 NowJupiter
- 07:49 NowMars
- 08:38 NowSun
- 09:28 NowVenus
- 10:17 NowMercury
- 11:07 NowMoon
- 11:56 NowSaturn
- 12:46 NowJupiter
- 13:35 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:14 NowVenus
- 16:04 NowMercury
- 16:53 NowMoon
- 18:04 NowSaturn
- 19:14 NowJupiter
- 20:25 NowMars
- 21:35 NowSun
- 22:46 NowVenus
- 23:56 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:07 NowMoon
- 02:17 NowSaturn
- 03:28 NowJupiter
- 04:38 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSun
- 06:59 NowJupiter
- 07:59 NowMars
- 08:59 NowSun
- 09:59 NowVenus
- 10:59 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 12:59 NowSaturn
- 13:59 NowJupiter
- 14:59 NowMars
- 15:59 NowSun
- 16:59 NowVenus
- 17:59 NowMercury
- 18:59 NowMoon
- 19:59 NowSaturn
- 20:59 NowJupiter
- 21:59 NowMars
- 22:59 NowSun
- 23:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMercury
- 01:59 NowMoon
- 02:59 NowSaturn
- 03:59 NowJupiter
- 04:59 NowMars
- 05:59 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:50 Scorpio
- 05:50 – 07:53 Sagittarius
- 07:53 – 09:30 Capricorn
- 09:30 – 10:52 Aquarius
- 10:52 – 12:11 Pisces
- 12:11 – 13:40 Aries
- 13:40 – 15:33 Taurus
- 15:33 – 17:49 Gemini
- 17:49 – 20:14 Cancer
- 20:14 – 22:37 Leo
- 22:37 – 01:00 next day Virgo
- 01:00 – 03:25 next day Libra
- 03:25 – 05:46 next day Scorpio
- 05:46 – 07:00 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