Los Angeles panchang, 23 September 2026
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 17:18 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
06:42 to 18:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:13 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 11:14 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta 12:20 – 13:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:20 – 13:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:44 – 14:15
- 09:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 10:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 10:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:46 to 06:43 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:46 – 21:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:05 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 22:39 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 10:21
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 22:05 · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 03:24 next day
- Karana Balava until 10:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 09:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 10:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 10:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 22:05 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 22:39 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:13 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:20 – 13:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:44 – 14:15
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 03:24 – 05:24 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:42 – 22:05
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. 05:07 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:20 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 21:10
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:42 – 10:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 22:05 – 06:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:13 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:14 – 12:44 | Good |
| Rog | 12:44 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:15 – 15:45 | Bad |
| Char | 15:45 – 17:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:16 – 18:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:46 – 20:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:16 – 21:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:46 – 23:15 | Good |
| Char | 23:15 – 00:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:45 – 02:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:14 – 03:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:44 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:14 – 06:43 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:43 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:46 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
- 05:43 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:42 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 06:15 Leo
- 06:15 – 08:38 Virgo
- 08:38 – 11:03 Libra
- 11:03 – 13:24 Scorpio
- 13:24 – 15:27 Sagittarius
- 15:27 – 17:04 Capricorn
- 17:04 – 18:26 Aquarius
- 18:26 – 19:45 Pisces
- 19:45 – 21:15 Aries
- 21:15 – 23:07 Taurus
- 23:07 – 01:23 next day Gemini
- 01:23 – 03:48 next day Cancer
- 03:48 – 06:12 next day Leo
- 06:12 – 06:43 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