Los Angeles panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 16:47 Moonrise 16:30 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
06:56 to 16:47- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:10 – 09:24
- Gulika Kalam 10:38 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta 11:32 – 12:11
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:11 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:52 – 13:06
- 07:23 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:47 to 06:57 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:47 – 19:37
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 17:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 03:32 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 17:28
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 15:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shukla until 23:21
- Karana Vishti until 07:23, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:23 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 17:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 17:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 03:32 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:10 – 09:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:32 – 12:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:06
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. 05:03 – 06:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:47 – 19:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:56 – 15:23
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:56 – 08:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:10 – 09:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:24 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:38 – 11:52 | Good |
| Rog | 11:52 – 13:06 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:06 – 14:19 | Bad |
| Char | 14:19 – 15:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:33 – 16:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:47 – 18:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:33 – 20:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:19 – 22:06 | Good |
| Char | 22:06 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:38 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:57 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
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:41 NowMercury
- 13:30 NowMoon
- 14:19 NowSaturn
- 15:09 NowJupiter
- 15:58 NowMars
- 16:47 NowSun
- 17:58 NowVenus
- 19:09 NowMercury
- 20:19 NowMoon
- 21:30 NowSaturn
- 22:41 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:14 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:27 Scorpio
- 06:27 – 08:29 Sagittarius
- 08:29 – 10:07 Capricorn
- 10:07 – 11:28 Aquarius
- 11:28 – 12:47 Pisces
- 12:47 – 14:17 Aries
- 14:17 – 16:09 Taurus
- 16:09 – 18:25 Gemini
- 18:25 – 20:51 Cancer
- 20:51 – 23:14 Leo
- 23:14 – 01:36 next day Virgo
- 01:36 – 04:01 next day Libra
- 04:01 – 06:23 next day Scorpio
- 06:23 – 06:57 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