Los Angeles panchang, 31 December 2026

Thursday, 31 December 2026

Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 16:52 Moonrise 00:37 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

06:59 to 16:52
  1. Shubh
  2. Rog
  3. Udveg
  4. Char
  5. Labh
  6. Amrit
  7. Kaal
  8. Shubh
  • Yamaganda 06:59 – 08:13
  • Gulika Kalam 09:27 – 10:42
  • Durmuhurta 10:17 – 10:56
  • Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:15
  • Rahu Kalam 13:10 – 14:24
  • Durmuhurta 14:14 – 14:54
  • 11:16 Karana becomes Gara
  • 15:17 Moon enters Libra

Night

16:52 to 06:59 next day
  1. Amrit
  2. Char
  3. Rog
  4. Kaal
  5. Labh
  6. Udveg
  7. Shubh
  8. Amrit
  • Pradosha 16:52 – 19:42
  • Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
  • 22:13 Yoga becomes Sukarman
  • 23:40 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
  • 23:40 Karana becomes Vanija
  • 03:59 next day Nakshatra becomes Swati

The five limbs

  • Tithi Krishna Navami until 23:40
  • Nakshatra Chitra until 03:59 next day · lord Mars
  • Yoga Atiganda until 22:13
  • Karana Taitila until 11:16, then Gara
  • Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
  • Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
  • 11:16 Karana becomes Gara
  • 15:17 Moon enters Libra
  • 22:13 Yoga becomes Sukarman
  • 23:40 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
  • 23:40 Karana becomes Vanija
  • 03:59 next day Nakshatra becomes Swati

Times to avoid

Good windows

Choghadiya

Day
Shubh 06:59 –⁠ 08:13 Good
Rog 08:13 –⁠ 09:27 Bad
Udveg 09:27 –⁠ 10:42 Bad
Char 10:42 –⁠ 11:56 Neutral
Labh 11:56 –⁠ 13:10 Good
Amrit 13:10 –⁠ 14:24 Good
Kaal 14:24 –⁠ 15:38 Bad
Shubh 15:38 –⁠ 16:52 Good
Night
Amrit 16:52 –⁠ 18:38 Good
Char 18:38 –⁠ 20:24 Neutral
Rog 20:24 –⁠ 22:10 Bad
Kaal 22:10 –⁠ 23:56 Bad
Labh 23:56 –⁠ 01:42 next day Good
Udveg 01:42 –⁠ 03:28 next day Bad
Shubh 03:28 –⁠ 05:13 next day Good
Amrit 05:13 –⁠ 06:59 next day Good

Hora

Hora system

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

  1. 06:59 NowJupiter
  2. 07:49 NowMars
  3. 08:38 NowSun
  4. 09:27 NowVenus
  5. 10:17 NowMercury
  6. 11:06 NowMoon
  7. 11:56 NowSaturn
  8. 12:45 NowJupiter
  9. 13:35 NowMars
  10. 14:24 NowSun
  11. 15:13 NowVenus
  12. 16:03 NowMercury
  1. 16:52 NowMoon
  2. 18:03 NowSaturn
  3. 19:13 NowJupiter
  4. 20:24 NowMars
  5. 21:35 NowSun
  6. 22:45 NowVenus
  7. 23:56 NowMercury
  8. Next day
  9. 01:06 NowMoon
  10. 02:17 NowSaturn
  11. 03:28 NowJupiter
  12. 04:38 NowMars
  13. 05:49 NowSun
  1. 06:59 NowJupiter
  2. 07:59 NowMars
  3. 08:59 NowSun
  4. 09:59 NowVenus
  5. 10:59 NowMercury
  6. 11:59 NowMoon
  7. 12:59 NowSaturn
  8. 13:59 NowJupiter
  9. 14:59 NowMars
  10. 15:59 NowSun
  1. 16:59 NowVenus
  2. 17:59 NowMercury
  3. 18:59 NowMoon
  4. 19:59 NowSaturn
  5. 20:59 NowJupiter
  6. 21:59 NowMars
  7. 22:59 NowSun
  8. 23:59 NowVenus
  9. Next day
  10. 00:59 NowMercury
  11. 01:59 NowMoon
  12. 02:59 NowSaturn
  13. 03:59 NowJupiter
  14. 04:59 NowMars
  15. 05:59 NowSun

Rising sign (lagna)

  1. 05:06 –⁠ 05:55 Scorpio
  2. 05:55 –⁠ 07:58 Sagittarius
  3. 07:58 –⁠ 09:35 Capricorn
  4. 09:35 –⁠ 10:57 Aquarius
  5. 10:57 –⁠ 12:15 Pisces
  6. 12:15 –⁠ 13:45 Aries
  7. 13:45 –⁠ 15:38 Taurus
  8. 15:38 –⁠ 17:54 Gemini
  9. 17:54 –⁠ 20:19 Cancer
  10. 20:19 –⁠ 22:42 Leo
  11. 22:42 –⁠ 01:05 next day Virgo
  12. 01:05 –⁠ 03:30 next day Libra
  13. 03:30 –⁠ 05:51 next day Scorpio
  14. 05:51 –⁠ 06:59 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