Los Angeles panchang, 13 December 2028
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 16:43 Moonrise 04:26 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
06:51 to 16:43- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:05 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam 10:33 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta 11:27 – 12:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:07 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:47 – 13:01
- 10:21 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:43 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
16:43 to 06:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:43 – 19:33
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:23 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 21:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 21:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:55 Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 21:20
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 19:23 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 21:55
- Karana Gara until 10:21, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:21 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:43 Moon enters Scorpio
- 19:23 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 21:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 21:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:55 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:33 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:27 – 12:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:01
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. 04:58 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:43 – 19:33
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 19:23 – 06:52 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:23 – 06:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:51 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:05 – 09:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:19 – 10:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:33 – 11:47 | Good |
| Rog | 11:47 – 13:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:01 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Char | 14:15 – 15:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:29 – 16:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:43 – 18:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:29 – 20:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:15 – 22:01 | Good |
| Char | 22:01 – 23:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:47 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:33 – 03:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:19 – 05:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:06 – 06:52 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
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:08 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 11:47 NowVenus
- 12:36 NowMercury
- 13:26 NowMoon
- 14:15 NowSaturn
- 15:04 NowJupiter
- 15:54 NowMars
- 16:43 NowSun
- 17:54 NowVenus
- 19:04 NowMercury
- 20:15 NowMoon
- 21:26 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSun
- 02:09 NowVenus
- 03:19 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 07:04 Scorpio
- 07:04 – 09:06 Sagittarius
- 09:06 – 10:44 Capricorn
- 10:44 – 12:05 Aquarius
- 12:05 – 13:24 Pisces
- 13:24 – 14:54 Aries
- 14:54 – 16:47 Taurus
- 16:47 – 19:03 Gemini
- 19:03 – 21:28 Cancer
- 21:28 – 23:51 Leo
- 23:51 – 02:14 next day Virgo
- 02:14 – 04:39 next day Libra
- 04:39 – 06:52 next day Scorpio
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