San Jose panchang, 18 December 2024
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 20:30 Margashirsha month
San Jose, California, United States · 37.34°, -121.89° · America/Los_Angeles (UTC-08:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:51- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:29 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam 10:52 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta 11:45 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:45 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:04 – 13:16
- 08:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
16:51 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:33 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 20:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:03 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 20:33
- Nakshatra Pushya until 11:28 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 05:03 next day
- Karana Bava until 08:28, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 20:33 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 20:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:03 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:03 – 05:03 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:29 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:52 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:45 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:16
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:03 – 06:15 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. 05:22 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:45 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:44
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:29 – 09:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:41 – 10:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:52 – 12:04 | Good |
| Rog | 12:04 – 13:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:16 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Char | 14:27 – 15:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:39 – 16:51 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:51 – 18:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:39 – 20:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:27 – 22:16 | Good |
| Char | 22:16 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:53 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 05:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:30 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 12:52 NowMercury
- 13:40 NowMoon
- 14:27 NowSaturn
- 15:15 NowJupiter
- 16:03 NowMars
- 16:51 NowSun
- 18:03 NowVenus
- 19:15 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:40 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:54 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 07:08 Scorpio
- 07:08 – 09:09 Sagittarius
- 09:09 – 10:44 Capricorn
- 10:44 – 12:01 Aquarius
- 12:01 – 13:16 Pisces
- 13:16 – 14:42 Aries
- 14:42 – 16:33 Taurus
- 16:33 – 18:50 Gemini
- 18:50 – 21:18 Cancer
- 21:18 – 23:45 Leo
- 23:45 – 02:12 next day Virgo
- 02:12 – 04:40 next day Libra
- 04:40 – 07:04 next day Scorpio
- 07:04 – 07:18 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