San Jose panchang, 4 January 2026
Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 18:46 Pausha 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
07:23 to 17:02- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 12:12 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam 14:37 – 15:49
- Durmuhurta 15:44 – 16:23
- Rahu Kalam 15:49 – 17:02
- 09:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
17:02 to 07:23 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:54
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 20:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:55 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 20:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 23:55 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:17
- Karana Taitila until 09:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 20:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 20:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:55 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
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) 15:45 – 12:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:25
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:17 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:37 – 15:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:44 – 16:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:49 – 17:02
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. 05:28 – 06:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:23 – 23:55
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:23 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:35 – 09:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:48 – 11:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:00 – 12:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:12 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:25 – 14:37 | Good |
| Rog | 14:37 – 15:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:49 – 17:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:02 – 18:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:49 – 20:37 | Good |
| Char | 20:37 – 22:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:25 – 00:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:12 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:00 – 03:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:48 – 05:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:35 – 07:23 next day | Good |
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
- 07:23 NowSun
- 08:11 NowVenus
- 08:59 NowMercury
- 09:48 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:24 NowJupiter
- 12:12 NowMars
- 13:00 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:25 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:25 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 23:01 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSaturn
- 01:24 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:48 NowSun
- 04:59 NowVenus
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:23 NowSun
- 08:23 NowVenus
- 09:23 NowMercury
- 10:23 NowMoon
- 11:23 NowSaturn
- 12:23 NowJupiter
- 13:23 NowMars
- 14:23 NowSun
- 15:23 NowVenus
- 16:23 NowMercury
- 17:23 NowMoon
- 18:23 NowSaturn
- 19:23 NowJupiter
- 20:23 NowMars
- 21:23 NowSun
- 22:23 NowVenus
- 23:23 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:23 NowMoon
- 01:23 NowSaturn
- 02:23 NowJupiter
- 03:23 NowMars
- 04:23 NowSun
- 05:23 NowVenus
- 06:23 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:02 Scorpio
- 06:02 – 08:04 Sagittarius
- 08:04 – 09:38 Capricorn
- 09:38 – 10:55 Aquarius
- 10:55 – 12:10 Pisces
- 12:10 – 13:36 Aries
- 13:36 – 15:27 Taurus
- 15:27 – 17:44 Gemini
- 17:44 – 20:12 Cancer
- 20:12 – 22:39 Leo
- 22:39 – 01:06 next day Virgo
- 01:06 – 03:34 next day Libra
- 03:34 – 05:58 next day Scorpio
- 05:58 – 07:23 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