San Jose panchang, 16 January 2026
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 17:13 Moonrise 06:07 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
07:21 to 17:13- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:35 – 09:49
- Durmuhurta 09:19 – 09:59
- Rahu Kalam 11:03 – 12:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:37
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:16
- Yamaganda 14:45 – 15:59
- 07:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 08:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 08:52 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:13 to 07:21 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:13 – 20:03
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:42 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 21:46 Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 08:52
- Nakshatra Mula until 18:42 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 07:36
- Karana Vanija until 08:52, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 08:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 08:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:42 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 21:46 Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:36 – 11:12
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:19 – 09:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:16
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:45 – 15:59
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 – 06:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:13 – 20:03
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:21 – 08:35 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:35 – 09:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:49 – 11:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:03 – 12:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:17 – 13:31 | Good |
| Rog | 13:31 – 14:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:45 – 15:59 | Bad |
| Char | 15:59 – 17:13 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:13 – 18:59 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:59 – 20:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:45 – 22:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:31 – 00:17 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:17 – 02:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:03 – 03:49 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:49 – 05:35 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:35 – 07:21 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
- 07:21 NowVenus
- 08:10 NowMercury
- 09:00 NowMoon
- 09:49 NowSaturn
- 10:38 NowJupiter
- 11:28 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:13 NowMars
- 18:24 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:45 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 23:06 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:28 NowMars
- 02:38 NowSun
- 03:49 NowVenus
- 04:59 NowMercury
- 06:10 NowMoon
- 07:21 NowVenus
- 08:21 NowMercury
- 09:21 NowMoon
- 10:21 NowSaturn
- 11:21 NowJupiter
- 12:21 NowMars
- 13:21 NowSun
- 14:21 NowVenus
- 15:21 NowMercury
- 16:21 NowMoon
- 17:21 NowSaturn
- 18:21 NowJupiter
- 19:21 NowMars
- 20:21 NowSun
- 21:21 NowVenus
- 22:21 NowMercury
- 23:21 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSaturn
- 01:21 NowJupiter
- 02:21 NowMars
- 03:21 NowSun
- 04:21 NowVenus
- 05:21 NowMercury
- 06:21 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 07:16 Sagittarius
- 07:16 – 08:51 Capricorn
- 08:51 – 10:08 Aquarius
- 10:08 – 11:23 Pisces
- 11:23 – 12:49 Aries
- 12:49 – 14:40 Taurus
- 14:40 – 16:57 Gemini
- 16:57 – 19:25 Cancer
- 19:25 – 21:52 Leo
- 21:52 – 00:19 next day Virgo
- 00:19 – 02:47 next day Libra
- 02:47 – 05:11 next day Scorpio
- 05:11 – 07:12 next day Sagittarius
- 07:12 – 07:21 next day Capricorn
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