San Jose panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 16:53 Moonrise 16:34 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
07:20 to 16:53- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:31 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 10:55 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 11:47 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:06 – 13:18
- 07:23 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:53 to 07:20 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:53 – 19:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 17:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 03:32 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 17:28
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 15:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shukla until 23:21
- Karana Vishti until 07:23, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:23 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 17:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 17:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 03:32 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:31 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:55 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:47 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:18
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. 05:24 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:53 – 19:46
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:20 – 15:23
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:20 – 08:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:31 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:55 – 12:06 | Good |
| Rog | 12:06 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:18 – 14:30 | Bad |
| Char | 14:30 – 15:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:41 – 16:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:53 – 18:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:41 – 20:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:30 – 22:18 | Good |
| Char | 22:18 – 00:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:07 – 01:55 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:55 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:32 – 07:20 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
- 07:20 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:06 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:42 NowMoon
- 14:30 NowSaturn
- 15:17 NowJupiter
- 16:05 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 18:05 NowVenus
- 19:17 NowMercury
- 20:30 NowMoon
- 21:42 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:31 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 06:08 NowSaturn
- 07:20 NowMercury
- 08:20 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:20 NowJupiter
- 11:20 NowMars
- 12:20 NowSun
- 13:20 NowVenus
- 14:20 NowMercury
- 15:20 NowMoon
- 16:20 NowSaturn
- 17:20 NowJupiter
- 18:20 NowMars
- 19:20 NowSun
- 20:20 NowVenus
- 21:20 NowMercury
- 22:20 NowMoon
- 23:20 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:20 NowJupiter
- 01:20 NowMars
- 02:20 NowSun
- 03:20 NowVenus
- 04:20 NowMercury
- 05:20 NowMoon
- 06:20 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 06:50 Scorpio
- 06:50 – 08:52 Sagittarius
- 08:52 – 10:26 Capricorn
- 10:26 – 11:43 Aquarius
- 11:43 – 12:58 Pisces
- 12:58 – 14:24 Aries
- 14:24 – 16:15 Taurus
- 16:15 – 18:32 Gemini
- 18:32 – 21:00 Cancer
- 21:00 – 23:28 Leo
- 23:28 – 01:54 next day Virgo
- 01:54 – 04:23 next day Libra
- 04:23 – 06:46 next day Scorpio
- 06:46 – 07:20 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