San Jose panchang, 20 September 2028
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 19:05 Moonrise 09:21 Ashwin month
San Jose, California, United States · 37.34°, -121.89° · America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:55 to 19:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:26 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:00 – 14:31
- 07:25 Moon enters Libra
- 14:06 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:08 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
19:05 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:05 – 21:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:30 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 00:30 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:47 next day Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 00:30 next day
- Nakshatra Chitra until 18:08 · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 02:47 next day
- Karana Taitila until 14:06, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 07:25 Moon enters Libra
- 14:06 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:08 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 00:30 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 00:30 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:47 next day Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:00 – 14:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:47 – 23:28 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. 05:20 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:05 – 21:27
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 18:08 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:55 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:26 – 09:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:57 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:00 | Good |
| Rog | 13:00 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:31 – 16:02 | Bad |
| Char | 16:02 – 17:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:34 – 19:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:05 – 20:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:34 – 22:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:03 – 23:31 | Good |
| Char | 23:31 – 01:00 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:00 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 03:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:58 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:27 – 06:56 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
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 14:01 NowMercury
- 15:02 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:04 NowMars
- 19:05 NowSun
- 20:04 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:03 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:01 NowJupiter
- 01:00 NowMars
- 02:00 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:57 NowSaturn
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:55 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:55 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:55 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowMoon
- 05:55 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:39 Leo
- 06:39 – 09:06 Virgo
- 09:06 – 11:34 Libra
- 11:34 – 13:58 Scorpio
- 13:58 – 15:59 Sagittarius
- 15:59 – 17:34 Capricorn
- 17:34 – 18:51 Aquarius
- 18:51 – 20:06 Pisces
- 20:06 – 21:32 Aries
- 21:32 – 23:23 Taurus
- 23:23 – 01:40 next day Gemini
- 01:40 – 04:08 next day Cancer
- 04:08 – 06:35 next day Leo
- 06:35 – 06:56 next day Virgo
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 PDT (UTC-7) · Method