Panchang in San Francisco, 15 September 2026
भाद्रपद शुक्ल पंचमी · विक्रम संवत् २०८३ · शक १९४८
In San Francisco today the tithi at sunrise is Panchami and the nakshatra is Vishakha. The Sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 7:17 PM. Rahu Kaal is 4:11 PM to 5:44 PM.
The whole day
TomorrowTithiPanchami until 8:30 PMthen Shashthi until 10:18 PM, 16 Sept
At sunrise the Moon is 53.6° ahead of the Sun. 53.6 ÷ 12° = 4.46, which puts it in lunar day 5 of 30. Why tithis repeat or vanish
NakshatraVishakha until 4:53 AM, 16 Septthen Anuradha until 7:24 AM, 17 Sept
At sunrise the Moon is at 202.1° in the sidereal zodiac. 202.1 ÷ 13°20′ = 15.16, which puts it in nakshatra 16 of 27.
SunRises 6:52 AM, sets 7:17 PM
Daylight today is 12h 26m. Sunrise and sunset are when the Sun’s upper edge crosses the horizon, allowing for the way the atmosphere bends light.
Abhijit12:40 PM – 1:29 PM
Daylight is split into 15 muhurtas of 50 minutes each today. Abhijit is the 8th, around midday, and is traditionally considered a good time.
Rahu Kaal4:11 PM – 5:44 PM
Daylight today is 746 minutes. Split it into 8 parts of 93 minutes. On Tuesday, Rahu Kaal is part 7. It’s a traditional rule, not an astronomical event. Why people avoid it
Full panchang
YogaVaidhriti until 11:53 PMthen Vishkambha until 12:20 AM, 17 Sept
At sunrise the Sun and Moon’s longitudes add up to 350.6°. 350.6 ÷ 13°20′ = 26.29, which makes this yoga 27 of 27.
KaranaBava until 7:48 AMthen Balava until 8:30 PM
A karana is half a tithi: each 6° the Moon gains on the Sun.
PakshaShukla · waxing
Shukla is the bright half, from new moon to full moon. Krishna is the dark half, from full moon to new moon.
MonthBhadrapada
North India usually ends a month at full moon, and much of the south and west at new moon. In the dark fortnight, the two count different months. Why there are two names
Moon · SunTula · Simha
Sidereal positions at sunrise: Moon 202.1°, Sun 148.5°. Sidereal means 24.23° (the Lahiri ayanamsa) behind the zodiac used in Western astrology.
SamvatVikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
Vikram Samvat runs about 57 years ahead of the Gregorian year, and Shaka Samvat about 78 years behind it.
MoonRises 11:50 AM, Sets 9:24 PM, 21% lit
A Hindu day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a moonrise just before dawn belongs to the day before.
Yamaganda9:58 AM – 11:31 AM
This is part 3 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 93 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Gulika1:04 PM – 2:38 PM
This is part 5 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 93 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Coming up in San Francisco
Why times differ in San Francisco
At 37.8°N, 122.4°W, San Francisco has 5 minutes more daylight than New Delhi today, which changes the length and timing of each traditional period. The tithi at sunrise differs from New Delhi’s today: sunrise here falls in a different lunar day.
Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco, 2027
| On the 15th of | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:24 AM | 5:15 PM | 9h 51m |
| Feb | 6:59 AM | 5:49 PM | 10h 50m |
| Mar | 7:21 AM | 7:17 PM | 11h 56m |
| Apr | 6:34 AM | 7:46 PM | 13h 11m |
| May | 6:00 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 13m |
| Jun | 5:47 AM | 8:34 PM | 14h 46m |
| Jul | 6:00 AM | 8:31 PM | 14h 32m |
| Aug | 6:25 AM | 8:03 PM | 13h 38m |
| Sept | 6:51 AM | 7:18 PM | 12h 26m |
| Oct | 7:18 AM | 6:33 PM | 11h 15m |
| Nov | 6:50 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 9m |
| Dec | 7:18 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 35m |