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Panchang in San Francisco, 8 March 2027

फाल्गुन शुक्ल प्रतिपदा

San Francisco

In San Francisco today the tithi at sunrise is Pratipada and the nakshatra is Purva Bhadrapada. The Sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 6:10 PM. Rahu Kaal is 7:58 AM to 9:26 AM.

The whole day

Tomorrow
TithiPratipada until 2:11 AM, 9 Marthen Dwitiya until 2:23 AM, 10 Mar
At sunrise the Moon is 2.4° ahead of the Sun. 2.4 ÷ 12° = 0.20, which puts it in lunar day 1 of 30. Why tithis repeat or vanish
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada until 8:28 PMthen Uttara Bhadrapada until 9:23 PM, 9 Mar
At sunrise the Moon is at 326.0° in the sidereal zodiac. 326.0 ÷ 13°20′ = 24.45, which puts it in nakshatra 25 of 27.
SunRises 6:31 AM, sets 6:10 PM
Daylight today is 11h 39m. Sunrise and sunset are when the Sun’s upper edge crosses the horizon, allowing for the way the atmosphere bends light.
Abhijit11:57 AM – 12:44 PM
Daylight is split into 15 muhurtas of 47 minutes each today. Abhijit is the 8th, around midday, and is traditionally considered a good time.
Rahu Kaal7:58 AM – 9:26 AM
Daylight today is 699 minutes. Split it into 8 parts of 87 minutes. On Monday, Rahu Kaal is part 2. It’s a traditional rule, not an astronomical event. Why people avoid it
Full panchang
YogaSadhya until 1:14 PMthen Shubha until 12:28 PM, 9 Mar
At sunrise the Sun and Moon’s longitudes add up to 289.5°. 289.5 ÷ 13°20′ = 21.71, which makes this yoga 22 of 27.
KaranaKimstughna until 1:54 PMthen Bava until 2:11 AM, 9 Mar
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.
MonthPhalguna
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 · SunKumbha · Kumbha
Sidereal positions at sunrise: Moon 326.0°, Sun 323.5°. Sidereal means 24.24° (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 6:35 AM, Sets 6:46 PM, 0.1% lit
A Hindu day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a moonrise just before dawn belongs to the day before.
Yamaganda10:53 AM – 12:21 PM
This is part 4 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 87 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Gulika1:48 PM – 3:16 PM
This is part 6 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 87 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.

Coming up in San Francisco

Rahu Kaal in San Francisco this week
Why times differ in San Francisco

At 37.8°N, 122.4°W, San Francisco has 7 minutes less 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 ofSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:24 AM5:15 PM9h 51m
Feb6:59 AM5:49 PM10h 50m
Mar7:21 AM7:17 PM11h 56m
Apr6:34 AM7:46 PM13h 11m
May6:00 AM8:13 PM14h 13m
Jun5:47 AM8:34 PM14h 46m
Jul6:00 AM8:31 PM14h 32m
Aug6:25 AM8:03 PM13h 38m
Sept6:51 AM7:18 PM12h 26m
Oct7:18 AM6:33 PM11h 15m
Nov6:50 AM4:59 PM10h 9m
Dec7:18 AM4:52 PM9h 35m