Panchang in San Francisco, 22 March 2027
चैत्र कृष्ण प्रतिपदा · विक्रम संवत् २०८३ · शक १९४८
In San Francisco today the tithi at sunrise is Pratipada and the nakshatra is Uttara Phalguni. The Sun rises at 7:10 AM and sets at 7:24 PM. Rahu Kaal is 8:42 AM to 10:13 AM.
Festivals today: Holi
The whole day
TomorrowTithiPratipada until 1:59 AM, 23 Marthen Dwitiya until 12:45 AM, 24 Mar
At sunrise the Moon is 181.9° ahead of the Sun. 181.9 ÷ 12° = 15.16, which puts it in lunar day 16 of 30. Why tithis repeat or vanish
NakshatraUttara Phalguni until 8:16 AMthen Hasta until 7:20 AM, 23 Mar
At sunrise the Moon is at 159.4° in the sidereal zodiac. 159.4 ÷ 13°20′ = 11.95, which puts it in nakshatra 12 of 27.
SunRises 7:10 AM, sets 7:24 PM
Daylight today is 12h 14m. Sunrise and sunset are when the Sun’s upper edge crosses the horizon, allowing for the way the atmosphere bends light.
Abhijit12:52 PM – 1:41 PM
Daylight is split into 15 muhurtas of 49 minutes each today. Abhijit is the 8th, around midday, and is traditionally considered a good time.
Rahu Kaal8:42 AM – 10:13 AM
Daylight today is 734 minutes. Split it into 8 parts of 92 minutes. On Monday, Rahu Kaal is part 2. It’s a traditional rule, not an astronomical event. Why people avoid it
Full panchang
YogaVriddhi until 10:58 PMthen Dhruva until 8:45 PM, 23 Mar
At sunrise the Sun and Moon’s longitudes add up to 136.8°. 136.8 ÷ 13°20′ = 10.26, which makes this yoga 11 of 27.
KaranaBalava until 2:48 PMthen Kaulava until 1:59 AM, 23 Mar
A karana is half a tithi: each 6° the Moon gains on the Sun.
PakshaKrishna · waning
Shukla is the bright half, from new moon to full moon. Krishna is the dark half, from full moon to new moon.
MonthChaitra · Phalguna in the south and west
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 · SunKanya · Meena
Sidereal positions at sunrise: Moon 159.4°, Sun 337.5°. 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 8:13 PM, 100% lit
A Hindu day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a moonrise just before dawn belongs to the day before.
Yamaganda11:45 AM – 1:17 PM
This is part 4 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 92 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Gulika2:49 PM – 4:20 PM
This is part 6 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 92 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 3 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 |