Panchang in San Francisco, 30 September 2027
आश्विन शुक्ल प्रतिपदा · विक्रम संवत् २०८४ · शक १९४९
In San Francisco today the tithi at sunrise is Pratipada and the nakshatra is Hasta. The Sun rises at 7:04 AM and sets at 6:55 PM. Rahu Kaal is 2:28 PM to 3:57 PM.
Festivals today: Navratri begins
The whole day
TomorrowTithiPratipada until 5:06 PMthen Dwitiya until 3:04 PM, 1 Oct
At sunrise the Moon is 6.4° ahead of the Sun. 6.4 ÷ 12° = 0.54, which puts it in lunar day 1 of 30. Why tithis repeat or vanish
NakshatraHasta until 1:42 PMthen Chitra until 12:20 PM, 1 Oct
At sunrise the Moon is at 169.4° in the sidereal zodiac. 169.4 ÷ 13°20′ = 12.70, which puts it in nakshatra 13 of 27.
SunRises 7:04 AM, sets 6:55 PM
Daylight today is 11h 50m. Sunrise and sunset are when the Sun’s upper edge crosses the horizon, allowing for the way the atmosphere bends light.
Abhijit12:36 PM – 1:23 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 Kaal2:28 PM – 3:57 PM
Daylight today is 710 minutes. Split it into 8 parts of 89 minutes. On Thursday, Rahu Kaal is part 6. It’s a traditional rule, not an astronomical event. Why people avoid it
Full panchang
YogaBrahma until 8:39 AMthen Indra until 5:42 AM, 1 Oct
At sunrise the Sun and Moon’s longitudes add up to 332.3°. 332.3 ÷ 13°20′ = 24.92, which makes this yoga 25 of 27.
KaranaBava until 5:06 PMthen Balava until 4:01 AM, 1 Oct
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.
MonthAshvin
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 · Kanya
Sidereal positions at sunrise: Moon 169.4°, Sun 162.9°. Sidereal means 24.24° (the Lahiri ayanamsa) behind the zodiac used in Western astrology.
SamvatVikram 2084 · Shaka 1949
Vikram Samvat runs about 57 years ahead of the Gregorian year, and Shaka Samvat about 78 years behind it.
MoonRises 7:54 AM, Sets 6:56 PM, 0.5% lit
A Hindu day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a moonrise just before dawn belongs to the day before.
Yamaganda7:04 AM – 8:33 AM
This is part 1 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 89 minutes long. The part changes with the weekday.
Gulika10:02 AM – 11:31 AM
This is part 3 of today’s 8 parts of daylight, each 89 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 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 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 |