Los Angeles, Thursday, 15 January 2026
Thursday 15 January 2026
Pradosham
The next day, Friday 16 January
On Thursday 15 January 2026 in Los Angeles, the tithi is Krishna Trayodashi until 8:52 am PST Friday; Rahu Kalam is 1:19 pm to 2:35 pm PST. Sunrise 6:58 am, sunset 5:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:07 pm to 7:31 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 8:52 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Jyeshtha
until 4:18 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vriddhi
until 7:08 am
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Gara
until 7:52 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:19 pm – 2:35 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:58 am – 8:14 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:30 am – 10:46 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 am – 8:14 am | Dhanam | good |
| 8:14 am – 9:30 am | Sugam | good |
| 9:30 am – 10:46 am | Soram | avoid |
| 10:46 am – 12:03 pm | Uthi | good |
| 12:03 pm – 1:19 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:19 pm – 2:35 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 2:35 pm – 3:51 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:51 pm – 5:07 pm | Laabam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:07 pm – 6:51 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 6:51 pm – 8:35 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 8:35 pm – 10:19 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 10:19 pm – 12:02 am | Laabam | good |
| 12:02 am – 1:46 am | Dhanam | good |
| 1:46 am – 3:30 am | Sugam | good |
| 3:30 am – 5:14 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:14 am – 6:58 am | Uthi | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Thursday the first part of the day is Dhanam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 am – 8:14 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:14 am – 9:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:30 am – 10:46 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:46 am – 12:03 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:03 pm – 1:19 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:19 pm – 2:35 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:35 pm – 3:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:51 pm – 5:07 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:07 pm – 6:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:51 pm – 8:35 pm | Char | neutral |
| 8:35 pm – 10:19 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:19 pm – 12:02 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:02 am – 1:46 am | Labh | good |
| 1:46 am – 3:30 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:30 am – 5:14 am | Shubh | good |
| 5:14 am – 6:58 am | Amrit | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:42 am – 12:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:44 am Friday, moonset 2:10 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:58 am – 7:49 am | Jupiter |
| 7:49 am – 8:40 am | Mars |
| 8:40 am – 9:30 am | Sun |
| 9:30 am – 10:21 am | Venus |
| 10:21 am – 11:12 am | Mercury |
| 11:12 am – 12:03 pm | Moon |
| 12:03 pm – 12:53 pm | Saturn |
| 12:53 pm – 1:44 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:44 pm – 2:35 pm | Mars |
| 2:35 pm – 3:26 pm | Sun |
| 3:26 pm – 4:16 pm | Venus |
| 4:16 pm – 5:07 pm | Mercury |
| 5:07 pm – 6:16 pm | Moon |
| 6:16 pm – 7:26 pm | Saturn |
| 7:26 pm – 8:35 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:35 pm – 9:44 pm | Mars |
| 9:44 pm – 10:53 pm | Sun |
| 10:53 pm – 12:02 am | Venus |
| 12:02 am – 1:12 am | Mercury |
| 1:12 am – 2:21 am | Moon |
| 2:21 am – 3:30 am | Saturn |
| 3:30 am – 4:39 am | Jupiter |
| 4:39 am – 5:49 am | Mars |
| 5:49 am – 6:58 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 76 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 7:08 am, nakshatra at 4:18 pm, karana at 7:52 pm. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 8:52 am Friday.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:19 pm in Los Angeles.
Questions
What is the tithi in Los Angeles on 15 January 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 8:52 am Friday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:58 am in Los Angeles).
When is Rahu Kalam in Los Angeles on 15 January 2026?
1:19 pm to 2:35 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:58 am to 8:14 am and Gulikai 9:30 am to 10:46 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Los Angeles on 15 January 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:58 am to 8:14 am, Labh 12:03 pm to 1:19 pm, Shubh 3:51 pm to 5:07 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:23 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Los Angeles on 15 January 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:44 am on Friday 16 January.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 15 January 2026, Los Angeles
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Los Angeles from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Los Angeles local time (PST).