Los Angeles, Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Tuesday 20 January 2026
The next day, Wednesday 21 January
On Tuesday 20 January 2026 in Los Angeles, the tithi is Shukla Dwitiya until 1:13 pm PST; Rahu Kalam is 2:38 pm to 3:55 pm PST. Sunrise 6:56 am, sunset 5:12 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya
until 1:13 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 12:28 am Wednesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vyatipata
until 5:29 am Wednesday
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 · Kaulava
until 1:13 pm; then Taitila until 1:18 am Wednesday
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
2:38 pm – 3:55 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:30 am – 10:47 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:04 pm – 1:21 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:56 am – 8:13 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 8:13 am – 9:30 am | Laabam | good |
| 9:30 am – 10:47 am | Dhanam | good |
| 10:47 am – 12:04 pm | Sugam | good |
| 12:04 pm – 1:21 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 1:21 pm – 2:38 pm | Uthi | good |
| 2:38 pm – 3:55 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 3:55 pm – 5:12 pm | Amirdha | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:12 pm – 6:55 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 6:55 pm – 8:38 pm | Uthi | good |
| 8:38 pm – 10:21 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 10:21 pm – 12:04 am | Amirdha | good |
| 12:04 am – 1:47 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 1:47 am – 3:30 am | Laabam | good |
| 3:30 am – 5:13 am | Dhanam | good |
| 5:13 am – 6:56 am | Sugam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Tuesday the first part of the day is Rogam. 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:56 am – 8:13 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:13 am – 9:30 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:30 am – 10:47 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:47 am – 12:04 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:04 pm – 1:21 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:21 pm – 2:38 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:38 pm – 3:55 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:55 pm – 5:12 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:12 pm – 6:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:55 pm – 8:38 pm | Labh | good |
| 8:38 pm – 10:21 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:21 pm – 12:04 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:04 am – 1:47 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:47 am – 3:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:30 am – 5:13 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:13 am – 6:56 am | Kaal | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:44 am – 12:25 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:21 am, moonset 7:12 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:56 am – 7:48 am | Mars |
| 7:48 am – 8:39 am | Sun |
| 8:39 am – 9:30 am | Venus |
| 9:30 am – 10:22 am | Mercury |
| 10:22 am – 11:13 am | Moon |
| 11:13 am – 12:04 pm | Saturn |
| 12:04 pm – 12:56 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:56 pm – 1:47 pm | Mars |
| 1:47 pm – 2:38 pm | Sun |
| 2:38 pm – 3:29 pm | Venus |
| 3:29 pm – 4:21 pm | Mercury |
| 4:21 pm – 5:12 pm | Moon |
| 5:12 pm – 6:21 pm | Saturn |
| 6:21 pm – 7:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:29 pm – 8:38 pm | Mars |
| 8:38 pm – 9:47 pm | Sun |
| 9:47 pm – 10:55 pm | Venus |
| 10:55 pm – 12:04 am | Mercury |
| 12:04 am – 1:13 am | Moon |
| 1:13 am – 2:21 am | Saturn |
| 2:21 am – 3:30 am | Jupiter |
| 3:30 am – 4:39 am | Mars |
| 4:39 am – 5:47 am | Sun |
| 5:47 am – 6:56 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 16 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 77 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 1:13 pm, nakshatra at 12:28 am Wednesday, karana at 1:18 am Wednesday, yoga at 5:29 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:38 pm in Los Angeles.
Questions
What is the tithi in Los Angeles on 20 January 2026?
Shukla Dwitiya, until 1:13 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:56 am in Los Angeles).
When is Rahu Kalam in Los Angeles on 20 January 2026?
2:38 pm to 3:55 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:30 am to 10:47 am and Gulikai 12:04 pm to 1:21 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Los Angeles on 20 January 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:47 am to 12:04 pm, Amrit 12:04 pm to 1:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:44 am to 12:25 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Los Angeles on 20 January 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:21 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 20 January 2026, Los Angeles
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Calculated for Los Angeles from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Los Angeles local time (PST).