Shastra Panchangam

Los Angeles, Thursday, 12 March 2026

Thursday 12 March 2026

Rahu Kalam2:32 pm – 4:01 pm
Yamagandam7:07 am – 8:36 am
Gulikai10:05 am – 11:34 am
TithiKrishna Navami until 6:00 pm

On Thursday 12 March 2026 in Los Angeles, the tithi is Krishna Navami until 6:00 pm PDT; Rahu Kalam is 2:32 pm to 4:01 pm PDT. Sunrise 7:07 am, sunset 6:59 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Krishna Navami

until 6:00 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Moola

until 12:14 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 · Vyatipata

until 10:02 pm

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 6:00 pm; then Vanija until 6:55 am Friday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:55 am to 7:41 pm on Friday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

2:32 pm – 4:01 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

7:07 am – 8:36 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

10:05 am – 11:34 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
7:07 am – 8:36 amDhanamgood
8:36 am – 10:05 amSugamgood
10:05 am – 11:34 amSoramavoid
11:34 am – 1:03 pmUthigood
1:03 pm – 2:32 pmAmirdhagood
2:32 pm – 4:01 pmVishamavoid
4:01 pm – 5:30 pmRogamavoid
5:30 pm – 6:59 pmLaabamgood
Night
6:59 pm – 8:30 pmAmirdhagood
8:30 pm – 10:00 pmVishamavoid
10:00 pm – 11:31 pmRogamavoid
11:31 pm – 1:02 amLaabamgood
1:02 am – 2:33 amDhanamgood
2:33 am – 4:04 amSugamgood
4:04 am – 5:35 amSoramavoid
5:35 am – 7:06 amUthigood

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
7:07 am – 8:36 amShubhgood
8:36 am – 10:05 amRogavoid
10:05 am – 11:34 amUdvegavoid
11:34 am – 1:03 pmCharneutral
1:03 pm – 2:32 pmLabhgood
2:32 pm – 4:01 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
4:01 pm – 5:30 pmKaalavoid
5:30 pm – 6:59 pmShubhgood
Night
6:59 pm – 8:30 pmAmritgood
8:30 pm – 10:00 pmCharneutral
10:00 pm – 11:31 pmRogavoid
11:31 pm – 1:02 amKaalavoid
1:02 am – 2:33 amLabhgood
2:33 am – 4:04 amUdvegavoid
4:04 am – 5:35 amShubhgood
5:35 am – 7:06 amAmritgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:39 pm – 1:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 4:03 am Friday, moonset 12:37 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.

7:07 am – 8:06 amJupiter
8:06 am – 9:06 amMars
9:06 am – 10:05 amSun
10:05 am – 11:04 amVenus
11:04 am – 12:04 pmMercury
12:04 pm – 1:03 pmMoon
1:03 pm – 2:02 pmSaturn
2:02 pm – 3:01 pmJupiter
3:01 pm – 4:01 pmMars
4:01 pm – 5:00 pmSun
5:00 pm – 5:59 pmVenus
5:59 pm – 6:59 pmMercury
6:59 pm – 7:59 pmMoon
7:59 pm – 9:00 pmSaturn
9:00 pm – 10:00 pmJupiter
10:00 pm – 11:01 pmMars
11:01 pm – 12:02 amSun
12:02 am – 1:02 amVenus
1:02 am – 2:03 amMercury
2:03 am – 3:03 amMoon
3:03 am – 4:04 amSaturn
4:04 am – 5:04 amJupiter
5:04 am – 6:05 amMars
6:05 am – 7:06 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 52 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 89 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 12:14 pm, tithi and karana at 6:00 pm, yoga at 10:02 pm, karana at 6:55 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:32 pm in Los Angeles.

Questions

What is the tithi in Los Angeles on 12 March 2026?

Krishna Navami, until 6:00 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:07 am in Los Angeles).

When is Rahu Kalam in Los Angeles on 12 March 2026?

2:32 pm to 4:01 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 7:07 am to 8:36 am and Gulikai 10:05 am to 11:34 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Los Angeles on 12 March 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 7:07 am to 8:36 am, Labh 1:03 pm to 2:32 pm, Shubh 5:30 pm to 6:59 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:39 pm to 1:27 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Los Angeles on 12 March 2026?

Moonrise is at 4:03 am on Friday 13 March.

Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 12 March 2026, Los Angeles

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Los Angeles from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Los Angeles local time (PDT).