Shastra Panchangam

Los Angeles, Thursday, 24 September 2026

On Thursday 24 September 2026 in Los Angeles, the tithi is Shukla Trayodashi until 10:49 am PDT; Rahu Kalam is 2:15 pm to 3:46 pm PDT. Sunrise 6:42 am, sunset 6:47 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi

until 10:49 am

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

Nakshatra · Shatabhisha

until 10:53 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 · Shula

until 2:21 am Friday

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 · Taitila

until 10:49 am; then Gara until 10:48 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

2:15 pm – 3:46 pm

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

Yamagandam

6:42 am – 8:13 am

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

Gulikai

9:44 am – 11:14 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:42 am – 8:13 amDhanamgood
8:13 am – 9:44 amSugamgood
9:44 am – 11:14 amSoramavoid
11:14 am – 12:45 pmUthigood
12:45 pm – 2:15 pmAmirdhagood
2:15 pm – 3:46 pmVishamavoid
3:46 pm – 5:16 pmRogamavoid
5:16 pm – 6:47 pmLaabamgood
Night
6:47 pm – 8:16 pmAmirdhagood
8:16 pm – 9:46 pmVishamavoid
9:46 pm – 11:15 pmRogamavoid
11:15 pm – 12:45 amLaabamgood
12:45 am – 2:15 amDhanamgood
2:15 am – 3:44 amSugamgood
3:44 am – 5:14 amSoramavoid
5:14 am – 6:43 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
6:42 am – 8:13 amShubhgood
8:13 am – 9:44 amRogavoid
9:44 am – 11:14 amUdvegavoid
11:14 am – 12:45 pmCharneutral
12:45 pm – 2:15 pmLabhgood
2:15 pm – 3:46 pmAmritavoid · Rahu Kalam
3:46 pm – 5:16 pmKaalavoid
5:16 pm – 6:47 pmShubhgood
Night
6:47 pm – 8:16 pmAmritgood
8:16 pm – 9:46 pmCharneutral
9:46 pm – 11:15 pmRogavoid
11:15 pm – 12:45 amKaalavoid
12:45 am – 2:15 amLabhgood
2:15 am – 3:44 amUdvegavoid
3:44 am – 5:14 amShubhgood
5:14 am – 6:43 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

12:20 pm – 1:09 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 5:45 pm, moonset 5:39 am Friday.

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.

6:42 am – 7:43 amJupiter
7:43 am – 8:43 amMars
8:43 am – 9:44 amSun
9:44 am – 10:44 amVenus
10:44 am – 11:44 amMercury
11:44 am – 12:45 pmMoon
12:45 pm – 1:45 pmSaturn
1:45 pm – 2:45 pmJupiter
2:45 pm – 3:46 pmMars
3:46 pm – 4:46 pmSun
4:46 pm – 5:46 pmVenus
5:46 pm – 6:47 pmMercury
6:47 pm – 7:47 pmMoon
7:47 pm – 8:46 pmSaturn
8:46 pm – 9:46 pmJupiter
9:46 pm – 10:46 pmMars
10:46 pm – 11:45 pmSun
11:45 pm – 12:45 amVenus
12:45 am – 1:45 amMercury
1:45 am – 2:44 amMoon
2:44 am – 3:44 amSaturn
3:44 am – 4:44 amJupiter
4:44 am – 5:43 amMars
5:43 am – 6:43 amSun

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:49 am, karana at 10:48 pm, nakshatra at 10:53 pm, yoga at 2:21 am Friday.

On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 2:15 pm in Los Angeles.

Questions

What is the tithi in Los Angeles on 24 September 2026?

Shukla Trayodashi, until 10:49 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:42 am in Los Angeles).

When is Rahu Kalam in Los Angeles on 24 September 2026?

2:15 pm to 3:46 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:42 am to 8:13 am and Gulikai 9:44 am to 11:14 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Los Angeles on 24 September 2026?

During daylight: Shubh 6:42 am to 8:13 am, Labh 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm, Shubh 5:16 pm to 6:47 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:20 pm to 1:09 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Los Angeles on 24 September 2026?

Moonrise is at 5:45 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 24 September 2026, Los Angeles

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