San Diego, Friday, 18 September 2026
On Friday 18 September 2026 in San Diego, the tithi is Shukla Ashtami until 2:57 am PDT Saturday; Rahu Kalam is 11:10 am to 12:42 pm PDT. Sunrise 6:34 am, sunset 6:51 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 2:57 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Jyeshtha
until 10:15 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Ayushman
until 1:59 am Saturday
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 · Vishti
until 1:44 pm; then Bava until 2:57 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:34 am to 1:44 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
11:10 am – 12:42 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:47 pm – 5:19 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:06 am – 9:38 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:34 am – 8:06 am | Sugam | good |
| 8:06 am – 9:38 am | Soram | avoid |
| 9:38 am – 11:10 am | Uthi | good |
| 11:10 am – 12:42 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 12:42 pm – 2:14 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 2:14 pm – 3:47 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:47 pm – 5:19 pm | Laabam | good |
| 5:19 pm – 6:51 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:51 pm – 8:19 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 8:19 pm – 9:47 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:47 pm – 11:15 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 11:15 pm – 12:43 am | Sugam | good |
| 12:43 am – 2:11 am | Soram | avoid |
| 2:11 am – 3:39 am | Uthi | good |
| 3:39 am – 5:07 am | Visham | avoid |
| 5:07 am – 6:35 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:34 am – 8:06 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:06 am – 9:38 am | Labh | good |
| 9:38 am – 11:10 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:10 am – 12:42 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:42 pm – 2:14 pm | Shubh | good |
| 2:14 pm – 3:47 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:47 pm – 5:19 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:19 pm – 6:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:51 pm – 8:19 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:19 pm – 9:47 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:47 pm – 11:15 pm | Labh | good |
| 11:15 pm – 12:43 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:43 am – 2:11 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:11 am – 3:39 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:39 am – 5:07 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:07 am – 6:35 am | Rog | 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
12:18 pm – 1:07 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:00 pm, moonset 11:40 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:34 am – 7:36 am | Venus |
| 7:36 am – 8:37 am | Mercury |
| 8:37 am – 9:38 am | Moon |
| 9:38 am – 10:40 am | Saturn |
| 10:40 am – 11:41 am | Jupiter |
| 11:41 am – 12:42 pm | Mars |
| 12:42 pm – 1:44 pm | Sun |
| 1:44 pm – 2:45 pm | Venus |
| 2:45 pm – 3:47 pm | Mercury |
| 3:47 pm – 4:48 pm | Moon |
| 4:48 pm – 5:49 pm | Saturn |
| 5:49 pm – 6:51 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:51 pm – 7:49 pm | Mars |
| 7:49 pm – 8:48 pm | Sun |
| 8:48 pm – 9:47 pm | Venus |
| 9:47 pm – 10:45 pm | Mercury |
| 10:45 pm – 11:44 pm | Moon |
| 11:44 pm – 12:43 am | Saturn |
| 12:43 am – 1:41 am | Jupiter |
| 1:41 am – 2:40 am | Mars |
| 2:40 am – 3:39 am | Sun |
| 3:39 am – 4:37 am | Venus |
| 4:37 am – 5:36 am | Mercury |
| 5:36 am – 6:35 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 16 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 10:15 am, karana at 1:44 pm, yoga at 1:59 am Saturday, tithi and karana at 2:57 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:10 am in San Diego.
Questions
What is the tithi in San Diego on 18 September 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 2:57 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:34 am in San Diego).
When is Rahu Kalam in San Diego on 18 September 2026?
11:10 am to 12:42 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:47 pm to 5:19 pm and Gulikai 8:06 am to 9:38 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in San Diego on 18 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:06 am to 9:38 am, Amrit 9:38 am to 11:10 am, Shubh 12:42 pm to 2:14 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:18 pm to 1:07 pm.
When does the Moon rise in San Diego on 18 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:00 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 18 September 2026, San Diego
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Calculated for San Diego from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are San Diego local time (PDT).