San Francisco, Sunday, 17 May 2026
Sunday 17 May 2026
The next day, Monday 18 May
On Sunday 17 May 2026 in San Francisco, the tithi is Shukla Pratipada until 9:11 am PDT; Rahu Kalam is 6:28 pm to 8:15 pm PDT. Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 8:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Pratipada
until 9:11 am; then Shukla Dwitiya until 5:24 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Rohini
until 11:02 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 · Atiganda
until 1:30 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 · Bava
until 9:11 am; then Balava until 7:16 pm; then Kaulava until 5:24 am Monday
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
6:28 pm – 8:15 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:06 pm – 2:53 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
4:41 pm – 6:28 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:45 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:45 am – 9:32 am | Amirdha | good |
| 9:32 am – 11:19 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:19 am – 1:06 pm | Laabam | good |
| 1:06 pm – 2:53 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 2:53 pm – 4:41 pm | Sugam | good |
| 4:41 pm – 6:28 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 6:28 pm – 8:15 pm | Visham | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 pm – 9:28 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:28 pm – 10:40 pm | Sugam | good |
| 10:40 pm – 11:53 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:53 pm – 1:06 am | Visham | avoid |
| 1:06 am – 2:19 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:19 am – 3:31 am | Amirdha | good |
| 3:31 am – 4:44 am | Rogam | avoid |
| 4:44 am – 5:57 am | Laabam | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 am – 7:45 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:45 am – 9:32 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:32 am – 11:19 am | Labh | good |
| 11:19 am – 1:06 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:06 pm – 2:53 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:53 pm – 4:41 pm | Shubh | good |
| 4:41 pm – 6:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:28 pm – 8:15 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 pm – 9:28 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:28 pm – 10:40 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:40 pm – 11:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| 11:53 pm – 1:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:06 am – 2:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:19 am – 3:31 am | Labh | good |
| 3:31 am – 4:44 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:44 am – 5:57 am | Shubh | 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
12:38 pm – 1:35 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:21 am, moonset 9:56 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 5:58 am – 7:09 am | Sun |
| 7:09 am – 8:21 am | Venus |
| 8:21 am – 9:32 am | Mercury |
| 9:32 am – 10:43 am | Moon |
| 10:43 am – 11:55 am | Saturn |
| 11:55 am – 1:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:06 pm – 2:18 pm | Mars |
| 2:18 pm – 3:29 pm | Sun |
| 3:29 pm – 4:41 pm | Venus |
| 4:41 pm – 5:52 pm | Mercury |
| 5:52 pm – 7:03 pm | Moon |
| 7:03 pm – 8:15 pm | Saturn |
| 8:15 pm – 9:03 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:03 pm – 9:52 pm | Mars |
| 9:52 pm – 10:40 pm | Sun |
| 10:40 pm – 11:29 pm | Venus |
| 11:29 pm – 12:17 am | Mercury |
| 12:17 am – 1:06 am | Moon |
| 1:06 am – 1:54 am | Saturn |
| 1:54 am – 2:43 am | Jupiter |
| 2:43 am – 3:31 am | Mars |
| 3:31 am – 4:20 am | Sun |
| 4:20 am – 5:09 am | Venus |
| 5:09 am – 5:57 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 14 hours and 17 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 107 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 9:11 am, yoga at 1:30 pm, karana at 7:16 pm, nakshatra at 11:02 pm, tithi and karana at 5:24 am Monday. Shukla Dwitiya begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 6:28 pm in San Francisco.
Questions
What is the tithi in San Francisco on 17 May 2026?
Shukla Pratipada, until 9:11 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:58 am in San Francisco).
When is Rahu Kalam in San Francisco on 17 May 2026?
6:28 pm to 8:15 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:06 pm to 2:53 pm and Gulikai 4:41 pm to 6:28 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in San Francisco on 17 May 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:32 am to 11:19 am, Amrit 11:19 am to 1:06 pm, Shubh 2:53 pm to 4:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:38 pm to 1:35 pm.
When does the Moon rise in San Francisco on 17 May 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:21 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 17 May 2026, San Francisco
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Calculated for San Francisco from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are San Francisco local time (PDT).