Shastra Panchangam

San Francisco, Sunday, 20 September 2026

On Sunday 20 September 2026 in San Francisco, the tithi is Shukla Dashami until 7:31 am PDT Monday; Rahu Kalam is 5:38 pm to 7:10 pm PDT. Sunrise 6:56 am, sunset 7:10 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 7:31 am Monday

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

Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha

until 4:05 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 · Shobhana

until 3:36 am Monday

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 6:29 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

5:38 pm – 7:10 pm

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

Yamagandam

1:03 pm – 2:34 pm

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

Gulikai

4:06 pm – 5:38 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:56 am – 8:27 amUthigood
8:27 am – 9:59 amAmirdhagood
9:59 am – 11:31 amRogamavoid
11:31 am – 1:03 pmLaabamgood
1:03 pm – 2:34 pmDhanamgood
2:34 pm – 4:06 pmSugamgood
4:06 pm – 5:38 pmSoramavoid
5:38 pm – 7:10 pmVishamavoid
Night
7:10 pm – 8:38 pmDhanamgood
8:38 pm – 10:06 pmSugamgood
10:06 pm – 11:35 pmSoramavoid
11:35 pm – 1:03 amVishamavoid
1:03 am – 2:31 amUthigood
2:31 am – 4:00 amAmirdhagood
4:00 am – 5:28 amRogamavoid
5:28 am – 6:57 amLaabamgood

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
6:56 am – 8:27 amUdvegavoid
8:27 am – 9:59 amCharneutral
9:59 am – 11:31 amLabhgood
11:31 am – 1:03 pmAmritgood
1:03 pm – 2:34 pmKaalavoid
2:34 pm – 4:06 pmShubhgood
4:06 pm – 5:38 pmRogavoid
5:38 pm – 7:10 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
7:10 pm – 8:38 pmShubhgood
8:38 pm – 10:06 pmAmritgood
10:06 pm – 11:35 pmCharneutral
11:35 pm – 1:03 amRogavoid
1:03 am – 2:31 amKaalavoid
2:31 am – 4:00 amLabhgood
4:00 am – 5:28 amUdvegavoid
5:28 am – 6:57 amShubhgood

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

The Moon

Moonrise 4:08 pm, moonset 1:41 am Monday.

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.

6:56 am – 7:57 amSun
7:57 am – 8:58 amVenus
8:58 am – 9:59 amMercury
9:59 am – 11:00 amMoon
11:00 am – 12:02 pmSaturn
12:02 pm – 1:03 pmJupiter
1:03 pm – 2:04 pmMars
2:04 pm – 3:05 pmSun
3:05 pm – 4:06 pmVenus
4:06 pm – 5:07 pmMercury
5:07 pm – 6:08 pmMoon
6:08 pm – 7:10 pmSaturn
7:10 pm – 8:09 pmJupiter
8:09 pm – 9:07 pmMars
9:07 pm – 10:06 pmSun
10:06 pm – 11:05 pmVenus
11:05 pm – 12:04 amMercury
12:04 am – 1:03 amMoon
1:03 am – 2:02 amSaturn
2:02 am – 3:01 amJupiter
3:01 am – 4:00 amMars
4:00 am – 4:59 amSun
4:59 am – 5:58 amVenus
5:58 am – 6:57 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 14 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 4:05 pm, karana at 6:29 pm, yoga at 3:36 am Monday. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:31 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 5:38 pm in San Francisco.

Questions

What is the tithi in San Francisco on 20 September 2026?

Shukla Dashami, until 7:31 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:56 am in San Francisco).

When is Rahu Kalam in San Francisco on 20 September 2026?

5:38 pm to 7:10 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 1:03 pm to 2:34 pm and Gulikai 4:06 pm to 5:38 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in San Francisco on 20 September 2026?

During daylight: Labh 9:59 am to 11:31 am, Amrit 11:31 am to 1:03 pm, Shubh 2:34 pm to 4:06 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:38 pm to 1:27 pm.

When does the Moon rise in San Francisco on 20 September 2026?

Moonrise is at 4:08 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 20 September 2026, San Francisco

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