San Jose, Wednesday, 23 September 2026
On Wednesday 23 September 2026 in San Jose, the tithi is Shukla Dwadashi until 10:21 am PDT; Rahu Kalam is 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm PDT. Sunrise 6:56 am, sunset 7:03 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 7:03 pm to 9:27 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 10:21 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 10:05 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 · Dhriti
until 3:25 am Thursday
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 · Balava
until 10:21 am; then Kaulava until 10:40 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
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:27 am – 9:58 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:29 am – 1:00 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:56 am – 8:27 am | Laabam | good |
| 8:27 am – 9:58 am | Dhanam | good |
| 9:58 am – 11:29 am | Sugam | good |
| 11:29 am – 1:00 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 2:30 pm – 4:01 pm | Uthi | good |
| 4:01 pm – 5:32 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 5:32 pm – 7:03 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:03 pm – 8:32 pm | Uthi | good |
| 8:32 pm – 10:01 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 10:01 pm – 11:31 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:31 pm – 1:00 am | Laabam | good |
| 1:00 am – 2:29 am | Dhanam | good |
| 2:29 am – 3:58 am | Sugam | good |
| 3:58 am – 5:28 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:28 am – 6:57 am | Visham | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Wednesday the first part of the day is Laabam. 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:56 am – 8:27 am | Labh | good |
| 8:27 am – 9:58 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:58 am – 11:29 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:29 am – 1:00 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:30 pm – 4:01 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:01 pm – 5:32 pm | Char | neutral |
| 5:32 pm – 7:03 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:03 pm – 8:32 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:32 pm – 10:01 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:01 pm – 11:31 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:31 pm – 1:00 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:00 am – 2:29 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:29 am – 3:58 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:58 am – 5:28 am | Labh | good |
| 5:28 am – 6:57 am | Udveg | 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
12:35 pm – 1:24 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:37 pm, moonset 4:49 am Thursday.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:56 am – 7:57 am | Mercury |
| 7:57 am – 8:57 am | Moon |
| 8:57 am – 9:58 am | Saturn |
| 9:58 am – 10:58 am | Jupiter |
| 10:58 am – 11:59 am | Mars |
| 11:59 am – 1:00 pm | Sun |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Venus |
| 2:00 pm – 3:01 pm | Mercury |
| 3:01 pm – 4:01 pm | Moon |
| 4:01 pm – 5:02 pm | Saturn |
| 5:02 pm – 6:02 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:02 pm – 7:03 pm | Mars |
| 7:03 pm – 8:02 pm | Sun |
| 8:02 pm – 9:02 pm | Venus |
| 9:02 pm – 10:01 pm | Mercury |
| 10:01 pm – 11:01 pm | Moon |
| 11:01 pm – 12:00 am | Saturn |
| 12:00 am – 1:00 am | Jupiter |
| 1:00 am – 1:59 am | Mars |
| 1:59 am – 2:59 am | Sun |
| 2:59 am – 3:58 am | Venus |
| 3:58 am – 4:58 am | Mercury |
| 4:58 am – 5:57 am | Moon |
| 5:57 am – 6:57 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:21 am, nakshatra at 10:05 pm, karana at 10:40 pm, yoga at 3:25 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:00 pm in San Jose.
Questions
What is the tithi in San Jose on 23 September 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 10:21 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:56 am in San Jose).
When is Rahu Kalam in San Jose on 23 September 2026?
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:27 am to 9:58 am and Gulikai 11:29 am to 1:00 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in San Jose on 23 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:56 am to 8:27 am, Amrit 8:27 am to 9:58 am, Shubh 11:29 am to 1:00 pm, Labh 5:32 pm to 7:03 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:35 pm to 1:24 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in San Jose on 23 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:37 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 23 September 2026, San Jose
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Calculated for San Jose from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are San Jose local time (PDT).