Riverside Panchangam 20 December 2026
Sunday, 20 December 2026 · Margazhi 5, Parabhava year
California, United States
Your day at a glance
Time in Riverside
Rahu Kalam: 3:30 PM – 4:44 PMTap any colour on the dial to see what it means
Times to avoid
Rahu Kalam?About 90 minutes each day when people avoid starting anything new — signing, buying, setting out. Work already in progress is fine. | 3:30 PM – 4:44 PM |
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Yamagandam?Another avoid-window. Tradition says things begun now don’t finish well, so big starts and journeys wait. | 11:47 AM – 1:02 PM |
Gulikai Kalam?Whatever you do in Gulikai is said to repeat. Skipped for things you never want again (loans, funerals); some use it for things they do. | 2:16 PM – 3:30 PM |
Auspicious times
Abhijit Muhurtham?The midday power slot around local noon — considered good for almost anything. Not used on Wednesdays. | 11:28 AM – 12:07 PM |
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Brahma Muhurtham?The calm window before dawn, prized for study, meditation and yoga. | 4:58 AM – 5:54 AM |
Nalla Neram?The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not. | 6:51 AM – 8:05 AM Uthi8:05 AM – 9:19 AM Amirdha10:33 AM – 11:47 AM Laabam11:47 AM – 1:02 PM Dhanam1:02 PM – 2:16 PM SugamGowri Panchangam → |
Five limbs of the day
| Day | Sunday |
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Tithi?The lunar day. Each time the Moon pulls 12° further from the Sun a new tithi begins — 30 in a lunar month, so it can change at any hour. | Shukla Dwadasi until 4:06 AM (21 Dec) then Shukla Trayodasi |
Nakshatra?The star-zone the Moon is passing through. There are 27; the one at your birth is your birth star. | Bharani until 11:38 PM then Krittika (Karthigai) |
Yoga?One of 27 combinations of the Sun’s and Moon’s positions, each with its own flavour for the day. | Shiva until 3:37 PM then Siddha |
Karana?Half a tithi. Eleven kinds cycle through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one people avoid. | Bava until 5:30 PM then Balava until 4:06 AM (21 Dec) then Kaulava |
Moon sign (Rasi)?The zodiac sign (rasi) the Moon is in right now. It moves on every 2¼ days. | Mesha (Aries) until 5:06 AM (21 Dec) then Rishabha (Taurus) |
| Sun sign | Dhanus (Sagittarius) |
| Lunar month (amanta) | Margashirsha, Shukla Paksha |
Chandrashtama for?If this is your moon sign, the Moon is in your 8th house — tradition says keep it low-key and put off big decisions. | Kanya (Virgo) until 5:06 AM (21 Dec) then Thula (Libra) |
Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam?
The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.
Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam?
The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.
Gowri Panchangam – Daytime
- 6:51 AM – 8:05 AMUthiGood for effort and new work
- 8:05 AM – 9:19 AMAmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 9:19 AM – 10:33 AMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 10:33 AM – 11:47 AMLaabamGain — good for business
- 11:47 AM – 1:02 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 1:02 PM – 2:16 PMSugamComfort — generally good
- 2:16 PM – 3:30 PMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 3:30 PM – 4:44 PMVishamPoison — avoid
Gowri Panchangam – Night
- 4:44 PM – 6:30 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 6:30 PM – 8:16 PMSugamComfort — generally good
- 8:16 PM – 10:02 PMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 10:02 PM – 11:48 PMVishamPoison — avoid
- 11:48 PM – 1:33 AM (21 Dec)UthiGood for effort and new work
- 1:33 AM – 3:19 AM (21 Dec)AmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 3:19 AM – 5:05 AM (21 Dec)RogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 5:05 AM – 6:51 AM (21 Dec)LaabamGain — good for business
About today’s panchangam for Riverside
In Riverside on Sunday, 20 December 2026, the sun rises at 6:51 AM and sets at 4:44 PM. Rahu Kalam runs 3:30 PM – 4:44 PM, Yamagandam 11:47 AM – 1:02 PM and Gulikai Kalam 2:16 PM – 3:30 PM. These periods, like the good-time slots, are found by dividing the time between local sunrise and sunset into eight equal parts — which is why they shift from city to city and day to day, and why a fixed “7:30 to 9:00” chart is only an approximation.
The day begins at sunrise with Shukla Dwadasi tithi and Bharani nakshatra. The Tamil date is Margazhi 5, Parabhava year.
Rahu Kalam for the next 7 days · Today’s hora timings · Monthly calendar · How these are calculated
All times are local time in Riverside (PST). Calculated astronomically (Thirukanitha / Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa) for the exact coordinates of Riverside.