Yamaganda today in San Francisco
Yamagandam Timing · Yama Ganda · Yamaghanta
San Francisco · avoid health matters and formalities
4:08 PM – 5:40 PM
Also today in San Francisco
- Rahu Kaal11:31 AM – 1:03 PM
- Gulika Kaal8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
11:31 AM – 1:03 PM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
12:39 PM – 1:28 PM
The best auspicious window of the day
5:21 AM – 6:08 AM
For meditation, practice and study
Ashtami
Nakshatra (नक्षत्र): Jyeshtha
24-Hour Day Ring at a glance (24 घंटे का दृश्य चक्र)
The whole day from this sunrise to the next, in one view.
The daylight in eight parts. Yamaganda takes the lit one; the night is undivided
Yamaganda in San Francisco today
Yamaganda in San Francisco today, Friday, September 18, 2026, runs 4:08 PM – 5:40 PM, the seventh of eight equal parts of daylight, which is 12 hr 18 min long here today between sunrise at 6:54 AM and sunset at 7:13 PM. Each part, and so the window, is 1 hr 32 min.
It is one of three such windows today. Rahu Kaal takes 11:31 AM – 1:03 PM and Gulika Kaal 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM; the three never overlap, because each weekday assigns them different eighths. Across this week in San Francisco Yamaganda starts as early as Thursday at 6:54 AM and ends as late as Friday at 5:40 PM, with today’s sunrise.
Yamaganda through the week in San Francisco
Yamaganda moves to a different part of the day depending on the weekday. Today's column is highlighted below.
Yamaganda in San Francisco: questions
What time is Yamaganda today in San Francisco?▼
4:08 PM – 5:40 PM on Friday, September 18, 2026, from San Francisco’s own sunrise and sunset. Rahu Kaal today is separate, at 11:31 AM – 1:03 PM.
Is Yamaganda before or after Rahu Kaal today in San Francisco?▼
After. Rahu Kaal in San Francisco today is 11:31 AM – 1:03 PM and Yamaganda is 4:08 PM – 5:40 PM, a gap of 3 hr 5 min between them. Which comes first depends on the weekday; on a Friday Rahu Kaal takes the earlier eighth of the day.
Does Yamaganda change day to day in San Francisco?▼
Yes. The weekday fixes which eighth of daylight it takes. This week in San Francisco it begins as early as Thursday at 6:54 AM and ends as late as Friday at 5:40 PM, using today’s 12 hr 18 min of daylight; the weekday strip above shows every day.
Everything else today in San Francisco
- 8 day + 8 night periods, from 6:54 AM
All sixteen periods of the day and night, and which of them are worth using.
- Rahu Kaalavoid11:31 AM – 1:03 PM
The ninety minutes a day nothing new should be started.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest12:39 PM – 1:28 PM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood5:21 AM – 6:08 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
The window whose events are said to repeat, which cuts both ways.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid9:22 AM – 10:11 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 6:54 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.