Vedic Astrology in Los Angeles: Panchang, Kundli & Muhurat

Astrology tools for Los Angeles

Upcoming vrat and festival dates in Los Angeles

• Krishna Ekadashi from Tue 3 Nov, 9:34 PM to Wed 4 Nov, 9:06 PM
• Amavasya (New Moon) from Sat 7 Nov, 9:58 PM to Sun 8 Nov, 11:02 PM
• Vrishchika Sankranti (Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio)) Mon 16 Nov, 6:05 AM
• Shukla Ekadashi from Thu 19 Nov, 5:46 PM to Fri 20 Nov, 5:01 PM
• Purnima (Full Moon) from Mon 23 Nov, 10:13 AM to Tue 24 Nov, 6:54 AM
• Sankashti Chaturthi (Krishna Chaturthi) from Thu 26 Nov, 8:19 PM to Fri 27 Nov, 5:10 PM

Start and end times are in Los Angeles time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.

Vedic traditions in Los Angeles

Southern California's Indian community stretches from Artesia's "Little India" to Irvine and the San Fernando Valley. The Malibu Hindu Temple, dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, is a landmark for families across Los Angeles.

Los Angeles by the numbers

The length of the day decides the length of Rahu Kaal. In Los Angeles the shortest day has about 9 h 53 min of daylight and the longest about 14 h 26 min (today: 10 h 49 min), which gives a Rahu Kaal of 74 to 108 minutes.

Sunrise in Los Angeles today is 7:11 AM, 20 minutes earlier on the clock than in San Jose (492 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.

On 31 October the sunrise Tithi in Los Angeles is Krishna Saptami; in Delhi it is Krishna Shashthi. This is why a vrat date from an Indian calendar can be a day off in Los Angeles.

Vedic astrology for families in United States

Indian-American families celebrate every festival, but the date on an Indian calendar is often not the right date in America. The US is 9 h 30 min to 13 h 30 min behind India, so a Tithi that begins in the evening in Delhi may begin the morning before in New York. These pages give Panchang, Muhurat and festival times worked out for your American city and its daylight-saving rules.

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Time in Los Angeles and why it matters

Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7), 12 h 30 min behind India.

Los Angeles uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:

• 1 November 2026: clocks go back to UTC−8
• 14 March 2027: clocks go forward to UTC−7
• 7 November 2027: clocks go back to UTC−8

If you were born in Los Angeles, enter your birth time exactly as it is written on your birth certificate. That is the local clock time, already including summer time if it applied, and the birthplace tells the calculation which time zone to use.