Godhuli Muhurta · Godhuli Bela

San Francisco · 2026-05-21

Twilight muhurta around sunset

20:04 – 20:28

The 24-minute “cow-dust” window centred on sunset.

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:54	16:41	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	07:43	09:31	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:31	11:18	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:37	13:35	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:20 – 05:08

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:51 – 05:56

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:29 – 16:27

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

20:04 – 20:28

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

20:16 – 21:21

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:42 – 01:30

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

20:13 – 21:44

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

23:14 – 24:45

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:35 – 14:32

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:24 – 18:21

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Vrishabha#2

Surya Nakshatra

Krittika कृत्तिका

Pada 3 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:38
14:24
20:10
01:56

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Moon
Mantri	Moon

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Sabha सभा

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Mercury बुध

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
2	Bharani	Vadha वध	inauspicious
3	Krittika	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
4	Rohini	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
6	Ardra	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
8	Pushya	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
10	Magha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Vadha वध	inauspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
13	Hasta	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
15	Swati	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
19	Mula	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
22	Shravana	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
27	Revati	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	4	no
2	Vrishabha	3	yes
3	Mithuna	2	no
4	Karka	1	yes
5	Simha	12	no
6	Kanya	11	yes
7	Tula	10	yes
8	Vrishchika	9	no
9	Dhanu	8	no
10	Makara	7	yes
11	Kumbha	6	yes
12	Meena	5	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	05:56	07:31
3	Mithuna मिथुन	07:31	09:51
4	Karka कर्क	09:51	12:16
5	Simha सिंह	12:16	14:46
6	Kanya कन्या	14:46	17:11
7	Tula तुला	17:11	19:41
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	19:41	22:06
9	Dhanu धनु	22:06	24:06
10	Makara मकर	24:06	01:41
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	01:41	02:56
12	Meena मीन	02:56	04:11
1	Mesha मेष	04:11	05:36
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	05:36	05:56

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Roga रोग	05:56	06:53	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	06:53	07:51	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	07:51	08:48	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	08:48	09:45	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	09:45	10:43	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	10:43	11:40	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	11:40	12:37	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:37	13:35	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	13:35	14:32	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	14:32	15:29	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	15:29	16:27	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	16:27	17:24	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	17:24	18:21	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	18:21	19:19	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	19:19	20:16	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ritu (Drik)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

14h 20m

Ratrimana

9h 40m

Madhyahna

13:06

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Godhuli Muhurta - San Francisco, 21 May 2026

On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout San Francisco carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 5:56 AM and dipping below the horizon at 8:16 PM, bringing 14 hours 20 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Shashthi of the Shukla fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Pushya. Vriddhi yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-05-21. Brahma Muhurta opens at 4:20 AM and closes at 5:08 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout San Francisco, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 2:54 PM through 4:41 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the South direction — classical guidance advises against new Thursday journeys toward the South. On the auspicious side, the Shubh choghadiya (5:56 AM–7:43 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Pushya nakshatra is ruled by Saturn, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of San Francisco.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in San Francisco on 21 May 2026?

In San Francisco on 21 May 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:54 PM to 4:41 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in San Francisco on 21 May 2026 at 5:56 AM?

Sunrise at 5:56 AM in San Francisco on 21 May 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (37.77°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (8:16 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to San Francisco's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in San Francisco on 21 May 2026?

The yoga operative in San Francisco on 21 May 2026 is Vriddhi, active from 10:28 PM to 7:48 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Vriddhi yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Sadhana Prescriptions

Siddha Yoga Pushya Guru Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग पुष्य गुरु महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Guru Mantra Diksha

गुरु मन्त्र दीक्षा

- Muhurta Chintamani

Lakshmi Puja

लक्ष्मी पूजा

- Shri Sukta, Lakshmi Tantra

Matangi Sadhana

मातंगी साधना

- Matangi Tantra, Shakta Pramoda, Tantrasara, Mantra Mahodadhi

Pushya Yoga Graha Sadhana

पुष्य योग ग्रह साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

Amrit Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

अमृत सिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Amrit Siddhi Yoga Diksha Sadhana

अमृत सिद्धि योग दीक्षा साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Mantra Mahodadhi

Skanda Shashthi Puja

स्कन्द षष्ठी पूजा

- Skanda Purana, Kumara Tantra

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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सैन फ्रांसिस्को — 21 मई

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:56
सूर्यास्त: सायं 20:16
तिथि: षष्ठी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पुष्य (तृतीय पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:54–अपराह्ण 16:41
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 05:56–प्रातः 07:43)