Choghadiya Today in San Jose
Today’s choghadiya for San Jose, California, worked out from San Jose’s own sunrise and sunset in Pacific Time (America/Los Angeles). Bay Area Hindu life centres on San Jose and Fremont, the two cities with the region’s largest Asian Indian populations, with major temples spread from Livermore and Concord to Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Milpitas. San Jose’s clock runs 12 hours 30 minutes to 13 hours 30 minutes behind India’s, so some festivals fall a day earlier here than in India.
Best times in San Jose
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 7:56 AM to 9:15 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:28 PM to 3:46 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:28 PM to 10:10 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 10:10 PM to 11:52 PM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:30 AM to 12:12 PM | in Udveg and Char |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal काल Gulika Kaal Kala Vela | 6:38 AM to 7:56 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 7:56 AM to 9:15 AM | Good |
| Rog रोग Rahu Kaal | 9:15 AM to 10:33 AM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 10:33 AM to 11:51 AM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 11:51 AM to 1:09 PM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ Yamaganda Vara Vela | 1:09 PM to 2:28 PM | Mixed |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:28 PM to 3:46 PM | Good |
| Kaal काल Kala Vela | 3:46 PM to 5:04 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 5:04 PM to 6:46 PM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 6:46 PM to 8:28 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:28 PM to 10:10 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 10:10 PM to 11:52 PM | Good |
| Char चर | 11:52 PM to 1:34 AM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 1:34 AM to 3:15 AM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 3:15 AM to 4:57 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 4:57 AM to 6:39 AM | Mixed |
Panchang in San Jose for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are as at sunrise in San Jose, with the time each one ends, all in San Jose time and for the date chosen above.
Choghadiya in Fremont
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Hindu festivals in San Jose: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in San Jose, worked out for San Jose’s own sunrise and moonrise. 17 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in India.
| Festival | Date in San Jose |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as India |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as India |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 8:07 PM. Puja 6:14 PM to 7:34 PM. Fast 7:27 AM to 8:07 PM. | Wed, Oct 28 Day before India (Thu, Oct 29) |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as India |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as India |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Fri, Nov 6 Day before India (Sat, Nov 7) |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sat, Nov 7 Day before India (Sun, Nov 8) |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 5:22 PM to 7:12 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as India |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as India |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as India |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as India |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Mon, Nov 23 Day before India (Tue, Nov 24) |
| Vivah Panchami | Sun, Dec 13 Day before India (Mon, Dec 14) |
| Gita Jayanti | Sat, Dec 19 Day before India (Sun, Dec 20) |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Thu, Jan 14 Day before India (Fri, Jan 15) |
| Maha Shivratri | Fri, Mar 5 Day before India (Sat, Mar 6) |
| Holika Dahan | Sun, Mar 21 Day before India (Mon, Mar 22) |
| Holi | Mon, Mar 22 Day before India (Tue, Mar 23) |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as India |
| Ram Navami | Wed, Apr 14 Day before India (Thu, Apr 15) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as India |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sat, May 8 Day before India (Sun, May 9) |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as India |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as India |
| Guru Purnima | Sat, Jul 17 Day before India (Sun, Jul 18) |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as India |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as India |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as India |
| Raksha Bandhan | Mon, Aug 16 Day before India (Tue, Aug 17) |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Tue, Aug 24 Day before India (Wed, Aug 25) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Fri, Sep 3 Day before India (Sat, Sep 4) |
| Radha Ashtami | Tue, Sep 7 Day before India (Wed, Sep 8) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as India |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as India |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as India |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. San Jose keeps a different clock from India, so that moment can land on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in San Jose
The next vrat days for San Jose, with the tithi window in San Jose time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wed, Oct 21 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed, Nov 4 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sat, Dec 19 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sat, Jan 2 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 11:25 PM Oct 24 to 9:10 PM Oct 25 | Sun, Oct 25 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 10:12 AM Nov 23 to 6:53 AM Nov 24 | Mon, Nov 23 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 9:16 PM Dec 22 to 5:27 PM Dec 23 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 7:59 AM Jan 21 to 4:16 AM Jan 22 | Thu, Jan 21 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 6:28 PM Feb 19 to 3:21 PM Feb 20 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 5:50 AM Mar 21 to 3:42 AM Mar 22 | Sun, Mar 21 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 9:57 PM Nov 07 to 11:00 PM Nov 08 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 2:42 PM Dec 07 to 4:51 PM Dec 08 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 9:44 AM Jan 06 to 12:24 PM Jan 07 Darsha Amavasya: Wed, Jan 6 Pausha Amavasya: Thu, Jan 7 | Wed, Jan 6 Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 5:35 AM Feb 05 to 7:55 AM Feb 06 | Fri, Feb 5 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 12:15 AM Mar 07 to 1:28 AM Mar 08 | Sun, Mar 7 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 5:09 PM Apr 05 to 4:50 PM Apr 06 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:21 PM to 8:57 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:05 PM to 7:47 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:53 PM to 7:41 PM | Sat, Nov 21 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:49 PM to 7:41 PM | Sat, Dec 5 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:52 PM to 7:46 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:02 PM to 7:54 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around San Jose
Mandirs across the San Jose area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Shiva-Vishnu Temple (Hindu Community and Cultural Center)
Consecrated with a Kumbhabhishekam on July 13, 1986; the temple’s Sthala Purana says its design blends Chola style for the Vishnu shrine and Kalinga style for the Shiva shrine.
Sunnyvale Hindu Temple (Hindu Temple and Community Center of South Bay)
Rebuilt on its 3.15-acre site with 32 new vigrahas; the Maha Kumbhabhishekam and inauguration were held May 8 to 12, 2013.
Fremont Hindu Temple (Vedic Dharma Samaj)
The temple’s Pran Pratishtha was performed on October 4, 1984, and its traditional temple building was completed in April 2006.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
BAPS records that Pramukh Swami Maharaj presided over the murti-pratishtha on September 8, 2007; BAPS lists it as its San Jose mandir.
ISKCON Berkeley (New Jagannatha Puri)
Organises San Francisco’s annual Festival of the Chariots; the temple says Prabhupada organised the first Jagannatha Ratha-yatra in San Francisco in 1967 and it has been held every year since.
ISKCON Silicon Valley
ISKCON News reported in 2012 that the community bought this 4,900-square-foot building, having first come to San Jose in 1998.
Balaji Matha & Temple
Serving devotees since 2006, the matha also runs a 23-acre spiritual retreat in Tres Pinos.
Shiva Murugan Temple
Traces its roots to the Palaniswami Sivan Temple founded in 1957 at 3575 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, which the temple calls the first Hindu place of traditional puja in the USA; it opened in Concord on May 2, 1987.
Shiv Durga Temple of Bay Area
Marked Maha Shivratri 2023 with an iced Shivling, drawing long lines for darshan, as India Currents reported.
Shirdi Sai Darbar
Started its Sai temple on February 24, 2011; a life-size murti arrived on June 3, 2011.
Chinmaya Mission San Jose (Chinmaya Sandeepany)
Its deity was consecrated on April 2, 1988, and the ashram at Clayton Road was inaugurated on June 8, 2014.
The Hindu community in San Jose
- In the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area counted 250,359 Asian Indian residents and the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area 202,245. (US Census ACS 2020-2024, table B02015 (Census Reporter))
- Within those two metros, San Jose (80,168) and Fremont (68,299) have the largest Asian Indian populations, followed by Sunnyvale (27,642), San Francisco (24,900), Santa Clara (24,582), Dublin (21,004) and San Ramon (20,395). (US Census ACS 2020-2024, table B02015 (Census Reporter))
- On October 25, 2025, the first-ever Diwali celebration in downtown San Jose drew more than 10,000 people to Plaza de Cesar Chavez, organised by the San Jose Downtown Association, the City of San Jose and the Association of Indo Americans with partners. (India Currents)
- ISKCON Berkeley held its 60th annual Festival of the Chariots (Ratha Yatra) in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Sunday, August 23, 2026. (ISKCON Berkeley)
- AB 268, co-authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra of San Jose and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2025, lets California public schools and community colleges close for Diwali from January 1, 2026. (KTVU)
San Jose choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in San Jose?
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a day before India (Thu, Oct 29): moonrise 8:07 PM, puja 6:14 PM to 7:34 PM. It can fall on a different calendar day from India because the fast is kept on the evening when the Chaturthi tithi is in force at moonrise, and San Jose’s clock runs 12 hours 30 minutes behind India’s that week.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in San Jose?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in San Jose is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 5:22 PM to 7:12 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in San Jose?
- Monday, March 22, 2027 in San Jose, a day before India (Tue, Mar 23). Holika Dahan: Sunday, March 21, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in San Jose?
- Tuesday, August 24, 2027 in San Jose, a day before India (Wed, Aug 25).
- When is Dussehra 2026 in San Jose?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in San Jose, same day as India.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in San Jose?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in San Jose, same day as India.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in San Jose?
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 in San Jose, a day before India (Fri, Jan 15).
- When is San Francisco’s Ratha Yatra, and who organises it?
- ISKCON Berkeley organises the Festival of the Chariots in Golden Gate Park; its 60th annual edition was held on Sunday, August 23, 2026. ISKCON Berkeley says Prabhupada organised the first Jagannatha Ratha-yatra in San Francisco in 1967 and it has been held every year since.
- Why does the Shiva-Vishnu Temple in Livermore mix South and North Indian architecture?
- The temple’s Sthala Purana says it set out to serve devotees of every region and tradition, so its sthapathi, Padma Shri Muthiah Sthapathi, blended Chola style for the Vishnu shrine with Kalinga style for the Shiva shrine. The temple’s Kumbhabhishekam was held on July 13, 1986.
Choghadiya through the year in San Jose
Sunrise and sunset in San Jose on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 7:18 AM | 5:19 PM | 10h 1m | 1h 15m | 1h 45m |
| 21 February | 6:50 AM | 5:53 PM | 11h 3m | 1h 23m | 1h 37m |
| 21 March | 7:10 AM | 7:19 PM | 12h 9m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 April | 6:25 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 22m | 1h 40m | 1h 20m |
| 21 May | 5:54 AM | 8:14 PM | 14h 19m | 1h 47m | 1h 13m |
| 21 June | 5:47 AM | 8:31 PM | 14h 44m | 1h 51m | 1h 9m |
| 21 July | 6:03 AM | 8:25 PM | 14h 22m | 1h 48m | 1h 12m |
| 21 August | 6:29 AM | 7:53 PM | 13h 24m | 1h 41m | 1h 19m |
| 21 September | 6:54 AM | 7:07 PM | 12h 13m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 October | 7:21 AM | 6:24 PM | 11h 3m | 1h 23m | 1h 37m |
| 21 November | 6:53 AM | 4:54 PM | 10h 1m | 1h 15m | 1h 45m |
| 21 December | 7:18 AM | 4:53 PM | 9h 35m | 1h 12m | 1h 48m |
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