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Kalashtami dates in San Francisco, 2028

California, United States · 37.77°, -122.42° · America/Los Angeles

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2028, San Francisco has 12 Kalashtami dates, from Tue, Jan 18 to Sat, Dec 9. 6 match the Indian date, 6 fall a day earlier. The eighth lunar day of the waning fortnight, the monthly observance of Kala Bhairava.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Tue, Jan 18Krishna (waning)Tue, Jan 18, 12:05 AM – Tue, Jan 18, 11:02 PM7:24 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Thu, Feb 17Krishna (waning)Wed, Feb 16, 12:19 PM – Thu, Feb 17, 12:15 PM6:59 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Mar 17Krishna (waning)Fri, Mar 17, 3:59 AM – Sat, Mar 18, 5:03 AM7:18 AMWeekday: Friday1 day earlier
Sun, Apr 16Krishna (waning)Sat, Apr 15, 8:43 PM – Sun, Apr 16, 10:43 PM6:33 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day earlier
Tue, May 16Krishna (waning)Mon, May 15, 2:33 PM – Tue, May 16, 5:00 PM5:59 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Jun 15Krishna (waning)Wed, Jun 14, 8:18 AM – Thu, Jun 15, 10:37 AM5:48 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Jul 14Krishna (waning)Fri, Jul 14, 1:03 AM – Sat, Jul 15, 2:47 AM6:00 AMWeekday: Friday1 day earlier
Sun, Aug 13Krishna (waning)Sat, Aug 12, 4:15 PM – Sun, Aug 13, 5:09 PM6:25 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Sep 11Krishna (waning)Mon, Sep 11, 5:42 AM – Tue, Sep 12, 5:42 AM6:49 AMWeekday: Monday1 day earlier
Wed, Oct 11Krishna (waning)Tue, Oct 10, 5:20 PM – Wed, Oct 11, 4:28 PM7:15 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Nov 9Krishna (waning)Thu, Nov 9, 2:13 AM – Fri, Nov 10, 12:36 AM6:45 AMWeekday: Thursday1 day earlier
Sat, Dec 9Krishna (waning)Fri, Dec 8, 10:41 AM – Sat, Dec 9, 8:37 AM7:15 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame

What Kalashtami is and how it is kept: the Kalashtami 2028 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: San Francisco practice calendar.

Kalashtami in San Francisco: questions

+ How many Kalashtami days are there in 2028 in San Francisco?
12, computed for San Francisco's coordinates and the America/Los Angeles time zone. The first falls on Tue, Jan 18 and the last on Sat, Dec 9.
+ Are San Francisco Kalashtami dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the sunrise that decides the day happens at a different moment in San Francisco. In 2028, 6 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 6 fall a day earlier and 0 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day on which the Krishna Ashtami tithi is in force at sunrise. Bhairava worship is often done at night, so some calendars use the night-time tithi instead. No entry this year needed a flag. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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