Edison panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 19:06 Moonrise 06:47 Phalguna month
Edison, New Jersey, United States · 40.52°, -74.41° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:05 to 19:06- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:35 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam 11:35 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 12:41 – 13:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:41 – 13:29 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:05 – 14:36
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
19:06 to 07:03 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:06 – 21:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 21:23
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 19:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 18:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 10:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:35 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:41 – 13:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:36
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 20:06 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 19:06 – 21:05
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:29 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:41 – 13:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:06 – 21:29
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:05 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:35 – 10:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:05 – 11:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:35 – 13:05 | Good |
| Rog | 13:05 – 14:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:36 – 16:06 | Bad |
| Char | 16:06 – 17:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:36 – 19:06 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:06 – 20:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:36 – 22:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:05 – 23:35 | Good |
| Char | 23:35 – 01:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:05 – 02:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:34 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:34 – 07:03 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:05 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 09:05 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 11:05 NowMars
- 12:05 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:06 NowMercury
- 15:06 NowMoon
- 16:06 NowSaturn
- 17:06 NowJupiter
- 18:06 NowMars
- 19:06 NowSun
- 20:06 NowVenus
- 21:06 NowMercury
- 22:05 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:05 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 02:04 NowSun
- 03:04 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:04 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:05 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 09:05 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 11:05 NowMars
- 12:05 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:05 NowMercury
- 15:05 NowMoon
- 16:05 NowSaturn
- 17:05 NowJupiter
- 18:05 NowMars
- 19:05 NowSun
- 20:05 NowVenus
- 21:05 NowMercury
- 22:05 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:05 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 02:05 NowSun
- 03:05 NowVenus
- 04:05 NowMercury
- 05:05 NowMoon
- 06:05 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 05:47 Capricorn
- 05:47 – 07:00 Aquarius
- 07:00 – 08:10 Pisces
- 08:10 – 09:32 Aries
- 09:32 – 11:21 Taurus
- 11:21 – 13:39 Gemini
- 13:39 – 16:11 Cancer
- 16:11 – 18:42 Leo
- 18:42 – 21:13 Virgo
- 21:13 – 23:45 Libra
- 23:45 – 02:11 next day Scorpio
- 02:11 – 04:12 next day Sagittarius
- 04:12 – 05:43 next day Capricorn
- 05:43 – 06:56 next day Aquarius
- 06:56 – 07:03 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EDT (UTC-4) · Method