New York City panchang, 21 December 2025
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:30 Moonrise 08:52 Pausha month
New York City, New York, United States · 40.71°, -74.01° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:30- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:35 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:54 – 13:03
- Gulika Kalam 14:12 – 15:21
- Durmuhurta 15:16 – 15:53
- Rahu Kalam 15:21 – 16:30
- 11:34 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:30 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:30 – 19:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:06 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 23:37 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:22 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 00:22 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:10 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 00:22 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 17:06 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhruva until 06:10 next day
- Karana Balava until 11:34, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:34 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:06 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 23:37 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:22 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 00:22 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:10 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:54 – 13:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:12 – 15:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:16 – 15:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:21 – 16:30
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:10 – 09:46 next day
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. 05:19 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:35 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:30 – 19:28
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:06 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:27 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 10:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:45 – 11:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:54 – 13:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:03 – 14:12 | Good |
| Rog | 14:12 – 15:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:21 – 16:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:30 – 18:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:21 – 20:12 | Good |
| Char | 20:12 – 22:03 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:03 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:54 – 01:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:45 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 05:27 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:27 – 07:18 next day | Good |
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
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:04 NowVenus
- 08:50 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:22 NowSaturn
- 11:08 NowJupiter
- 11:54 NowMars
- 12:40 NowSun
- 13:26 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:30 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:58 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:26 NowMercury
- 22:40 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:08 NowJupiter
- 02:22 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:50 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:56 Scorpio
- 06:56 – 08:57 Sagittarius
- 08:57 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 11:40 Aquarius
- 11:40 – 12:50 Pisces
- 12:50 – 14:12 Aries
- 14:12 – 16:01 Taurus
- 16:01 – 18:19 Gemini
- 18:19 – 20:51 Cancer
- 20:51 – 23:22 Leo
- 23:22 – 01:54 next day Virgo
- 01:54 – 04:26 next day Libra
- 04:26 – 06:52 next day Scorpio
- 06:52 – 07:18 next day Sagittarius
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method