New York City panchang, 4 January 2026
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 16:40 Moonrise 18:15 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
07:21 to 16:40- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 12:01 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam 14:20 – 15:30
- Durmuhurta 15:26 – 16:03
- Rahu Kalam 15:30 – 16:40
- 12:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
16:40 to 07:21 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:40 – 19:36
- Brahma Muhurta 05:24 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 23:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 23:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 02:55 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 15:17
- Karana Taitila until 12:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 23:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 23:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:45 – 15:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:20 – 15:30
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:17 – 16:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:26 – 16:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:30 – 16:40
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. 05:24 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:40 – 19:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:21 – 02:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:21 – 08:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:31 – 09:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:41 – 10:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:51 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:11 – 14:20 | Good |
| Rog | 14:20 – 15:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:30 – 16:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:40 – 18:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:30 – 20:20 | Good |
| Char | 20:20 – 22:11 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:11 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:01 – 01:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:51 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 05:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:31 – 07:21 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
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:08 NowVenus
- 08:54 NowMercury
- 09:41 NowMoon
- 10:27 NowSaturn
- 11:14 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 12:47 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:20 NowMercury
- 15:07 NowMoon
- 15:54 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:54 NowMars
- 19:07 NowSun
- 20:20 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:27 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:54 NowVenus
- 06:08 NowMercury
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:21 NowVenus
- 09:21 NowMercury
- 10:21 NowMoon
- 11:21 NowSaturn
- 12:21 NowJupiter
- 13:21 NowMars
- 14:21 NowSun
- 15:21 NowVenus
- 16:21 NowMercury
- 17:21 NowMoon
- 18:21 NowSaturn
- 19:21 NowJupiter
- 20:21 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:21 NowVenus
- 23:21 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMoon
- 01:21 NowSaturn
- 02:21 NowJupiter
- 03:21 NowMars
- 04:21 NowSun
- 05:21 NowVenus
- 06:21 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 06:01 Scorpio
- 06:01 – 08:02 Sagittarius
- 08:02 – 09:32 Capricorn
- 09:32 – 10:45 Aquarius
- 10:45 – 11:55 Pisces
- 11:55 – 13:17 Aries
- 13:17 – 15:06 Taurus
- 15:06 – 17:24 Gemini
- 17:24 – 19:56 Cancer
- 19:56 – 22:27 Leo
- 22:27 – 00:59 next day Virgo
- 00:59 – 03:31 next day Libra
- 03:31 – 05:57 next day Scorpio
- 05:57 – 07:21 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