New York City panchang, 16 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:53 Moonrise 06:02 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 16:53- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:30 – 09:42
- Durmuhurta 09:13 – 09:51
- Rahu Kalam 10:54 – 12:06
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:46 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta 12:25 – 13:03
- Yamaganda 14:29 – 15:41
- 10:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 11:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 11:52 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:53 to 07:18 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:53 – 19:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:42 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 00:46 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 11:52
- Nakshatra Mula until 21:42 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 10:36
- Karana Vanija until 11:52, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 11:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 11:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:42 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 00:46 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:30 – 09:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:13 – 09:51
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:36 – 14:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:54 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:25 – 13:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:29 – 15:41
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. 05:23 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:46 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:53 – 19:46
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:18 – 08:30 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:30 – 09:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:42 – 10:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:54 – 12:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:06 – 13:17 | Good |
| Rog | 13:17 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:29 – 15:41 | Bad |
| Char | 15:41 – 16:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:53 – 18:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:41 – 20:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:29 – 22:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:17 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:05 – 01:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:53 – 03:42 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:42 – 05:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:30 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:06 NowMercury
- 08:54 NowMoon
- 09:42 NowSaturn
- 10:30 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:06 NowSun
- 12:53 NowVenus
- 13:41 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:05 NowJupiter
- 16:53 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:41 NowMoon
- 22:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:05 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:42 NowVenus
- 04:54 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:18 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:18 NowSun
- 14:18 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:18 NowMoon
- 17:18 NowSaturn
- 18:18 NowJupiter
- 19:18 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:18 NowMercury
- 23:18 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:18 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:18 NowVenus
- 05:18 NowMercury
- 06:18 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:23 – 07:15 Sagittarius
- 07:15 – 08:45 Capricorn
- 08:45 – 09:58 Aquarius
- 09:58 – 11:08 Pisces
- 11:08 – 12:30 Aries
- 12:30 – 14:18 Taurus
- 14:18 – 16:36 Gemini
- 16:36 – 19:08 Cancer
- 19:08 – 21:40 Leo
- 21:40 – 00:11 next day Virgo
- 00:11 – 02:44 next day Libra
- 02:44 – 05:10 next day Scorpio
- 05:10 – 07:11 next day Sagittarius
- 07:11 – 07:18 next day Capricorn
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