New York City panchang, 17 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:54 Moonrise 06:50 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 16:54- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:18 – 08:30
- Durmuhurta 07:18 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta 07:56 – 08:35
- Rahu Kalam 09:42 – 10:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:25
- Yamaganda 13:18 – 14:30
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 13:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
16:54 to 07:17 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:54 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 02:16 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 06:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 13:34
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 23:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyaghata until 10:48
- Karana Shakuni until 13:34, then Chatushpada
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 13:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 02:16 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 06:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:18 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:56 – 08:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:42 – 10:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 14:30
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. 05:22 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:54 – 19:47
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:18 – 13:34
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:18 – 08:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:30 – 09:42 | Good |
| Rog | 09:42 – 10:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:54 – 12:06 | Bad |
| Char | 12:06 – 13:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:18 – 14:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:30 – 15:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:42 – 16:54 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:54 – 18:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:42 – 20:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:30 – 22:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:18 – 00:06 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:06 – 01:54 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:54 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:41 – 05:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:29 – 07:17 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 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 08:54 NowMars
- 09:42 NowSun
- 10:30 NowVenus
- 11:18 NowMercury
- 12:06 NowMoon
- 12:54 NowSaturn
- 13:42 NowJupiter
- 14:30 NowMars
- 15:18 NowSun
- 16:06 NowVenus
- 16:54 NowMercury
- 18:06 NowMoon
- 19:18 NowSaturn
- 20:30 NowJupiter
- 21:42 NowMars
- 22:54 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:06 NowVenus
- 01:18 NowMercury
- 02:29 NowMoon
- 03:41 NowSaturn
- 04:53 NowJupiter
- 06:05 NowMars
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:18 NowJupiter
- 09:18 NowMars
- 10:18 NowSun
- 11:18 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:18 NowMoon
- 14:18 NowSaturn
- 15:18 NowJupiter
- 16:18 NowMars
- 17:18 NowSun
- 18:18 NowVenus
- 19:18 NowMercury
- 20:18 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:18 NowJupiter
- 23:18 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSun
- 01:18 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:18 NowMoon
- 04:18 NowSaturn
- 05:18 NowJupiter
- 06:18 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 07:11 Sagittarius
- 07:11 – 08:41 Capricorn
- 08:41 – 09:54 Aquarius
- 09:54 – 11:04 Pisces
- 11:04 – 12:26 Aries
- 12:26 – 14:14 Taurus
- 14:14 – 16:32 Gemini
- 16:32 – 19:04 Cancer
- 19:04 – 21:36 Leo
- 21:36 – 00:07 next day Virgo
- 00:07 – 02:40 next day Libra
- 02:40 – 05:06 next day Scorpio
- 05:06 – 07:07 next day Sagittarius
- 07:07 – 07:17 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