New York City panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 16:55 Moonrise 07:29 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
07:17 to 16:55- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:25
- Yamaganda 12:06 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 14:31 – 15:43
- Durmuhurta 15:38 – 16:17
- Rahu Kalam 15:43 – 16:55
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 14:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 14:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Night
16:55 to 07:17 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:55 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:22 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 14:51
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 01:22 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Harshana until 10:41
- Karana Naga until 14:51, then Kimstughna
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 14:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 14:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 01:22 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:41 – 11:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:31 – 15:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:38 – 16:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:43 – 16:55
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 16:55 – 19:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:17 – 01:22 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:17 – 08:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:30 – 09:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:42 – 10:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:54 – 12:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:06 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 14:31 | Good |
| Rog | 14:31 – 15:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:43 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:55 – 18:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:43 – 20:30 | Good |
| Char | 20:30 – 22:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:18 – 00:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:06 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:54 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 05:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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
- 07:17 NowSun
- 08:05 NowVenus
- 08:54 NowMercury
- 09:42 NowMoon
- 10:30 NowSaturn
- 11:18 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:42 NowVenus
- 14:31 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:07 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 18:07 NowMars
- 19:19 NowSun
- 20:30 NowVenus
- 21:42 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:18 NowJupiter
- 02:30 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:53 NowVenus
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowSun
- 08:17 NowVenus
- 09:17 NowMercury
- 10:17 NowMoon
- 11:17 NowSaturn
- 12:17 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:17 NowSun
- 15:17 NowVenus
- 16:17 NowMercury
- 17:17 NowMoon
- 18:17 NowSaturn
- 19:17 NowJupiter
- 20:17 NowMars
- 21:17 NowSun
- 22:17 NowVenus
- 23:17 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMoon
- 01:17 NowSaturn
- 02:17 NowJupiter
- 03:17 NowMars
- 04:17 NowSun
- 05:17 NowVenus
- 06:17 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 07:07 Sagittarius
- 07:07 – 08:37 Capricorn
- 08:37 – 09:50 Aquarius
- 09:50 – 11:00 Pisces
- 11:00 – 12:22 Aries
- 12:22 – 14:10 Taurus
- 14:10 – 16:29 Gemini
- 16:29 – 19:01 Cancer
- 19:01 – 21:32 Leo
- 21:32 – 00:04 next day Virgo
- 00:04 – 02:36 next day Libra
- 02:36 – 05:02 next day Scorpio
- 05:02 – 07:03 next day Sagittarius
- 07:03 – 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