New York City panchang, 18 February 2026
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 17:33 Moonrise 07:21 Phalguna 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
06:47 to 17:33- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 10:49 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta 11:48 – 12:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:31 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:10 – 13:30
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 12:15 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
17:33 to 06:45 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:33 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:01 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:30 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 05:29 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 05:29 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 05:29 next day
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 10:46 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shiva until 12:15
- Karana Balava until 18:01, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 12:15 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 18:01 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:30 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 05:29 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 05:29 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:48 – 12:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:10 – 13:30
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. 05:01 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:48 – 12:31
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:33 – 20:11
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:47 – 05:29 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:49 – 12:10 | Good |
| Rog | 12:10 – 13:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:30 – 14:51 | Bad |
| Char | 14:51 – 16:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:12 – 17:33 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:33 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:12 – 20:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:51 – 22:30 | Good |
| Char | 22:30 – 00:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:09 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:48 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 05:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:06 – 06:45 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
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:22 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:10 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 13:57 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:39 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:39 NowVenus
- 19:45 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 21:57 NowSaturn
- 23:03 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMars
- 01:15 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:47 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 05:05 Sagittarius
- 05:05 – 06:35 Capricorn
- 06:35 – 07:48 Aquarius
- 07:48 – 08:58 Pisces
- 08:58 – 10:20 Aries
- 10:20 – 12:09 Taurus
- 12:09 – 14:27 Gemini
- 14:27 – 16:59 Cancer
- 16:59 – 19:30 Leo
- 19:30 – 22:02 Virgo
- 22:02 – 00:34 next day Libra
- 00:34 – 03:00 next day Scorpio
- 03:00 – 05:01 next day Sagittarius
- 05:01 – 06:31 next day Capricorn
- 06:31 – 06:45 next day Aquarius
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