New York City panchang, 6 May 2026
Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 19:56 Moonrise 00:09 Vaishakha month
New York City, New York, United States · 40.71°, -74.01° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:49 to 19:56- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:35 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta 12:24 – 13:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:24 – 13:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:52 – 14:38
- 06:23 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 11:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Sadhya
Night
19:56 to 05:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:56 – 21:54
- Brahma Muhurta 04:29 – 05:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:44 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 00:44 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 00:44 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 06:23 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Siddha until 15:42
- Karana Kaulava until 11:34, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:23 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 11:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 00:44 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 00:44 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:35 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:24 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:52 – 14:38
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. 04:30 – 05:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:24 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:56 – 21:54
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:49 – 07:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:35 – 09:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:21 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:52 | Good |
| Rog | 12:52 – 14:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:38 – 16:24 | Bad |
| Char | 16:24 – 18:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:10 – 19:56 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:56 – 21:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:10 – 22:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:24 – 23:38 | Good |
| Char | 23:38 – 00:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:52 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:06 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:20 – 04:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:34 – 05:48 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
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 07:00 NowMoon
- 08:10 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:35 NowJupiter
- 18:45 NowMars
- 19:56 NowSun
- 20:45 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:13 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:41 NowSun
- 02:31 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:09 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:49 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:49 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:49 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:49 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:30 – 04:56 Pisces
- 04:56 – 06:18 Aries
- 06:18 – 08:06 Taurus
- 08:06 – 10:24 Gemini
- 10:24 – 12:56 Cancer
- 12:56 – 15:28 Leo
- 15:28 – 17:59 Virgo
- 17:59 – 20:32 Libra
- 20:32 – 22:58 Scorpio
- 22:58 – 00:58 next day Sagittarius
- 00:58 – 02:29 next day Capricorn
- 02:29 – 03:42 next day Aquarius
- 03:42 – 04:52 next day Pisces
- 04:52 – 05:48 next day Aries
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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method