New York City panchang, 8 May 2026
Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 19:58 Moonrise 01:28 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
05:47 to 19:58- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:33 – 09:20
- Durmuhurta 08:37 – 09:34
- Rahu Kalam 11:06 – 12:52
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:24 – 13:21
- Durmuhurta 13:21 – 14:17
- Yamaganda 16:25 – 18:11
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 15:46 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:00 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
19:58 to 05:46 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 19:58 – 21:55
- Brahma Muhurta 04:27 – 05:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:33 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 04:33 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 04:33 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 11:50 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shubha until 17:00
- Karana Vishti until 15:46, then Bava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aries
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 15:46 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:00 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 04:33 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 04:33 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:33 – 09:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:37 – 09:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:21 – 14:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:25 – 18:11
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. 04:28 – 05:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 19:58 – 21:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:47 – 11:50
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 11:50 – 05:46 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:47 – 07:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:33 – 09:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:20 – 11:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:06 – 12:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:52 – 14:39 | Good |
| Rog | 14:39 – 16:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:25 – 18:11 | Bad |
| Char | 18:11 – 19:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 19:58 – 21:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:11 – 22:25 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:25 – 23:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:38 – 00:52 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:52 – 02:05 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:05 – 03:19 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:19 – 04:32 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:32 – 05:46 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
- 05:47 NowVenus
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:31 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 14:03 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:47 NowJupiter
- 19:58 NowMars
- 20:47 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:25 NowMercury
- 23:14 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 00:52 NowJupiter
- 01:41 NowMars
- 02:30 NowSun
- 03:19 NowVenus
- 04:08 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowVenus
- 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
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:28 – 04:48 Pisces
- 04:48 – 06:10 Aries
- 06:10 – 07:58 Taurus
- 07:58 – 10:16 Gemini
- 10:16 – 12:48 Cancer
- 12:48 – 15:20 Leo
- 15:20 – 17:51 Virgo
- 17:51 – 20:24 Libra
- 20:24 – 22:50 Scorpio
- 22:50 – 00:50 next day Sagittarius
- 00:50 – 02:21 next day Capricorn
- 02:21 – 03:34 next day Aquarius
- 03:34 – 04:44 next day Pisces
- 04:44 – 05:46 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