New York City panchang, 15 May 2026
Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 20:05 Moonrise 04:25 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
05:40 to 20:05- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:28 – 09:16
- Durmuhurta 08:33 – 09:30
- Rahu Kalam 11:04 – 12:52
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:23 – 13:21
- Durmuhurta 13:21 – 14:19
- Yamaganda 16:28 – 18:17
- 09:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 10:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 19:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
20:05 to 05:39 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:05 – 21:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:22 – 05:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 19:41
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 10:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Saubhagya until 00:55 next day
- Karana Vishti until 09:24, then Shakuni
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 09:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 10:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 19:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:28 – 09:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:33 – 09:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:04 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:21 – 14:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:28 – 18:17
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. 04:23 – 05:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:23 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:05 – 21:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:40 – 10:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:40 – 07:28 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:28 – 09:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:16 – 11:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:04 – 12:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:52 – 14:40 | Good |
| Rog | 14:40 – 16:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:28 – 18:17 | Bad |
| Char | 18:17 – 20:05 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:05 – 21:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:16 – 22:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:28 – 23:40 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:40 – 00:52 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:52 – 02:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:03 – 03:15 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:15 – 04:27 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:27 – 05:39 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
- 05:40 NowVenus
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 08:04 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:28 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 14:04 NowVenus
- 15:16 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:40 NowSaturn
- 18:53 NowJupiter
- 20:05 NowMars
- 20:52 NowSun
- 21:40 NowVenus
- 22:28 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:04 NowSaturn
- 00:52 NowJupiter
- 01:40 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:15 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowVenus
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:40 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:40 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:40 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:40 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:40 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:40 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:23 – 05:42 Aries
- 05:42 – 07:30 Taurus
- 07:30 – 09:49 Gemini
- 09:49 – 12:21 Cancer
- 12:21 – 14:52 Leo
- 14:52 – 17:24 Virgo
- 17:24 – 19:56 Libra
- 19:56 – 22:22 Scorpio
- 22:22 – 00:23 next day Sagittarius
- 00:23 – 01:53 next day Capricorn
- 01:53 – 03:06 next day Aquarius
- 03:06 – 04:16 next day Pisces
- 04:16 – 05:38 next day Aries
- 05:38 – 05:39 next day Taurus
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