New York City panchang, 16 May 2026
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 20:06 Moonrise 05:00 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
05:39 to 20:06- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:39 – 07:27
- Durmuhurta 05:39 – 06:37
- Durmuhurta 06:37 – 07:34
- Rahu Kalam 09:15 – 11:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:23 – 13:21
- Yamaganda 14:41 – 16:29
- 05:53 Karana becomes Naga
- 08:00 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 13:16 Moon enters Taurus
- 16:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 16:01 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Night
20:06 to 05:38 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:06 – 22:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:22 – 05:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:45 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 02:06 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 05:02 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 16:01
- Nakshatra Bharani until 08:00 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shobhana until 20:45
- Karana Chatushpada until 05:53, then Naga
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 05:53 Karana becomes Naga
- 08:00 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 13:16 Moon enters Taurus
- 16:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 16:01 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 20:45 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 02:06 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 05:02 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:39 – 07:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:39 – 06:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:37 – 07:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:15 – 11:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:41 – 16:29
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 20:45 – 23:09
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. 04:22 – 05:00
- 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 20:06 – 22:00
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 05:02 – 05:38 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:02 – 05:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:39 – 07:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:27 – 09:15 | Good |
| Rog | 09:15 – 11:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:04 – 12:52 | Bad |
| Char | 12:52 – 14:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:41 – 16:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:29 – 18:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:17 – 20:06 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:06 – 21:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:17 – 22:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:29 – 23:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:40 – 00:52 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:52 – 02:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:03 – 03:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:15 – 04:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:26 – 05:38 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
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowJupiter
- 08:03 NowMars
- 09:15 NowSun
- 10:28 NowVenus
- 11:40 NowMercury
- 12:52 NowMoon
- 14:04 NowSaturn
- 15:17 NowJupiter
- 16:29 NowMars
- 17:41 NowSun
- 18:53 NowVenus
- 20:06 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 21:41 NowSaturn
- 22:29 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:04 NowSun
- 00:52 NowVenus
- 01:39 NowMercury
- 02:27 NowMoon
- 03:15 NowSaturn
- 04:02 NowJupiter
- 04:50 NowMars
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowJupiter
- 07:39 NowMars
- 08:39 NowSun
- 09:39 NowVenus
- 10:39 NowMercury
- 11:39 NowMoon
- 12:39 NowSaturn
- 13:39 NowJupiter
- 14:39 NowMars
- 15:39 NowSun
- 16:39 NowVenus
- 17:39 NowMercury
- 18:39 NowMoon
- 19:39 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:39 NowMars
- 22:39 NowSun
- 23:39 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMercury
- 01:39 NowMoon
- 02:39 NowSaturn
- 03:39 NowJupiter
- 04:39 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:22 – 05:38 Aries
- 05:38 – 07:27 Taurus
- 07:27 – 09:45 Gemini
- 09:45 – 12:17 Cancer
- 12:17 – 14:48 Leo
- 14:48 – 17:20 Virgo
- 17:20 – 19:52 Libra
- 19:52 – 22:18 Scorpio
- 22:18 – 00:19 next day Sagittarius
- 00:19 – 01:49 next day Capricorn
- 01:49 – 03:02 next day Aquarius
- 03:02 – 04:12 next day Pisces
- 04:12 – 05:34 next day Aries
- 05:34 – 05:38 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