New York City panchang, 23 September 2026
Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 18:50 Moonrise 17:28 Bhadrapada month
New York City, New York, United States · 40.71°, -74.01° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:45 to 18:50- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam 11:17 – 12:47
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:23 – 13:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:47 – 14:18
- 06:57 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 12:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 13:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 13:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:50 to 06:46 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:50 – 21:13
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 01:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 13:21
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 01:05 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Sukarman until 06:57
- Karana Balava until 13:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 06:57 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 12:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 13:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 13:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 01:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:17 – 12:47
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 12:47 – 14:18
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhurta Chintamani 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirnaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhurta Martanda v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:24 – 08:24 next day
- Dagdha Muhurta Chintamani 1.5, Narada in the commentary, p. 13 06:45 – 01:05 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:10 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:23 – 13:12
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 18:50 – 21:13
- Siddha Muhurta Chintamani 1.4, Kasyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:45 – 13:21
- Ravi yoga Muhurta Chintamani 1.27, p. 22 01:05 – 06:46 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:45 – 08:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:16 – 09:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:46 – 11:17 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 11:17 – 12:47 | Good |
| Rog | 12:47 – 14:18 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 14:18 – 15:49 | Avoid |
| Char | 15:49 – 17:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:19 – 18:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:50 – 20:19 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:19 – 21:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:49 – 23:18 | Good |
| Char | 23:18 – 00:48 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:48 – 02:18 next day | Avoid |
| Kaal | 02:18 – 03:47 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 03:47 – 05:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:17 – 06:46 next day | Avoid |
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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 06:45 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:50 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:45 NowMercury
- 07:45 NowMoon
- 08:45 NowSaturn
- 09:45 NowJupiter
- 10:45 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:45 NowMars
- 18:45 NowSun
- 19:45 NowVenus
- 20:45 NowMercury
- 21:45 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:45 NowVenus
- 03:45 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 05:45 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:10 – 06:17 Leo
- 06:17 – 08:48 Virgo
- 08:48 – 11:21 Libra
- 11:21 – 13:47 Scorpio
- 13:47 – 15:48 Sagittarius
- 15:48 – 17:18 Capricorn
- 17:18 – 18:31 Aquarius
- 18:31 – 19:41 Pisces
- 19:41 – 21:03 Aries
- 21:03 – 22:51 Taurus
- 22:51 – 01:10 next day Gemini
- 01:10 – 03:42 next day Cancer
- 03:42 – 06:13 next day Leo
- 06:13 – 06:46 next day Virgo
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