New York City panchang, 18 November 2026
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 16:34 Moonrise 13:15 Kartika month
New York City, New York, United States · 40.71°, -74.01° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 16:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:01 – 09:14
- Gulika Kalam 10:27 – 11:41
- Durmuhurta 11:21 – 12:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:21 – 12:00 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:41 – 12:54
- 08:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:34 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:34 – 19:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:40 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 20:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 20:36 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:12 Yoga becomes Harshana
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 20:36
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 19:40 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyaghata until 21:12
- Karana Balava until 08:12, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:40 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 20:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 20:36 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:12 Yoga becomes Harshana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 08:01 – 09:14
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 10:27 – 11:41
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 11:21 – 12:00
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:41 – 12:54
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. 04:54 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:21 – 12:00
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 16:34 – 19:25
- Ravi yoga Muhurta Chintamani 1.27, p. 22 06:47 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:01 – 09:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:14 – 10:27 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 10:27 – 11:41 | Good |
| Rog | 11:41 – 12:54 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 12:54 – 14:07 | Avoid |
| Char | 14:07 – 15:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:21 – 16:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:34 – 18:21 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:21 – 20:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:07 – 21:54 | Good |
| Char | 21:54 – 23:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:41 – 01:28 next day | Avoid |
| Kaal | 01:28 – 03:15 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 03:15 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:02 – 06:48 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
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:14 NowJupiter
- 10:03 NowMars
- 10:52 NowSun
- 11:41 NowVenus
- 12:29 NowMercury
- 13:18 NowMoon
- 14:07 NowSaturn
- 14:56 NowJupiter
- 15:45 NowMars
- 16:34 NowSun
- 17:45 NowVenus
- 18:56 NowMercury
- 20:07 NowMoon
- 21:19 NowSaturn
- 22:30 NowJupiter
- 23:41 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSun
- 02:04 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
- 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
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 06:41 Libra
- 06:41 – 09:07 Scorpio
- 09:07 – 11:07 Sagittarius
- 11:07 – 12:38 Capricorn
- 12:38 – 13:51 Aquarius
- 13:51 – 15:01 Pisces
- 15:01 – 16:23 Aries
- 16:23 – 18:11 Taurus
- 18:11 – 20:29 Gemini
- 20:29 – 23:01 Cancer
- 23:01 – 01:33 next day Leo
- 01:33 – 04:04 next day Virgo
- 04:04 – 06:37 next day Libra
- 06:37 – 06:48 next day Scorpio
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method