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Panchang for New York — 22 January 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · NY (40.7128°, -74.006°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Makara (Pausha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from New York (40.7128°, -74.006°)'s own sunrise — 07:14 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Chaturthiuntil 03:58 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 1until 04:03 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVariyanauntil 07:07 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 03:58 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:14 AM
Sunset05:02 PM
Moonrise09:20 AM
Moonset09:12 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inCapricorn
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:48 AM – 12:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:38 AM – 06:26 AM
Amrit Kalam09:15 PM – 10:51 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:21 PM – 02:35 PM
Gulika Kalam09:41 AM – 10:54 AM
Yamaganda07:14 AM – 08:27 AM
Varjyam11:37 AM – 01:13 PM
Durmuhurta01:06 PM – 01:46 PM
Durmuhurta03:43 PM – 04:22 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh07:14 AM – 08:27 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:27 AM – 09:41 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:41 AM – 10:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:54 AM – 12:08 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:08 PM – 01:21 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:21 PM – 02:35 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:35 PM – 03:48 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:48 PM – 05:02 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:02 PM – 06:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:48 PM – 08:35 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:35 PM – 10:21 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:21 PM – 12:08 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:08 AM – 01:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:54 AM – 03:41 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:41 AM – 05:27 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:27 AM – 07:14 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle