New York

2026-01-06

Tithi

Chaturthi चतुर्थी

Nakshatra

Magha मघा

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:22	15:32	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	09:41	10:51	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:02	13:12	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:43	12:20	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:45 – 06:33

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:16 – 07:21

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:35 – 14:12

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

16:30 – 16:54

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

16:42 – 17:47

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:38 – 24:26

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

14:24 – 15:59

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

13:37 – 15:11

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

09:13 – 09:51

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:20 – 12:58

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Dhanu#9

Surya Nakshatra

Purva Ashadha पूर्वाषाढा

Pada 3 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

07:38
13:36
19:33
01:31

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Swarga स्वर्ग

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Gauri-sannidhi गौरीसन्निधि

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Mars मङ्गल

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
4	Rohini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
6	Ardra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
8	Pushya	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
10	Magha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
13	Hasta	Vadha वध	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
15	Swati	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
19	Mula	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
22	Shravana	Vadha वध	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
27	Revati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	5	no
2	Vrishabha	4	no
3	Mithuna	3	yes
4	Karka	2	no
5	Simha	1	yes
6	Kanya	12	no
7	Tula	11	yes
8	Vrishchika	10	yes
9	Dhanu	9	no
10	Makara	8	no
11	Kumbha	7	yes
12	Meena	6	yes

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
9	Dhanu धनु	07:21	07:56
10	Makara मकर	07:56	09:26
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	09:26	10:41
12	Meena मीन	10:41	11:51
1	Mesha मेष	11:51	13:11
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	13:11	15:01
3	Mithuna मिथुन	15:01	17:16
4	Karka कर्क	17:16	19:51
5	Simha सिंह	19:51	22:21
6	Kanya कन्या	22:21	24:51
7	Tula तुला	24:51	03:26
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	03:26	05:51
9	Dhanu धनु	05:51	07:21

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:21	07:58	inauspicious
2	Agni अग्नि	07:58	08:36	inauspicious
3	Raja राज	08:36	09:13	inauspicious
4	Chora चोर	09:13	09:51	inauspicious
5	Shubha शुभ	09:51	10:28	auspicious
6	Roga रोग	10:28	11:05	inauspicious
7	Mrityu मृत्यु	11:05	11:43	inauspicious
8	Agni अग्नि	11:43	12:20	inauspicious
9	Raja राज	12:20	12:58	inauspicious
10	Chora चोर	12:58	13:35	inauspicious
11	Shubha शुभ	13:35	14:12	auspicious
12	Roga रोग	14:12	14:50	inauspicious
13	Mrityu मृत्यु	14:50	15:27	inauspicious
14	Agni अग्नि	15:27	16:05	inauspicious
15	Raja राज	16:05	16:42	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

9h 21m

Ratrimana

14h 39m

Madhyahna

12:02

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Aaj Ka Panchang - New York, 6 January 2026

On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout New York carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 7:21 AM and dipping below the horizon at 4:42 PM, bringing 9 hours 21 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturthi of the Krishna fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Magha. Priti yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-01-06. Brahma Muhurta opens at 5:45 AM and closes at 6:33 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout New York, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 2:22 PM through 3:32 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the North direction — classical guidance advises against new Tuesday journeys toward the North. On the auspicious side, the Labh choghadiya (10:51 AM–12:02 PM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Magha nakshatra is ruled by Ketu, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of New York.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in New York on 6 January 2026?

In New York on 6 January 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:22 PM to 3:32 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in New York on 6 January 2026 at 7:21 AM?

Sunrise at 7:21 AM in New York on 6 January 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (40.71°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (4:42 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to New York's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in New York on 6 January 2026?

The yoga operative in New York on 6 January 2026 is Priti, active from 12:17 PM to 9:51 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Priti yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Sadhana Prescriptions

Ganesha Puja & Modaka Offering

गणेश पूजा

- Ganesha Purana

Chaturthi Ganesha Vrata

चतुर्थी गणेश व्रत

- Ganesha Purana, Mudgala Purana

Sankalpa Vrata

संकल्प व्रत

- Dharmasindhu, Vrata Ratnakara

Devi Kavacham Patha

देवी कवचम् पाठ

- Devi Mahatmya, Markandeya Purana

Bava Karana Auspicious Puja

बव करण शुभ पूजा

- Muhurta Chintamani

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थसिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थ सिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

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न्यूयॉर्क — 6 जनवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:21
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 16:42
तिथि: चतुर्थी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: मघा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:22–अपराह्ण 15:32
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 10:51–दोपहर 12:02)