New York

2026-10-20

Tithi

Dashami दशमी

Nakshatra

Shravana श्रवण

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	07:13	08:35	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	08:35	09:57	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	09:57	11:18	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	11:18	12:40	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	12:40	14:02	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	14:02	15:23	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	15:23	16:45	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	16:45	18:07	bad
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	18:07	19:45	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	19:45	21:23	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	21:23	23:02	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	23:02	24:40	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	24:40	02:18	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	02:18	03:57	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	03:57	05:35	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	05:35	07:13	bad

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	15:23	16:45	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	09:57	11:18	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:40	14:02	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:18	13:02	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:37 – 06:25

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:08 – 07:13

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:29 – 15:12

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:55 – 18:19

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:07 – 19:12

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:16 – 01:04

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

09:39 – 11:25

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

10:32 – 12:18

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

09:24 – 10:08

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:02 – 13:45

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

Tula#7

Surya Nakshatra

Chitra चित्रा

Pada 3 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:31
14:58
21:26
03:53

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	Moon
Mantri	Moon

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

South दक्षिण

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Bhojana भोजन

neutral

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Venus शुक्र

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

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

Mesha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Makara, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	10	yes
2	Vrishabha	9	no
3	Mithuna	8	no
4	Karka	7	yes
5	Simha	6	yes
6	Kanya	5	no
7	Tula	4	no
8	Vrishchika	3	yes
9	Dhanu	2	no
10	Makara	1	yes
11	Kumbha	12	no
12	Meena	11	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
7	Tula तुला	07:13	09:38
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	09:38	12:03
9	Dhanu धनु	12:03	14:03
10	Makara मकर	14:03	15:33
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	15:33	16:48
12	Meena मीन	16:48	17:58
1	Mesha मेष	17:58	19:18
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	19:18	21:08
3	Mithuna मिथुन	21:08	23:23
4	Karka कर्क	23:23	01:58
5	Simha सिंह	01:58	04:28
6	Kanya कन्या	04:28	06:58
7	Tula तुला	06:58	07:13

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	Chora चोर	07:13	07:57	inauspicious
2	Shubha शुभ	07:57	08:41	auspicious
3	Roga रोग	08:41	09:24	inauspicious
4	Mrityu मृत्यु	09:24	10:08	inauspicious
5	Agni अग्नि	10:08	10:51	inauspicious
6	Raja राज	10:51	11:35	inauspicious
7	Chora चोर	11:35	12:18	inauspicious
8	Shubha शुभ	12:18	13:02	auspicious
9	Roga रोग	13:02	13:45	inauspicious
10	Mrityu मृत्यु	13:45	14:29	inauspicious
11	Agni अग्नि	14:29	15:12	inauspicious
12	Raja राज	15:12	15:56	inauspicious
13	Chora चोर	15:56	16:39	inauspicious
14	Shubha शुभ	16:39	17:23	auspicious
15	Roga रोग	17:23	18:07	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)

Sharadशरद्

Ritu (Drik)

Sharadशरद्

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

10h 53m

Ratrimana

13h 7m

Madhyahna

12:40

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

Choghadiya - New York, 20 October 2026

On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout New York carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 7:13 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:07 PM, bringing 10 hours 53 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dashami of the Shukla fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Shravana. Shula yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-10-20. Brahma Muhurta opens at 5:37 AM and closes at 6:25 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout New York, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 3:23 PM through 4:45 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 (11:18 AM–12:40 PM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Shravana nakshatra is ruled by Moon, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of New York.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in New York on 20 October 2026?

In New York on 20 October 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 3:23 PM to 4:45 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 20 October 2026 at 7:13 AM?

Sunrise at 7:13 AM in New York on 20 October 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 (6:07 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 20 October 2026?

The yoga operative in New York on 20 October 2026 is Shula, active from 3:05 PM to 3:20 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Shula 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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न्यूयॉर्क — 20 अक्टूबर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:13
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:07
तिथि: दशमी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: श्रवण (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 15:23–अपराह्ण 16:45
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 11:18–दोपहर 12:40)