Muhūrta · Electional timing
Auspicious pratiṣṭhā dates in New York, USA
January 2026 · America/New_York · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)
Installing a deity: supportive tithis with an auspicious nakshatra and rising sign. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for New York. See today's full panchāṅga for New York →
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#1 · Best this month
Thursday, 1 January 2026
Shukla TrayodashiRohiniYoga: ShuklaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:20–16:35
✓ Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Trayodashi tithi · Thursday
#2
Monday, 12 January 2026
Krishna DashamiSwatiYoga: DhritiKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:48–16:48
✓ Swati nakshatra · Krishna Dashami tithi · Monday
#3
Friday, 23 January 2026
Shukla PanchamiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: ShivaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 12:13–13:43
✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Shukla Panchami tithi · Friday
#4
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Shukla SaptamiAshwiniYoga: SadhyaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Aquarius rising): 08:11–09:11
✓ Ashwini nakshatra · Shukla Saptami tithi · Sunday
#5
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
Shukla EkadashiRohiniYoga: BrahmaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 13:39–15:39
✓ Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Ekadashi tithi · Wednesday
#6
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Shukla DwadashiMrigashiraYoga: IndraKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 11:53–13:23
✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Shukla Dwadashi tithi · Thursday
#7
Sunday, 4 January 2026
Krishna DwitiyaPushyaYoga: VaidhritiKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Aquarius rising): 09:35–10:35
✓ Pushya nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi · Sunday
✗ Vaidhriti yoga is inauspicious
#8
Saturday, 10 January 2026
Krishna AshtamiChitraYoga: SukarmaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:49–16:34
✓ Chitra nakshatra · Krishna Ashtami tithi
✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday
#9
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Krishna EkadashiAnuradhaYoga: GandaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:33–16:33
✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Krishna Ekadashi tithi · Wednesday
✗ Ganda yoga is inauspicious
#10
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Shukla DwitiyaDhanishtaYoga: SiddhiKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Aquarius rising): 08:30–09:30
✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi
✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday
#11
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Shukla TritiyaShatabhishaYoga: VyatipataKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 13:59–16:14
✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi · Wednesday
✗ Vyatipata yoga is inauspicious
#12
Friday, 2 January 2026
Shukla ChaturdashiMrigashiraYoga: BrahmaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Aquarius rising): 09:50–10:50
✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday
✗ Chaturdashi tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Chaturdashi)
Every day this month at a glance
Thu 1 Jan
Rohini100
Fri 2 Jan
Mrigashira75
Sat 3 Jan
Punarvasu63
Sun 4 Jan
Pushya88
Mon 5 Jan
Ashlesha50
Tue 6 Jan
Magha25
Wed 7 Jan
Purva Phalguni63
Thu 8 Jan
Uttara Phalguni75
Fri 9 Jan
Hasta75
Sat 10 Jan
Chitra88
Sun 11 Jan
Chitra75
Mon 12 Jan
Swati100
Tue 13 Jan
Vishakha38
Wed 14 Jan
Anuradha88
Thu 15 Jan
Jyeshtha63
Fri 16 Jan
Mula63
Sat 17 Jan
Purva Ashadha0
Sun 18 Jan
Uttara Ashadha75
Mon 19 Jan
Shravana63
Tue 20 Jan
Dhanishta88
Wed 21 Jan
Shatabhisha88
Thu 22 Jan
Purva Bhadrapada13
Fri 23 Jan
Uttara Bhadrapada100
Sat 24 Jan
Revati63
Sun 25 Jan
Ashwini100
Mon 26 Jan
Bharani63
Tue 27 Jan
Krittika25
Wed 28 Jan
Rohini100
Thu 29 Jan
Mrigashira100
Fri 30 Jan
Ardra50
Sat 31 Jan
Punarvasu63
Score = share of the chart-independent panchānga factors met (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana). Eclipse days score 0.
Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade). Lahiri ayanāṁśa, drik gaṇita, grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only — for a chart-specific muhūrta, open the finder.