Choghadiya Today in Philadelphia

Aaj ka choghadiya for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: today’s auspicious and inauspicious periods, computed live from the actual sunrise and sunset in Philadelphia (America/New York time).

How choghadiya works in Philadelphia

Choghadiya divides the time from sunrise to sunset into eight equal periods, and the night from sunset to the next sunrise into eight more. Because it is anchored to the sun, the timings in Philadelphia follow the local Pennsylvania sky, not Indian Standard Time. Each period is roughly one and a half hours, longer in summer days and shorter in winter.

Because Philadelphia lies near 40.0 degrees north and keeps America/New York time, its daylight runs longest around June and July and shortest around December and January. Every choghadiya period here stretches and shrinks with that daylight, which is why these timings are drawn from Philadelphia’s own sunrise and sunset rather than a fixed clock or Indian Standard Time.

The order of the eight periods is fixed by the day of the week, so devotees in Philadelphia can plan the week ahead with the table below, and check this page for the exact clock times each day.

Day	Day choghadiya order (from sunrise)	Night choghadiya order (from sunset)
Sunday	Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg	Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh
Monday	Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit	Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char
Tuesday	Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog	Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal
Wednesday	Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh	Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg
Thursday	Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh	Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit
Friday	Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char	Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog
Saturday	Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal	Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh

Choghadiya through the year in Philadelphia

Each choghadiya is an eighth of the day or of the night, so its length is set by how long the sun is up in Philadelphia. These are the sunrise and sunset for the twenty first of each month, with the resulting length of a single day and night period. Times move by under two minutes from year to year, so this table holds true whichever year you are reading it in.

Choghadiya in Philadelphia: common questions

What is the shubh choghadiya in Philadelphia today?

The tables above show today’s full day and night choghadiya for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, computed from the actual local sunrise and sunset. The periods marked Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the auspicious ones; the current period is highlighted.

Why are choghadiya timings different in Philadelphia than in India?

Choghadiya is anchored to the local sunrise and sunset, and both differ by place and season. The eight day periods run from sunrise to sunset in Philadelphia local time (America/New York), so the same weekday order produces different clock times in every city.

Which choghadiya are good and which should be avoided?

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious for beginning new work; Char is fine for travel and routine tasks. Rog, Kaal and Udveg are best avoided for new beginnings, though work already underway need not stop.

Does the choghadiya order change every day?

The order is fixed by weekday: each weekday has its own day sequence and night sequence (see the weekly table above). What changes daily is the clock time of each period, because sunrise and sunset move through the year.

Choghadiya in nearby cities

Timings are computed astronomically from sunrise and sunset for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and shown in local time. Panchang traditions can vary; for samskaras and major events, please also consult your family panditji.