Washington panchang, 1 January 2026
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:55 Moonrise 14:54 Pausha month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:28 to 16:55- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:28 – 08:39
- Gulika Kalam 09:50 – 11:00
- Durmuhurta 10:37 – 11:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:52 – 12:30
- Rahu Kalam 13:22 – 14:33
- Durmuhurta 14:24 – 15:02
- 11:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 11:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
16:55 to 07:28 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:55 – 19:50
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 02:37 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 11:52
- Nakshatra Rohini until 12:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shukla until 02:37 next day
- Karana Taitila until 11:52, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 11:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 22:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 02:37 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:28 – 08:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:50 – 11:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:37 – 11:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:24 – 15:02
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:28 – 12:18
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 12:18 – 07:28 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:31 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:52 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:55 – 19:50
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 12:18 – 07:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:28 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:39 – 09:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:50 – 11:00 | Bad |
| Char | 11:00 – 12:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:11 – 13:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:22 – 14:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:33 – 15:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:44 – 16:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:55 – 18:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:44 – 20:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:33 – 22:22 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:22 – 00:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:11 – 02:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:01 – 03:50 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:50 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:39 – 07:28 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:28 NowJupiter
- 08:15 NowMars
- 09:02 NowSun
- 09:50 NowVenus
- 10:37 NowMercury
- 11:24 NowMoon
- 12:11 NowSaturn
- 12:59 NowJupiter
- 13:46 NowMars
- 14:33 NowSun
- 15:21 NowVenus
- 16:08 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 18:08 NowSaturn
- 19:21 NowJupiter
- 20:33 NowMars
- 21:46 NowSun
- 22:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMercury
- 01:24 NowMoon
- 02:37 NowSaturn
- 03:50 NowJupiter
- 05:02 NowMars
- 06:15 NowSun
- 07:28 NowJupiter
- 08:28 NowMars
- 09:28 NowSun
- 10:28 NowVenus
- 11:28 NowMercury
- 12:28 NowMoon
- 13:28 NowSaturn
- 14:28 NowJupiter
- 15:28 NowMars
- 16:28 NowSun
- 17:28 NowVenus
- 18:28 NowMercury
- 19:28 NowMoon
- 20:28 NowSaturn
- 21:28 NowJupiter
- 22:28 NowMars
- 23:28 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:28 NowVenus
- 01:28 NowMercury
- 02:28 NowMoon
- 03:28 NowSaturn
- 04:28 NowJupiter
- 05:28 NowMars
- 06:28 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:19 Scorpio
- 06:19 – 08:21 Sagittarius
- 08:21 – 09:53 Capricorn
- 09:53 – 11:09 Aquarius
- 11:09 – 12:21 Pisces
- 12:21 – 13:45 Aries
- 13:45 – 15:35 Taurus
- 15:35 – 17:53 Gemini
- 17:53 – 20:22 Cancer
- 20:22 – 22:52 Leo
- 22:52 – 01:20 next day Virgo
- 01:20 – 03:51 next day Libra
- 03:51 – 06:15 next day Scorpio
- 06:15 – 07:28 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EST (UTC-5) · Method