Washington panchang, 2 January 2026
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:56 Moonrise 16:01 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 16:56- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:39 – 09:50
- Durmuhurta 09:21 – 09:59
- Rahu Kalam 11:01 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta 12:31 – 13:09
- Yamaganda 14:34 – 15:45
- 08:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 08:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:56 to 07:28 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:56 – 19:50
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 22:35 Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:02 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 05:02 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 08:23
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 09:34 · lord Mars
- Yoga Brahma until 22:35
- Karana Vanija until 08:23, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 08:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 22:35 Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:02 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 05:02 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:21 – 09:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:31 – 13:09
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:34 – 15:45
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 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:31
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:56 – 19:50
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:28 – 09:34
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:02 – 07:28 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:58 – 07:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:28 – 08:39 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:39 – 09:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:50 – 11:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:01 – 12:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:12 – 13:23 | Good |
| Rog | 13:23 – 14:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:34 – 15:45 | Bad |
| Char | 15:45 – 16:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:56 – 18:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:45 – 20:34 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:34 – 22:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:23 – 00:12 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:12 – 02:01 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:01 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:50 – 05:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:39 – 07:28 next day | Bad |
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 NowVenus
- 08:15 NowMercury
- 09:02 NowMoon
- 09:50 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:25 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:21 NowSaturn
- 16:09 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 18:09 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:25 NowMars
- 02:37 NowSun
- 03:50 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
- 06:15 NowMoon
- 07:28 NowVenus
- 08:28 NowMercury
- 09:28 NowMoon
- 10:28 NowSaturn
- 11:28 NowJupiter
- 12:28 NowMars
- 13:28 NowSun
- 14:28 NowVenus
- 15:28 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:28 NowSaturn
- 18:28 NowJupiter
- 19:28 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:28 NowVenus
- 22:28 NowMercury
- 23:28 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:28 NowSaturn
- 01:28 NowJupiter
- 02:28 NowMars
- 03:28 NowSun
- 04:28 NowVenus
- 05:28 NowMercury
- 06:28 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:15 Scorpio
- 06:15 – 08:17 Sagittarius
- 08:17 – 09:49 Capricorn
- 09:49 – 11:05 Aquarius
- 11:05 – 12:17 Pisces
- 12:17 – 13:42 Aries
- 13:42 – 15:31 Taurus
- 15:31 – 17:49 Gemini
- 17:49 – 20:19 Cancer
- 20:19 – 22:48 Leo
- 22:48 – 01:16 next day Virgo
- 01:16 – 03:47 next day Libra
- 03:47 – 06:11 next day Scorpio
- 06:11 – 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