Washington panchang, 4 January 2026
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:58 Moonrise 18:33 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 16:58- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 12:13 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam 14:35 – 15:46
- Durmuhurta 15:42 – 16:20
- Rahu Kalam 15:46 – 16:58
- 12:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
16:58 to 07:28 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:58 – 19:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 23:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 23:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 02:55 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 15:17
- Karana Taitila until 12:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 23:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 23:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:45 – 15:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:13 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:35 – 15:46
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:17 – 16:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:42 – 16:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:46 – 16:58
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. 05:32 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:58 – 19:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:28 – 02:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:28 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 09:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:50 – 11:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:02 – 12:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:13 – 13:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:24 – 14:35 | Good |
| Rog | 14:35 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:46 – 16:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:58 – 18:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:46 – 20:35 | Good |
| Char | 20:35 – 22:24 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:24 – 00:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:13 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:02 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:50 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:50 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:25 NowJupiter
- 12:13 NowMars
- 13:00 NowSun
- 13:48 NowVenus
- 14:35 NowMercury
- 15:23 NowMoon
- 16:10 NowSaturn
- 16:58 NowJupiter
- 18:10 NowMars
- 19:23 NowSun
- 20:35 NowVenus
- 21:48 NowMercury
- 23:00 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:50 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:28 NowVenus
- 09:28 NowMercury
- 10:28 NowMoon
- 11:28 NowSaturn
- 12:28 NowJupiter
- 13:28 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:28 NowVenus
- 16:28 NowMercury
- 17:28 NowMoon
- 18:28 NowSaturn
- 19:28 NowJupiter
- 20:28 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:28 NowVenus
- 23:28 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMoon
- 01:28 NowSaturn
- 02:28 NowJupiter
- 03:28 NowMars
- 04:28 NowSun
- 05:28 NowVenus
- 06:28 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 06:08 Scorpio
- 06:08 – 08:09 Sagittarius
- 08:09 – 09:41 Capricorn
- 09:41 – 10:57 Aquarius
- 10:57 – 12:09 Pisces
- 12:09 – 13:34 Aries
- 13:34 – 15:23 Taurus
- 15:23 – 17:41 Gemini
- 17:41 – 20:11 Cancer
- 20:11 – 22:40 Leo
- 22:40 – 01:09 next day Virgo
- 01:09 – 03:39 next day Libra
- 03:39 – 06:04 next day Scorpio
- 06:04 – 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