Washington panchang, 5 January 2026
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:59 Moonrise 19:48 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 16:59- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:39 – 09:51
- Yamaganda 11:02 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:32
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 13:25 – 14:36
- Durmuhurta 14:26 – 15:04
- 10:24 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:17 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
16:59 to 07:28 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:59 – 19:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 21:32 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:47 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 01:47 next day Moon enters Leo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 21:32
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 01:47 next day · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vishkambha until 12:17
- Karana Vanija until 10:24, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:24 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:17 Yoga becomes Priti
- 21:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 21:32 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:47 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 01:47 next day Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:51
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 10:24 – 21:32
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:25 – 14:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:26 – 15:04
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 16:59 – 19:52
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:28 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:39 – 09:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:51 – 11:02 | Good |
| Rog | 11:02 – 12:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:13 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Char | 13:25 – 14:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:36 – 15:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:47 – 16:59 | Good |
| Char | 16:59 – 18:47 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:47 – 20:36 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:36 – 22:25 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:25 – 00:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:13 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:02 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:39 – 07:28 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:15 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:38 NowSun
- 11:26 NowVenus
- 12:13 NowMercury
- 13:01 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:36 NowJupiter
- 15:23 NowMars
- 16:11 NowSun
- 16:59 NowVenus
- 18:11 NowMercury
- 19:23 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 23:01 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSun
- 01:26 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 05:03 NowSaturn
- 06:15 NowJupiter
- 07:28 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:28 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:28 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:28 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:28 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
- 06:28 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 06:04 Scorpio
- 06:04 – 08:05 Sagittarius
- 08:05 – 09:37 Capricorn
- 09:37 – 10:53 Aquarius
- 10:53 – 12:05 Pisces
- 12:05 – 13:30 Aries
- 13:30 – 15:19 Taurus
- 15:19 – 17:37 Gemini
- 17:37 – 20:07 Cancer
- 20:07 – 22:36 Leo
- 22:36 – 01:05 next day Virgo
- 01:05 – 03:35 next day Libra
- 03:35 – 06:00 next day Scorpio
- 06:00 – 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