Washington panchang, 11 January 2026
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 17:04 Moonrise 01:10 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
07:27 to 17:04- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:35
- Yamaganda 12:16 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 14:40 – 15:52
- Durmuhurta 15:47 – 16:26
- Rahu Kalam 15:52 – 17:04
- 07:42 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 12:59 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:04 to 07:27 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:04 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:13 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 02:13 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 02:13 next day
- Nakshatra Chitra until 07:42 · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 07:42 next day
- Karana Taitila until 12:59, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:42 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 12:59 Karana becomes Gara
- 02:13 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 02:13 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:16 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:40 – 15:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:47 – 16:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:52 – 17:04
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) 11:57 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:04 – 19:57
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:27 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:04 – 12:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:16 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:28 – 14:40 | Good |
| Rog | 14:40 – 15:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:52 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:04 – 18:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:52 – 20:40 | Good |
| Char | 20:40 – 22:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:28 – 00:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:16 – 02:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:03 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:39 – 07:27 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
- 07:27 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:28 NowJupiter
- 12:16 NowMars
- 13:04 NowSun
- 13:52 NowVenus
- 14:40 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:16 NowSaturn
- 17:04 NowJupiter
- 18:16 NowMars
- 19:28 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:52 NowMercury
- 23:04 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSaturn
- 01:28 NowJupiter
- 02:39 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:27 NowSun
- 08:27 NowVenus
- 09:27 NowMercury
- 10:27 NowMoon
- 11:27 NowSaturn
- 12:27 NowJupiter
- 13:27 NowMars
- 14:27 NowSun
- 15:27 NowVenus
- 16:27 NowMercury
- 17:27 NowMoon
- 18:27 NowSaturn
- 19:27 NowJupiter
- 20:27 NowMars
- 21:27 NowSun
- 22:27 NowVenus
- 23:27 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:27 NowMoon
- 01:27 NowSaturn
- 02:27 NowJupiter
- 03:27 NowMars
- 04:27 NowSun
- 05:27 NowVenus
- 06:27 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 05:40 Scorpio
- 05:40 – 07:41 Sagittarius
- 07:41 – 09:14 Capricorn
- 09:14 – 10:29 Aquarius
- 10:29 – 11:42 Pisces
- 11:42 – 13:06 Aries
- 13:06 – 14:56 Taurus
- 14:56 – 17:13 Gemini
- 17:13 – 19:43 Cancer
- 19:43 – 22:12 Leo
- 22:12 – 00:41 next day Virgo
- 00:41 – 03:12 next day Libra
- 03:12 – 05:36 next day Scorpio
- 05:36 – 07:27 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