Washington panchang, 17 January 2026
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 17:11 Moonrise 06:55 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
07:25 to 17:11- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:25 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta 07:25 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta 08:04 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam 09:52 – 11:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:37
- Yamaganda 13:31 – 14:44
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 13:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:11 to 07:25 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:11 – 20:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 02:16 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 06:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 13:34
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 23:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyaghata until 10:48
- Karana Shakuni until 13:34, then Chatushpada
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 13:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 13:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 02:16 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 06:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:25 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:25 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:04 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:52 – 11:05
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:31 – 14:44
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 – 06:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:11 – 20:02
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:25 – 13:34
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:25 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:38 – 09:52 | Good |
| Rog | 09:52 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:05 – 12:18 | Bad |
| Char | 12:18 – 13:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:31 – 14:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:44 – 15:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:58 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:11 – 18:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:58 – 20:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:44 – 22:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:31 – 00:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:18 – 02:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:04 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:51 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:38 – 07:25 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
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:14 NowJupiter
- 09:03 NowMars
- 09:52 NowSun
- 10:40 NowVenus
- 11:29 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:07 NowSaturn
- 13:56 NowJupiter
- 14:44 NowMars
- 15:33 NowSun
- 16:22 NowVenus
- 17:11 NowMercury
- 18:22 NowMoon
- 19:33 NowSaturn
- 20:44 NowJupiter
- 21:55 NowMars
- 23:07 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:29 NowMercury
- 02:40 NowMoon
- 03:51 NowSaturn
- 05:02 NowJupiter
- 06:14 NowMars
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:25 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:25 NowMercury
- 13:25 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:25 NowJupiter
- 16:25 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:25 NowVenus
- 19:25 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:25 NowSaturn
- 22:25 NowJupiter
- 23:25 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:25 NowMercury
- 03:25 NowMoon
- 04:25 NowSaturn
- 05:25 NowJupiter
- 06:25 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:18 Sagittarius
- 07:18 – 08:50 Capricorn
- 08:50 – 10:06 Aquarius
- 10:06 – 11:18 Pisces
- 11:18 – 12:43 Aries
- 12:43 – 14:32 Taurus
- 14:32 – 16:50 Gemini
- 16:50 – 19:20 Cancer
- 19:20 – 21:49 Leo
- 21:49 – 00:18 next day Virgo
- 00:18 – 02:48 next day Libra
- 02:48 – 05:13 next day Scorpio
- 05:13 – 07:14 next day Sagittarius
- 07:14 – 07:25 next day Capricorn
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