Washington panchang, 18 January 2026
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 17:12 Moonrise 07:35 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 17:12- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:38
- Yamaganda 12:18 – 13:32
- Gulika Kalam 14:45 – 15:58
- Durmuhurta 15:54 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam 15:58 – 17:12
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 14:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 14:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Night
17:12 to 07:24 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:12 – 20:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:22 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 14:51
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 01:22 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Harshana until 10:41
- Karana Naga until 14:51, then Kimstughna
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 14:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 14:51 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 01:22 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:41 – 11:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:18 – 13:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:45 – 15:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:54 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:58 – 17:12
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) 11:59 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:12 – 20:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:25 – 01:22 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:25 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:38 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:18 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:32 – 14:45 | Good |
| Rog | 14:45 – 15:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:58 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:12 – 18:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:58 – 20:45 | Good |
| Char | 20:45 – 22:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:31 – 00:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:18 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:38 – 07:24 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 NowSun
- 08:14 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:29 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 13:56 NowVenus
- 14:45 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:23 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:23 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:45 NowVenus
- 21:56 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:13 NowMercury
- 07:25 NowSun
- 08:25 NowVenus
- 09:25 NowMercury
- 10:25 NowMoon
- 11:25 NowSaturn
- 12:25 NowJupiter
- 13:25 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:25 NowVenus
- 16:25 NowMercury
- 17:25 NowMoon
- 18:25 NowSaturn
- 19:25 NowJupiter
- 20:25 NowMars
- 21:25 NowSun
- 22:25 NowVenus
- 23:25 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:25 NowJupiter
- 03:25 NowMars
- 04:25 NowSun
- 05:25 NowVenus
- 06:25 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:14 Sagittarius
- 07:14 – 08:46 Capricorn
- 08:46 – 10:02 Aquarius
- 10:02 – 11:14 Pisces
- 11:14 – 12:39 Aries
- 12:39 – 14:28 Taurus
- 14:28 – 16:46 Gemini
- 16:46 – 19:16 Cancer
- 19:16 – 21:45 Leo
- 21:45 – 00:14 next day Virgo
- 00:14 – 02:44 next day Libra
- 02:44 – 05:09 next day Scorpio
- 05:09 – 07:10 next day Sagittarius
- 07:10 – 07:24 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