Washington panchang, 19 January 2026
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 17:13 Moonrise 08:09 Magha 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
07:24 to 17:13- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:38 – 09:51
- Yamaganda 11:05 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta 12:38 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam 13:32 – 14:46
- Durmuhurta 14:36 – 15:15
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 15:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 15:44 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:13 to 07:24 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:13 – 20:03
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 15:44
- Nakshatra Shravana until 02:37 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Vajra until 10:15
- Karana Bava until 15:44, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 15:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 15:44 Karana becomes Balava
- 02:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 09:51
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:38 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 14:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:36 – 15:15
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 – 06:27
- 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 17:13 – 20:03
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:24 – 02:37 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:24 – 02:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:24 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:38 – 09:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:51 – 11:05 | Good |
| Rog | 11:05 – 12:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:19 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Char | 13:32 – 14:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:46 – 15:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:59 – 17:13 | Good |
| Char | 17:13 – 18:59 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:59 – 20:46 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:46 – 22:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:32 – 00:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:18 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:51 – 05:37 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:37 – 07:24 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
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:13 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:30 NowVenus
- 12:19 NowMercury
- 13:08 NowMoon
- 13:57 NowSaturn
- 14:46 NowJupiter
- 15:35 NowMars
- 16:24 NowSun
- 17:13 NowVenus
- 18:24 NowMercury
- 19:35 NowMoon
- 20:46 NowSaturn
- 21:57 NowJupiter
- 23:07 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSun
- 01:29 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 05:02 NowSaturn
- 06:13 NowJupiter
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:24 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:24 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:24 NowMars
- 18:24 NowSun
- 19:24 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:24 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:24 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
- 06:24 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:10 Sagittarius
- 07:10 – 08:42 Capricorn
- 08:42 – 09:58 Aquarius
- 09:58 – 11:10 Pisces
- 11:10 – 12:35 Aries
- 12:35 – 14:24 Taurus
- 14:24 – 16:42 Gemini
- 16:42 – 19:12 Cancer
- 19:12 – 21:41 Leo
- 21:41 – 00:10 next day Virgo
- 00:10 – 02:40 next day Libra
- 02:40 – 05:05 next day Scorpio
- 05:05 – 07:06 next day Sagittarius
- 07:06 – 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