Washington panchang, 21 January 2026
Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 09:04 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
07:23 to 17:15- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:37 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta 11:59 – 12:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:19 – 13:33
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 16:17 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:15 to 07:23 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:15 – 20:05
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 04:11 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 07:07 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 16:17
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 03:57 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyatipata until 08:28
- Karana Gara until 16:17, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 16:17 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 04:11 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 07:07 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:31 – 08:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:37 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:59 – 12:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:33
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:11 – 15:58 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:07 – 18:18 next day
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. 05:30 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:15 – 20:05
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:23 – 03:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:23 – 08:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:37 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:19 | Good |
| Rog | 12:19 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:33 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Char | 14:47 – 16:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:01 – 17:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:15 – 19:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:01 – 20:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:47 – 22:33 | Good |
| Char | 22:33 – 00:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:19 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:37 – 07:23 next day | Bad |
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
- 07:23 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:09 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:47 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:26 NowMars
- 17:15 NowSun
- 18:26 NowVenus
- 19:36 NowMercury
- 20:47 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 23:08 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:23 NowMercury
- 08:23 NowMoon
- 09:23 NowSaturn
- 10:23 NowJupiter
- 11:23 NowMars
- 12:23 NowSun
- 13:23 NowVenus
- 14:23 NowMercury
- 15:23 NowMoon
- 16:23 NowSaturn
- 17:23 NowJupiter
- 18:23 NowMars
- 19:23 NowSun
- 20:23 NowVenus
- 21:23 NowMercury
- 22:23 NowMoon
- 23:23 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:23 NowJupiter
- 01:23 NowMars
- 02:23 NowSun
- 03:23 NowVenus
- 04:23 NowMercury
- 05:23 NowMoon
- 06:23 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 07:02 Sagittarius
- 07:02 – 08:35 Capricorn
- 08:35 – 09:50 Aquarius
- 09:50 – 11:03 Pisces
- 11:03 – 12:27 Aries
- 12:27 – 14:16 Taurus
- 14:16 – 16:34 Gemini
- 16:34 – 19:04 Cancer
- 19:04 – 21:33 Leo
- 21:33 – 00:02 next day Virgo
- 00:02 – 02:32 next day Libra
- 02:32 – 04:57 next day Scorpio
- 04:57 – 06:58 next day Sagittarius
- 06:58 – 07:23 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