Washington panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:23 Moonrise 12:40 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
07:18 to 17:23- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:41 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:36
- 13:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 16:47 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:23 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:23 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:01 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 03:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 03:25 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 03:25 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 21:01 · lord Moon
- Yoga Brahma until 13:24
- Karana Vanija until 16:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 13:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 16:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:01 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 03:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 03:25 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:36
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. 05:27 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:23 – 20:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 21:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:18 – 21:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:01 – 07:18 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:25 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 09:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:50 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:36 – 14:52 | Bad |
| Char | 14:52 – 16:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:08 – 17:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:23 – 19:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:08 – 20:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:52 – 22:36 | Good |
| Char | 22:36 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:05 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:49 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 14:52 NowSaturn
- 15:42 NowJupiter
- 16:33 NowMars
- 17:23 NowSun
- 18:33 NowVenus
- 19:42 NowMercury
- 20:52 NowMoon
- 22:01 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 06:08 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:34 Sagittarius
- 06:34 – 08:07 Capricorn
- 08:07 – 09:22 Aquarius
- 09:22 – 10:35 Pisces
- 10:35 – 11:59 Aries
- 11:59 – 13:49 Taurus
- 13:49 – 16:06 Gemini
- 16:06 – 18:36 Cancer
- 18:36 – 21:06 Leo
- 21:06 – 23:34 Virgo
- 23:34 – 02:05 next day Libra
- 02:05 – 04:29 next day Scorpio
- 04:29 – 06:30 next day Sagittarius
- 06:30 – 07:18 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