Washington panchang, 29 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:24 Moonrise 13:40 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 17:24- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:18 – 08:33
- Gulika Kalam 09:49 – 11:05
- Durmuhurta 10:40 – 11:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:41
- Rahu Kalam 13:37 – 14:53
- Durmuhurta 14:43 – 15:23
- 08:01 Moon enters Gemini
- 09:57 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:02 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:24 to 07:17 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:24 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:59 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 00:39 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 00:39 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:28 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 00:39 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 18:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 09:57
- Karana Bava until 14:02, then Balava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:01 Moon enters Gemini
- 09:57 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:02 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:59 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 00:39 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 00:39 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:28 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:49 – 11:05
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:57 – 06:28 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:40 – 11:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:37 – 14:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:43 – 15:23
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:28 – 07:40 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 18:59
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:59 – 07:17 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. 05:26 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 17:24 – 20:11
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:18 – 08:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:33 – 09:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:49 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Char | 11:05 – 12:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:21 – 13:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:37 – 14:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:53 – 16:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:09 – 17:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:24 – 19:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:08 – 20:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:52 – 22:37 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:37 – 00:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:21 – 02:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:05 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:49 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:33 – 07:17 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
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:08 NowMars
- 08:59 NowSun
- 09:49 NowVenus
- 10:40 NowMercury
- 11:30 NowMoon
- 12:21 NowSaturn
- 13:12 NowJupiter
- 14:02 NowMars
- 14:53 NowSun
- 15:43 NowVenus
- 16:34 NowMercury
- 17:24 NowMoon
- 18:34 NowSaturn
- 19:43 NowJupiter
- 20:52 NowMars
- 22:02 NowSun
- 23:11 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMercury
- 01:30 NowMoon
- 02:39 NowSaturn
- 03:49 NowJupiter
- 04:58 NowMars
- 06:07 NowSun
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:18 NowMars
- 09:18 NowSun
- 10:18 NowVenus
- 11:18 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:18 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:18 NowMars
- 16:18 NowSun
- 17:18 NowVenus
- 18:18 NowMercury
- 19:18 NowMoon
- 20:18 NowSaturn
- 21:18 NowJupiter
- 22:18 NowMars
- 23:18 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:18 NowMercury
- 02:18 NowMoon
- 03:18 NowSaturn
- 04:18 NowJupiter
- 05:18 NowMars
- 06:18 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:30 Sagittarius
- 06:30 – 08:03 Capricorn
- 08:03 – 09:18 Aquarius
- 09:18 – 10:31 Pisces
- 10:31 – 11:55 Aries
- 11:55 – 13:45 Taurus
- 13:45 – 16:02 Gemini
- 16:02 – 18:32 Cancer
- 18:32 – 21:02 Leo
- 21:02 – 23:30 Virgo
- 23:30 – 02:01 next day Libra
- 02:01 – 04:25 next day Scorpio
- 04:25 – 06:26 next day Sagittarius
- 06:26 – 07:17 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