Washington panchang, 2 February 2026
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 17:29 Moonrise 18:35 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
07:14 to 17:29- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:31 – 09:48
- Yamaganda 11:05 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta 12:42 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam 13:38 – 14:55
- Durmuhurta 14:45 – 15:26
- 12:17 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:17 Moon enters Leo
- 15:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:22 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:29 to 07:13 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:29 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:15 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 02:42 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 15:22
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 12:17 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Saubhagya until 18:15
- Karana Kaulava until 15:22, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:17 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:17 Moon enters Leo
- 15:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:15 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 02:42 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:31 – 09:48
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:42 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:38 – 14:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:45 – 15:26
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. 05:24 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:29 – 20:14
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:14 – 08:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:31 – 09:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:48 – 11:05 | Good |
| Rog | 11:05 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Char | 13:38 – 14:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:55 – 16:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:12 – 17:29 | Good |
| Char | 17:29 – 19:12 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:12 – 20:55 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:55 – 22:38 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:38 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:21 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:04 – 03:47 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:47 – 05:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:30 – 07:13 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
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:39 NowSun
- 11:30 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 14:04 NowSaturn
- 14:55 NowJupiter
- 15:47 NowMars
- 16:38 NowSun
- 17:29 NowVenus
- 18:38 NowMercury
- 19:46 NowMoon
- 20:55 NowSaturn
- 22:04 NowJupiter
- 23:12 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSun
- 01:30 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:47 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
- 06:04 NowJupiter
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:14 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:14 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:14 NowJupiter
- 17:14 NowMars
- 18:14 NowSun
- 19:14 NowVenus
- 20:14 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:14 NowSaturn
- 23:14 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:14 NowVenus
- 03:14 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:14 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 06:15 Sagittarius
- 06:15 – 07:47 Capricorn
- 07:47 – 09:03 Aquarius
- 09:03 – 10:15 Pisces
- 10:15 – 11:40 Aries
- 11:40 – 13:29 Taurus
- 13:29 – 15:47 Gemini
- 15:47 – 18:17 Cancer
- 18:17 – 20:46 Leo
- 20:46 – 23:15 Virgo
- 23:15 – 01:45 next day Libra
- 01:45 – 04:10 next day Scorpio
- 04:10 – 06:11 next day Sagittarius
- 06:11 – 07:13 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