Washington panchang, 16 February 2026
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 17:45 Moonrise 06:40 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
06:59 to 17:45- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:20 – 09:40
- Yamaganda 11:01 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam 13:43 – 15:04
- Durmuhurta 14:53 – 15:36
- 07:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 10:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 15:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
Night
17:45 to 06:57 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:45 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:12 – 06:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:06 Karana becomes Naga
- 22:35 Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 07:04
- Nakshatra Shravana until 10:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 15:20
- Karana Shakuni until 07:04, then Chatushpada
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 10:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 15:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 19:06 Karana becomes Naga
- 22:35 Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:20 – 09:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:43 – 15:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:53 – 15:36
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:20 – 02:39 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. 05:13 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:45 – 20:24
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:59 – 10:18
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:59 – 10:18
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:59 – 08:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:20 – 09:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:40 – 11:01 | Good |
| Rog | 11:01 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Char | 13:43 – 15:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:04 – 16:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:24 – 17:45 | Good |
| Char | 17:45 – 19:24 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:24 – 21:03 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:03 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:42 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:21 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:00 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:39 – 05:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:18 – 06:57 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
- 06:59 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:40 NowMars
- 10:34 NowSun
- 11:28 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:10 NowSaturn
- 15:04 NowJupiter
- 15:57 NowMars
- 16:51 NowSun
- 17:45 NowVenus
- 18:51 NowMercury
- 19:57 NowMoon
- 21:03 NowSaturn
- 22:09 NowJupiter
- 23:15 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:33 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:45 NowSaturn
- 05:51 NowJupiter
- 06:59 NowMoon
- 07:59 NowSaturn
- 08:59 NowJupiter
- 09:59 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:59 NowMoon
- 14:59 NowSaturn
- 15:59 NowJupiter
- 16:59 NowMars
- 17:59 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:59 NowMercury
- 20:59 NowMoon
- 21:59 NowSaturn
- 22:59 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSun
- 01:59 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowSaturn
- 05:59 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 05:20 Sagittarius
- 05:20 – 06:52 Capricorn
- 06:52 – 08:08 Aquarius
- 08:08 – 09:20 Pisces
- 09:20 – 10:45 Aries
- 10:45 – 12:34 Taurus
- 12:34 – 14:52 Gemini
- 14:52 – 17:22 Cancer
- 17:22 – 19:51 Leo
- 19:51 – 22:20 Virgo
- 22:20 – 00:50 next day Libra
- 00:50 – 03:15 next day Scorpio
- 03:15 – 05:16 next day Sagittarius
- 05:16 – 06:48 next day Capricorn
- 06:48 – 06:57 next day Aquarius
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