Washington panchang, 17 February 2026
Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 17:46 Moonrise 07:07 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
06:57 to 17:46- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:07 – 09:50
- Yamaganda 09:40 – 11:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Gulika Kalam 12:22 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam 15:04 – 16:25
- 07:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 07:01 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 13:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
Night
17:46 to 06:56 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:46 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:48 Karana becomes Bava
- 06:28 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 06:28 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 07:01
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 10:46 · lord Mars
- Yoga Parigha until 13:58
- Karana Naga until 07:01, then Kimstughna
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 07:01 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 13:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 18:48 Karana becomes Bava
- 06:28 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 06:28 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:07 – 09:50
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:40 – 11:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:04 – 16:25
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:57 – 10:46
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:46 – 06:56 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. 05:12 – 06:05
- 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 17:46 – 20:24
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:57 – 08:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:19 – 09:40 | Bad |
| Char | 09:40 – 11:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:01 – 12:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:22 – 13:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:43 – 15:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:04 – 16:25 | Good |
| Rog | 16:25 – 17:46 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:46 – 19:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:25 – 21:04 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:04 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:42 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:21 – 02:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:00 – 03:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:39 – 05:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:17 – 06:56 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
- 06:57 NowMars
- 07:52 NowSun
- 08:46 NowVenus
- 09:40 NowMercury
- 10:34 NowMoon
- 11:28 NowSaturn
- 12:22 NowJupiter
- 13:16 NowMars
- 14:10 NowSun
- 15:04 NowVenus
- 15:58 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 17:46 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 19:58 NowMars
- 21:04 NowSun
- 22:10 NowVenus
- 23:15 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMoon
- 01:27 NowSaturn
- 02:33 NowJupiter
- 03:39 NowMars
- 04:45 NowSun
- 05:50 NowVenus
- 06:57 NowMars
- 07:57 NowSun
- 08:57 NowVenus
- 09:57 NowMercury
- 10:57 NowMoon
- 11:57 NowSaturn
- 12:57 NowJupiter
- 13:57 NowMars
- 14:57 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:57 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 18:57 NowSaturn
- 19:57 NowJupiter
- 20:57 NowMars
- 21:57 NowSun
- 22:57 NowVenus
- 23:57 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMoon
- 01:57 NowSaturn
- 02:57 NowJupiter
- 03:57 NowMars
- 04:57 NowSun
- 05:57 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:12 – 05:16 Sagittarius
- 05:16 – 06:48 Capricorn
- 06:48 – 08:04 Aquarius
- 08:04 – 09:16 Pisces
- 09:16 – 10:41 Aries
- 10:41 – 12:30 Taurus
- 12:30 – 14:48 Gemini
- 14:48 – 17:18 Cancer
- 17:18 – 19:47 Leo
- 19:47 – 22:16 Virgo
- 22:16 – 00:46 next day Libra
- 00:46 – 03:11 next day Scorpio
- 03:11 – 05:12 next day Sagittarius
- 05:12 – 06:44 next day Capricorn
- 06:44 – 06:56 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