Washington panchang, 22 February 2026
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 17:52 Moonrise 09:15 Phalguna 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
06:51 to 17:52- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 12:21 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam 15:07 – 16:29
- Durmuhurta 16:24 – 17:08
- Rahu Kalam 16:29 – 17:52
- 07:24 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 11:41 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:52 to 06:50 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:52 – 20:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 22:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:48 Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:03 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 22:39
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 07:24 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Brahma until 23:48
- Karana Kaulava until 11:41, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:24 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 11:41 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 22:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:48 Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:03 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:07 – 16:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:24 – 17:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:29 – 17:52
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:24 – 06:03 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. 05:07 – 05:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:52 – 20:27
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:51 – 07:24
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:24 – 06:03 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:51 – 08:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:14 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 10:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:59 – 12:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:21 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:44 – 15:07 | Good |
| Rog | 15:07 – 16:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:29 – 17:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:52 – 19:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:29 – 21:06 | Good |
| Char | 21:06 – 22:43 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:43 – 00:21 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:21 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:58 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:35 – 05:12 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:12 – 06:50 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
- 06:51 NowSun
- 07:46 NowVenus
- 08:41 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:26 NowJupiter
- 12:21 NowMars
- 13:16 NowSun
- 14:11 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:02 NowMoon
- 16:57 NowSaturn
- 17:52 NowJupiter
- 18:57 NowMars
- 20:01 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 22:11 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:30 NowMars
- 03:35 NowSun
- 04:40 NowVenus
- 05:45 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowSun
- 07:51 NowVenus
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:51 NowSaturn
- 11:51 NowJupiter
- 12:51 NowMars
- 13:51 NowSun
- 14:51 NowVenus
- 15:51 NowMercury
- 16:51 NowMoon
- 17:51 NowSaturn
- 18:51 NowJupiter
- 19:51 NowMars
- 20:51 NowSun
- 21:51 NowVenus
- 22:51 NowMercury
- 23:51 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSaturn
- 01:51 NowJupiter
- 02:51 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:51 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 06:29 Capricorn
- 06:29 – 07:44 Aquarius
- 07:44 – 08:57 Pisces
- 08:57 – 10:21 Aries
- 10:21 – 12:11 Taurus
- 12:11 – 14:28 Gemini
- 14:28 – 16:58 Cancer
- 16:58 – 19:27 Leo
- 19:27 – 21:56 Virgo
- 21:56 – 00:26 next day Libra
- 00:26 – 02:51 next day Scorpio
- 02:51 – 04:52 next day Sagittarius
- 04:52 – 06:25 next day Capricorn
- 06:25 – 06:50 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