Washington panchang, 24 February 2026
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:54 Moonrise 10:36 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
06:48 to 17:54- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:01 – 09:46
- Yamaganda 09:35 – 10:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Gulika Kalam 12:21 – 13:44
- Rahu Kalam 15:08 – 16:31
- 07:27 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:54 to 06:47 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:54 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:56 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 18:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 18:22 Karana becomes Balava
- 03:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 05:16 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 18:22
- Nakshatra Rohini until 03:08 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 17:56
- Karana Vishti until 07:27, then Bava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:27 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:56 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 18:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 18:22 Karana becomes Balava
- 03:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 05:16 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:53 – 17:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:01 – 09:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:35 – 10:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:08 – 16:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:56 – 19:08
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. 05:05 – 05:56
- 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 17:54 – 20:29
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:48 – 18:22
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 03:08 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:48 – 08:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:11 – 09:35 | Bad |
| Char | 09:35 – 10:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:58 – 12:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:21 – 13:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:44 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:08 – 16:31 | Good |
| Rog | 16:31 – 17:54 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:54 – 19:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:31 – 21:07 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:07 – 22:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:57 – 03:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:34 – 05:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:10 – 06:47 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
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:44 NowSun
- 08:39 NowVenus
- 09:35 NowMercury
- 10:30 NowMoon
- 11:26 NowSaturn
- 12:21 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:12 NowSun
- 15:08 NowVenus
- 16:03 NowMercury
- 16:58 NowMoon
- 17:54 NowSaturn
- 18:58 NowJupiter
- 20:03 NowMars
- 21:07 NowSun
- 22:12 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:29 NowJupiter
- 03:34 NowMars
- 04:38 NowSun
- 05:42 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:48 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:21 Capricorn
- 06:21 – 07:36 Aquarius
- 07:36 – 08:49 Pisces
- 08:49 – 10:13 Aries
- 10:13 – 12:03 Taurus
- 12:03 – 14:20 Gemini
- 14:20 – 16:50 Cancer
- 16:50 – 19:19 Leo
- 19:19 – 21:48 Virgo
- 21:48 – 00:19 next day Libra
- 00:19 – 02:43 next day Scorpio
- 02:43 – 04:44 next day Sagittarius
- 04:44 – 06:17 next day Capricorn
- 06:17 – 06:47 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