Washington panchang, 25 February 2026
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 17:55 Moonrise 11:31 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
06:47 to 17:55- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:10 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 10:57 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:44
- 14:24 Moon enters Gemini
- 14:58 Yoga becomes Priti
- 16:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 16:11 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:55 to 06:45 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:55 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 03:07 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 16:11
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 01:41 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Vishkambha until 14:58
- Karana Kaulava until 16:11, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 14:24 Moon enters Gemini
- 14:58 Yoga becomes Priti
- 16:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 16:11 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 03:07 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:10 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:59 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:44
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. 05:04 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 17:55 – 20:29
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:47 – 01:41 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:47 – 06:45 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:10 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:57 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:44 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Char | 15:08 – 16:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:32 – 17:55 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:55 – 19:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:31 – 21:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:08 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:57 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:33 – 05:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:09 – 06:45 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
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:25 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:08 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 16:59 NowMars
- 17:55 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 20:03 NowMercury
- 21:08 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:33 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:47 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:17 Capricorn
- 06:17 – 07:32 Aquarius
- 07:32 – 08:45 Pisces
- 08:45 – 10:09 Aries
- 10:09 – 11:59 Taurus
- 11:59 – 14:16 Gemini
- 14:16 – 16:46 Cancer
- 16:46 – 19:16 Leo
- 19:16 – 21:44 Virgo
- 21:44 – 00:15 next day Libra
- 00:15 – 02:39 next day Scorpio
- 02:39 – 04:40 next day Sagittarius
- 04:40 – 06:13 next day Capricorn
- 06:13 – 06:45 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