Washington panchang, 28 February 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:58 Moonrise 15:02 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
06:43 to 17:58- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:43 – 08:07
- Durmuhurta 06:43 – 07:28
- Durmuhurta 07:28 – 08:13
- Rahu Kalam 09:31 – 10:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 13:45 – 15:09
- 10:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 10:13 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:58 to 06:41 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:58 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:04 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 04:03 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 10:13
- Nakshatra Pushya until 22:04 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shobhana until 04:03 next day
- Karana Balava until 10:13, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 10:13 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:04 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 04:03 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:43 – 08:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:43 – 07:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:28 – 08:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:31 – 10:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:09
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:03 – 06:27 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. 05:00 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:58 – 20:31
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 22:04 – 06:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:43 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:07 – 09:31 | Good |
| Rog | 09:31 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:56 – 12:20 | Bad |
| Char | 12:20 – 13:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:45 – 15:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:09 – 16:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:34 – 17:58 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:58 – 19:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:34 – 21:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:09 – 22:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:20 – 01:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:55 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:30 – 05:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:06 – 06:41 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
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:39 NowJupiter
- 08:35 NowMars
- 09:31 NowSun
- 10:28 NowVenus
- 11:24 NowMercury
- 12:20 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:13 NowJupiter
- 15:09 NowMars
- 16:06 NowSun
- 17:02 NowVenus
- 17:58 NowMercury
- 19:02 NowMoon
- 20:05 NowSaturn
- 21:09 NowJupiter
- 22:13 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:20 NowVenus
- 01:23 NowMercury
- 02:27 NowMoon
- 03:30 NowSaturn
- 04:34 NowJupiter
- 05:38 NowMars
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:43 NowMars
- 09:43 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:43 NowMercury
- 12:43 NowMoon
- 13:43 NowSaturn
- 14:43 NowJupiter
- 15:43 NowMars
- 16:43 NowSun
- 17:43 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:43 NowMoon
- 20:43 NowSaturn
- 21:43 NowJupiter
- 22:43 NowMars
- 23:43 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:43 NowVenus
- 01:43 NowMercury
- 02:43 NowMoon
- 03:43 NowSaturn
- 04:43 NowJupiter
- 05:43 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:05 Capricorn
- 06:05 – 07:21 Aquarius
- 07:21 – 08:33 Pisces
- 08:33 – 09:57 Aries
- 09:57 – 11:47 Taurus
- 11:47 – 14:04 Gemini
- 14:04 – 16:34 Cancer
- 16:34 – 19:04 Leo
- 19:04 – 21:32 Virgo
- 21:32 – 00:03 next day Libra
- 00:03 – 02:27 next day Scorpio
- 02:27 – 04:29 next day Sagittarius
- 04:29 – 06:01 next day Capricorn
- 06:01 – 06:41 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