Washington panchang, 3 March 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:01 Moonrise 18:31 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
06:38 to 18:01- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:55 – 09:40
- Yamaganda 09:29 – 10:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:43
- Gulika Kalam 12:20 – 13:45
- Rahu Kalam 15:11 – 16:36
Night
18:01 to 06:37 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:01 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:24 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:09 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 22:22 Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:15 next day Moon enters Virgo
- 06:19 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 06:19 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 06:19 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 21:09 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 22:22
- Karana Balava until 18:24, then Kaulava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 18:24 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:09 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 22:22 Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:15 next day Moon enters Virgo
- 06:19 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 06:19 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:55 – 09:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:29 – 10:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:11 – 16:36
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:22 – 00:22 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. 04:57 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:01 – 20:32
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:38 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:04 – 09:29 | Bad |
| Char | 09:29 – 10:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:54 – 12:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:20 – 13:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:45 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:11 – 16:36 | Good |
| Rog | 16:36 – 18:01 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:01 – 19:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:36 – 21:10 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:10 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:19 – 01:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:53 – 03:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:28 – 05:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:02 – 06:37 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
- 06:38 NowMars
- 07:35 NowSun
- 08:32 NowVenus
- 09:29 NowMercury
- 10:26 NowMoon
- 11:23 NowSaturn
- 12:20 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:14 NowSun
- 15:11 NowVenus
- 16:08 NowMercury
- 17:04 NowMoon
- 18:01 NowSaturn
- 19:04 NowJupiter
- 20:07 NowMars
- 21:10 NowSun
- 22:13 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:22 NowSaturn
- 02:25 NowJupiter
- 03:28 NowMars
- 04:31 NowSun
- 05:34 NowVenus
- 06:38 NowMars
- 07:38 NowSun
- 08:38 NowVenus
- 09:38 NowMercury
- 10:38 NowMoon
- 11:38 NowSaturn
- 12:38 NowJupiter
- 13:38 NowMars
- 14:38 NowSun
- 15:38 NowVenus
- 16:38 NowMercury
- 17:38 NowMoon
- 18:38 NowSaturn
- 19:38 NowJupiter
- 20:38 NowMars
- 21:38 NowSun
- 22:38 NowVenus
- 23:38 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMoon
- 01:38 NowSaturn
- 02:38 NowJupiter
- 03:38 NowMars
- 04:38 NowSun
- 05:38 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:53 Capricorn
- 05:53 – 07:09 Aquarius
- 07:09 – 08:21 Pisces
- 08:21 – 09:46 Aries
- 09:46 – 11:35 Taurus
- 11:35 – 13:53 Gemini
- 13:53 – 16:23 Cancer
- 16:23 – 18:52 Leo
- 18:52 – 21:21 Virgo
- 21:21 – 23:51 Libra
- 23:51 – 02:16 next day Scorpio
- 02:16 – 04:17 next day Sagittarius
- 04:17 – 05:49 next day Capricorn
- 05:49 – 06:37 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