Washington panchang, 4 March 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:02 Moonrise 19:36 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
06:37 to 18:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:02 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 10:54 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 11:57 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:45
Night
18:02 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:02 – 20:33
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:15 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 21:47 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 06:34 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 06:34 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 06:34 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 21:47 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shula until 21:15
- Karana Taitila until 18:22, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 18:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:15 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 21:47 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 06:34 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 06:34 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:02 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:54 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:57 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:45
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:15 – 23:39
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 06:33 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 05:29 – 06:35 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. 04:56 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:02 – 20:33
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:37 – 06:34 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:47 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:37 – 08:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:02 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 10:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:54 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:45 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:37 – 18:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:02 – 19:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:37 – 21:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:11 – 22:45 | Good |
| Char | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:19 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:53 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 05:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:01 – 06:35 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
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:31 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:22 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:08 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:08 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:22 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
- 06:37 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:37 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:37 NowSaturn
- 16:37 NowJupiter
- 17:37 NowMars
- 18:37 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:37 NowMercury
- 21:37 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:37 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:49 Capricorn
- 05:49 – 07:05 Aquarius
- 07:05 – 08:17 Pisces
- 08:17 – 09:42 Aries
- 09:42 – 11:31 Taurus
- 11:31 – 13:49 Gemini
- 13:49 – 16:19 Cancer
- 16:19 – 18:48 Leo
- 18:48 – 21:17 Virgo
- 21:17 – 23:47 Libra
- 23:47 – 02:12 next day Scorpio
- 02:12 – 04:13 next day Sagittarius
- 04:13 – 05:45 next day Capricorn
- 05:45 – 06:35 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