Washington panchang, 14 March 2026
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 19:13 Moonrise 05:05 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:22 to 19:13- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:22 – 08:50
- Durmuhurta 07:22 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta 08:09 – 08:56
- Rahu Kalam 10:19 – 11:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:53 – 13:41
- Yamaganda 14:46 – 16:15
- 11:19 Karana becomes Balava
Night
19:13 to 07:20 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 19:13 – 21:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:43 – 06:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:19 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 23:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 23:47 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Shiva
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 23:47
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 19:19 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 00:55 next day
- Karana Bava until 11:19, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 19:19 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 23:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 23:47 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Shiva
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:12 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:22 – 08:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:22 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:09 – 08:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:19 – 11:48
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:15
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. 05:44 – 06:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:53 – 13:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:13 – 21:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:19 – 07:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:22 – 08:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:50 – 10:19 | Good |
| Rog | 10:19 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:48 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Char | 13:17 – 14:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:46 – 16:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:15 – 17:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:44 – 19:13 | Bad |
| Labh | 19:13 – 20:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:44 – 22:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:14 – 23:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:16 – 02:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:47 – 04:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:18 – 05:49 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:49 – 07:20 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
- 07:22 NowSaturn
- 08:21 NowJupiter
- 09:20 NowMars
- 10:19 NowSun
- 11:19 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:17 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:15 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:13 NowVenus
- 19:13 NowMercury
- 20:13 NowMoon
- 21:14 NowSaturn
- 22:14 NowJupiter
- 23:15 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSun
- 01:16 NowVenus
- 02:17 NowMercury
- 03:18 NowMoon
- 04:18 NowSaturn
- 05:19 NowJupiter
- 06:19 NowMars
- 07:22 NowSaturn
- 08:22 NowJupiter
- 09:22 NowMars
- 10:22 NowSun
- 11:22 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:22 NowMoon
- 14:22 NowSaturn
- 15:22 NowJupiter
- 16:22 NowMars
- 17:22 NowSun
- 18:22 NowVenus
- 19:22 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:22 NowSaturn
- 22:22 NowJupiter
- 23:22 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:22 NowSun
- 01:22 NowVenus
- 02:22 NowMercury
- 03:22 NowMoon
- 04:22 NowSaturn
- 05:22 NowJupiter
- 06:22 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:44 – 06:10 Capricorn
- 06:10 – 07:25 Aquarius
- 07:25 – 08:38 Pisces
- 08:38 – 10:02 Aries
- 10:02 – 11:52 Taurus
- 11:52 – 14:09 Gemini
- 14:09 – 16:39 Cancer
- 16:39 – 19:09 Leo
- 19:09 – 21:37 Virgo
- 21:37 – 00:08 next day Libra
- 00:08 – 02:32 next day Scorpio
- 02:32 – 04:33 next day Sagittarius
- 04:33 – 06:06 next day Capricorn
- 06:06 – 07:20 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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method