Washington panchang, 15 March 2026
Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 19:14 Moonrise 05:38 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
07:20 to 19:14- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:53 – 13:41
- Yamaganda 13:17 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 16:15 – 17:44
- Durmuhurta 17:38 – 18:26
- Rahu Kalam 17:44 – 19:14
- 12:04 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
19:14 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:14 – 21:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:42 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:26 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 00:06 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 00:11 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 00:11 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 00:11 next day
- Nakshatra Shravana until 20:26 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shiva until 00:06 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 12:04, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 12:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:26 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 00:06 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 00:11 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 00:11 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:15 – 17:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:38 – 18:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:44 – 19:14
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. 05:43 – 06:31
- 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 19:14 – 21:39
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:20 – 08:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:49 – 10:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:18 – 11:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:48 – 13:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:17 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:46 – 16:15 | Good |
| Rog | 16:15 – 17:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:44 – 19:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:14 – 20:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:44 – 22:15 | Good |
| Char | 22:15 – 23:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:16 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:47 – 04:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:17 – 05:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:48 – 07:18 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
- 07:20 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:19 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:17 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:15 NowMercury
- 17:15 NowMoon
- 18:14 NowSaturn
- 19:14 NowJupiter
- 20:14 NowMars
- 21:14 NowSun
- 22:15 NowVenus
- 23:15 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMoon
- 01:16 NowSaturn
- 02:16 NowJupiter
- 03:17 NowMars
- 04:17 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:20 NowSun
- 08:20 NowVenus
- 09:20 NowMercury
- 10:20 NowMoon
- 11:20 NowSaturn
- 12:20 NowJupiter
- 13:20 NowMars
- 14:20 NowSun
- 15:20 NowVenus
- 16:20 NowMercury
- 17:20 NowMoon
- 18:20 NowSaturn
- 19:20 NowJupiter
- 20:20 NowMars
- 21:20 NowSun
- 22:20 NowVenus
- 23:20 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMoon
- 01:20 NowSaturn
- 02:20 NowJupiter
- 03:20 NowMars
- 04:20 NowSun
- 05:20 NowVenus
- 06:20 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:43 – 06:06 Capricorn
- 06:06 – 07:22 Aquarius
- 07:22 – 08:34 Pisces
- 08:34 – 09:58 Aries
- 09:58 – 11:48 Taurus
- 11:48 – 14:06 Gemini
- 14:06 – 16:35 Cancer
- 16:35 – 19:05 Leo
- 19:05 – 21:33 Virgo
- 21:33 – 00:04 next day Libra
- 00:04 – 02:28 next day Scorpio
- 02:28 – 04:30 next day Sagittarius
- 04:30 – 06:02 next day Capricorn
- 06:02 – 07:18 next day Aquarius
- 07:18 – 07:18 next day Pisces
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