Washington panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 19:17 Moonrise 06:57 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
07:15 to 19:17- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:45 – 10:16
- Gulika Kalam 11:46 – 13:16
- Durmuhurta 12:52 – 13:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:52 – 13:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:16 – 14:46
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
19:17 to 07:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:17 – 21:40
- Brahma Muhurta 05:38 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 21:23
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 19:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 18:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 10:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:45 – 10:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:52 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:16 – 14:46
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 20:06 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 19:06 – 21:05
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. 05:39 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:52 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:17 – 21:40
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:15 – 08:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:45 – 10:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:16 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:46 – 13:16 | Good |
| Rog | 13:16 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:16 | Bad |
| Char | 16:16 – 17:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:46 – 19:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:17 – 20:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:46 – 22:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:16 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:15 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:15 – 02:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:45 – 04:14 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:14 – 05:44 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:44 – 07:14 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
- 07:15 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:16 NowJupiter
- 11:16 NowMars
- 12:16 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:16 NowSaturn
- 17:16 NowJupiter
- 18:16 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:16 NowVenus
- 21:16 NowMercury
- 22:16 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:15 NowMars
- 02:15 NowSun
- 03:15 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:14 NowMoon
- 06:14 NowSaturn
- 07:15 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:15 NowSaturn
- 10:15 NowJupiter
- 11:15 NowMars
- 12:15 NowSun
- 13:15 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:15 NowMoon
- 16:15 NowSaturn
- 17:15 NowJupiter
- 18:15 NowMars
- 19:15 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:15 NowMercury
- 22:15 NowMoon
- 23:15 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:15 NowMars
- 02:15 NowSun
- 03:15 NowVenus
- 04:15 NowMercury
- 05:15 NowMoon
- 06:15 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:39 – 05:54 Capricorn
- 05:54 – 07:10 Aquarius
- 07:10 – 08:22 Pisces
- 08:22 – 09:47 Aries
- 09:47 – 11:36 Taurus
- 11:36 – 13:54 Gemini
- 13:54 – 16:24 Cancer
- 16:24 – 18:53 Leo
- 18:53 – 21:22 Virgo
- 21:22 – 23:52 Libra
- 23:52 – 02:17 next day Scorpio
- 02:17 – 04:18 next day Sagittarius
- 04:18 – 05:50 next day Capricorn
- 05:50 – 07:06 next day Aquarius
- 07:06 – 07:14 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