Washington panchang, 21 March 2026
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 19:20 Moonrise 08:16 Chaitra 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
07:11 to 19:20- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:11 – 08:42
- Durmuhurta 07:11 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta 07:59 – 08:48
- Rahu Kalam 10:13 – 11:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:51 – 13:39
- Yamaganda 14:46 – 16:17
- 09:31 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 14:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:07 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
19:20 to 07:09 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 19:20 – 21:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:34 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:11 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 14:26
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 15:07 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 09:31
- Karana Gara until 14:26, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:31 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 14:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:07 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:11 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:11 – 08:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:11 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:59 – 08:48
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:31 – 06:11 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:13 – 11:44
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:17
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:11 – 07:23 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. 05:36 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:51 – 13:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:20 – 21:41
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:26 – 07:09 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:07 – 07:09 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:11 – 08:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:42 – 10:13 | Good |
| Rog | 10:13 – 11:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:44 – 13:15 | Bad |
| Char | 13:15 – 14:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:46 – 16:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:17 – 17:48 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:48 – 19:20 | Bad |
| Labh | 19:20 – 20:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:48 – 22:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:17 – 23:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:46 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:14 – 02:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:43 – 04:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:12 – 05:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:40 – 07:09 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
- 07:11 NowSaturn
- 08:11 NowJupiter
- 09:12 NowMars
- 10:13 NowSun
- 11:14 NowVenus
- 12:14 NowMercury
- 13:15 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:17 NowJupiter
- 16:17 NowMars
- 17:18 NowSun
- 18:19 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:19 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:17 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:15 NowSun
- 01:14 NowVenus
- 02:13 NowMercury
- 03:13 NowMoon
- 04:12 NowSaturn
- 05:11 NowJupiter
- 06:10 NowMars
- 07:11 NowSaturn
- 08:11 NowJupiter
- 09:11 NowMars
- 10:11 NowSun
- 11:11 NowVenus
- 12:11 NowMercury
- 13:11 NowMoon
- 14:11 NowSaturn
- 15:11 NowJupiter
- 16:11 NowMars
- 17:11 NowSun
- 18:11 NowVenus
- 19:11 NowMercury
- 20:11 NowMoon
- 21:11 NowSaturn
- 22:11 NowJupiter
- 23:11 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:11 NowSun
- 01:11 NowVenus
- 02:11 NowMercury
- 03:11 NowMoon
- 04:11 NowSaturn
- 05:11 NowJupiter
- 06:11 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:36 – 05:43 Capricorn
- 05:43 – 06:58 Aquarius
- 06:58 – 08:11 Pisces
- 08:11 – 09:35 Aries
- 09:35 – 11:24 Taurus
- 11:24 – 13:42 Gemini
- 13:42 – 16:12 Cancer
- 16:12 – 18:41 Leo
- 18:41 – 21:10 Virgo
- 21:10 – 23:40 Libra
- 23:40 – 02:05 next day Scorpio
- 02:05 – 04:06 next day Sagittarius
- 04:06 – 05:39 next day Capricorn
- 05:39 – 06:54 next day Aquarius
- 06:54 – 07:09 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