Washington panchang, 23 March 2026
Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 19:21 Moonrise 09:34 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
07:07 to 19:21- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:39 – 10:11
- Yamaganda 11:43 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:50 – 13:39
- Durmuhurta 13:39 – 14:28
- Gulika Kalam 14:46 – 16:18
- Durmuhurta 16:06 – 16:55
- 09:08 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 09:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:19 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
19:21 to 07:06 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:21 – 21:42
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 06:38 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 06:38 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 09:08
- Nakshatra Krittika until 11:19 · lord Sun
- Yoga Priti until 23:37
- Karana Balava until 09:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:08 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 09:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 11:19 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 19:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 06:38 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 06:38 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 10:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:43 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:39 – 14:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:06 – 16:55
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. 05:33 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:50 – 13:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:21 – 21:42
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 11:19 – 07:06 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 11:19 – 07:06 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:07 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:39 – 10:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:11 – 11:43 | Good |
| Rog | 11:43 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Char | 14:46 – 16:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:18 – 17:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:50 – 19:21 | Good |
| Char | 19:21 – 20:50 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:50 – 22:18 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:18 – 23:46 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:46 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:14 – 02:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:42 – 04:10 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:10 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:38 – 07:06 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:07 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:10 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:13 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:19 NowMars
- 18:20 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:20 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:10 NowMoon
- 05:08 NowSaturn
- 06:07 NowJupiter
- 07:07 NowMoon
- 08:07 NowSaturn
- 09:07 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 11:07 NowSun
- 12:07 NowVenus
- 13:07 NowMercury
- 14:07 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:07 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:07 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:07 NowMercury
- 21:07 NowMoon
- 22:07 NowSaturn
- 23:07 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:07 NowVenus
- 03:07 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 05:07 NowSaturn
- 06:07 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:33 – 05:35 Capricorn
- 05:35 – 06:50 Aquarius
- 06:50 – 08:03 Pisces
- 08:03 – 09:27 Aries
- 09:27 – 11:17 Taurus
- 11:17 – 13:34 Gemini
- 13:34 – 16:04 Cancer
- 16:04 – 18:33 Leo
- 18:33 – 21:02 Virgo
- 21:02 – 23:32 Libra
- 23:32 – 01:57 next day Scorpio
- 01:57 – 03:58 next day Sagittarius
- 03:58 – 05:31 next day Capricorn
- 05:31 – 06:46 next day Aquarius
- 06:46 – 07:06 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