Washington panchang, 14 April 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 19:43 Moonrise 04:57 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
06:34 to 19:43- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:11 – 10:04
- Yamaganda 09:51 – 11:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:42 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam 13:08 – 14:47
- Rahu Kalam 16:25 – 18:04
- 06:36 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 14:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:42 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:43 to 06:32 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 19:43 – 21:53
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:07 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:55 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 14:42
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 06:36 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 03:55 next day
- Karana Taitila until 14:42, then Gara
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:36 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 14:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:07 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:55 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:11 – 10:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:51 – 11:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:08 – 14:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:25 – 18:04
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:34 – 06:36
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 05:52 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. 05:07 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:42 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:43 – 21:53
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:42 – 06:32 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:52 – 06:32 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:52 – 06:32 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:34 – 08:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:12 – 09:51 | Bad |
| Char | 09:51 – 11:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:30 – 13:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:08 – 14:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:47 – 16:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:25 – 18:04 | Good |
| Rog | 18:04 – 19:43 | Bad |
| Kaal | 19:43 – 21:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 21:04 – 22:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:25 – 23:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:46 – 01:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:07 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:29 – 03:50 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:50 – 05:11 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:11 – 06:32 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
- 06:34 NowMars
- 07:39 NowSun
- 08:45 NowVenus
- 09:51 NowMercury
- 10:57 NowMoon
- 12:02 NowSaturn
- 13:08 NowJupiter
- 14:14 NowMars
- 15:20 NowSun
- 16:25 NowVenus
- 17:31 NowMercury
- 18:37 NowMoon
- 19:43 NowSaturn
- 20:37 NowJupiter
- 21:31 NowMars
- 22:25 NowSun
- 23:19 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMercury
- 01:07 NowMoon
- 02:02 NowSaturn
- 02:56 NowJupiter
- 03:50 NowMars
- 04:44 NowSun
- 05:38 NowVenus
- 06:34 NowMars
- 07:34 NowSun
- 08:34 NowVenus
- 09:34 NowMercury
- 10:34 NowMoon
- 11:34 NowSaturn
- 12:34 NowJupiter
- 13:34 NowMars
- 14:34 NowSun
- 15:34 NowVenus
- 16:34 NowMercury
- 17:34 NowMoon
- 18:34 NowSaturn
- 19:34 NowJupiter
- 20:34 NowMars
- 21:34 NowSun
- 22:34 NowVenus
- 23:34 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMoon
- 01:34 NowSaturn
- 02:34 NowJupiter
- 03:34 NowMars
- 04:34 NowSun
- 05:34 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 05:24 Aquarius
- 05:24 – 06:36 Pisces
- 06:36 – 08:01 Aries
- 08:01 – 09:50 Taurus
- 09:50 – 12:08 Gemini
- 12:08 – 14:38 Cancer
- 14:38 – 17:07 Leo
- 17:07 – 19:35 Virgo
- 19:35 – 22:06 Libra
- 22:06 – 00:30 next day Scorpio
- 00:30 – 02:32 next day Sagittarius
- 02:32 – 04:04 next day Capricorn
- 04:04 – 05:20 next day Aquarius
- 05:20 – 06:32 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