Washington panchang, 15 April 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 19:44 Moonrise 05:21 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
06:32 to 19:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:11 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:08
- Durmuhurta 12:42 – 13:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:42 – 13:34 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:08 – 14:47
- 13:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:01 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
19:44 to 06:31 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:44 – 21:53
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 01:07 next day Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 04:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Revati
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 13:01
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:29 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Indra until 01:07 next day
- Karana Vanija until 13:01, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 13:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 01:07 next day Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 04:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Revati
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:42 – 13:34
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 13:01 – 23:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:08 – 14:47
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 01:07 – 21:51 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:29 – 06:31 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. 05:06 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 19:44 – 21:53
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:32 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:11 – 09:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:50 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:08 | Good |
| Rog | 13:08 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:47 – 16:26 | Bad |
| Char | 16:26 – 18:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:05 – 19:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:44 – 21:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:05 – 22:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:25 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:07 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:28 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:49 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:10 – 06:31 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
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:44 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:08 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:20 NowMoon
- 16:26 NowSaturn
- 17:32 NowJupiter
- 18:38 NowMars
- 19:44 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:31 NowMercury
- 22:25 NowMoon
- 23:19 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:07 NowMars
- 02:01 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:43 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:20 Aquarius
- 05:20 – 06:32 Pisces
- 06:32 – 07:57 Aries
- 07:57 – 09:46 Taurus
- 09:46 – 12:04 Gemini
- 12:04 – 14:34 Cancer
- 14:34 – 17:03 Leo
- 17:03 – 19:32 Virgo
- 19:32 – 22:02 Libra
- 22:02 – 00:27 next day Scorpio
- 00:27 – 02:28 next day Sagittarius
- 02:28 – 04:00 next day Capricorn
- 04:00 – 05:16 next day Aquarius
- 05:16 – 06:28 next day Pisces
- 06:28 – 06:31 next day Aries
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