Washington panchang, 2 September 2026
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 19:35 Moonrise 22:20 Shravana 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
06:39 to 19:35- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 09:53
- Gulika Kalam 11:30 – 13:07
- Durmuhurta 12:41 – 13:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:41 – 13:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:07 – 14:44
- 07:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 11:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 16:13 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 18:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 18:56 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
19:35 to 06:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:35 – 21:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:56 Moon enters Taurus
- 05:57 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 18:56
- Nakshatra Bharani until 16:13 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhruva until 11:42
- Karana Gara until 07:51, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 11:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 16:13 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 18:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 18:56 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:56 Moon enters Taurus
- 05:57 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 13:07
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:42 – 15:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:41 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:44
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:39 – 16:13
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. 05:10 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:41 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:35 – 21:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:13 – 06:40 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 16:13 – 06:40 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:13 – 06:40 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:56 – 06:40 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:16 – 09:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:53 – 11:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:30 – 13:07 | Good |
| Rog | 13:07 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:44 – 16:21 | Bad |
| Char | 16:21 – 17:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:58 – 19:35 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:35 – 20:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:58 – 22:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:21 – 23:44 | Good |
| Char | 23:44 – 01:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:07 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:53 – 05:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:17 – 06:40 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:07 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:21 NowSaturn
- 17:26 NowJupiter
- 18:30 NowMars
- 19:35 NowSun
- 20:31 NowVenus
- 21:26 NowMercury
- 22:21 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:07 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:58 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:10 – 05:23 Cancer
- 05:23 – 07:52 Leo
- 07:52 – 10:21 Virgo
- 10:21 – 12:52 Libra
- 12:52 – 15:16 Scorpio
- 15:16 – 17:17 Sagittarius
- 17:17 – 18:50 Capricorn
- 18:50 – 20:05 Aquarius
- 20:05 – 21:18 Pisces
- 21:18 – 22:42 Aries
- 22:42 – 00:32 next day Taurus
- 00:32 – 02:49 next day Gemini
- 02:49 – 05:19 next day Cancer
- 05:19 – 06:40 next day Leo
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