Washington panchang, 6 September 2026
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 19:29 Moonrise 01:10 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
06:42 to 19:29- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:40 – 13:31
- Yamaganda 13:06 – 14:41
- Gulika Kalam 16:17 – 17:53
- Durmuhurta 17:47 – 18:38
- Rahu Kalam 17:53 – 19:29
- 09:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 09:59 Karana becomes Bava
- 10:22 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Night
19:29 to 06:43 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:29 – 21:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:13 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:47 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 03:08 next day Moon enters Cancer
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 09:59
- Nakshatra Ardra until 10:22 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyatipata until 21:11
- Karana Vishti until 09:59, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Leo
- 09:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 09:59 Karana becomes Bava
- 10:22 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 20:47 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 03:08 next day Moon enters Cancer
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 00:15 – 21:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:17 – 17:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:47 – 18:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:53 – 19:29
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. 05:13 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:40 – 13:31
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:29 – 21:44
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:42 – 08:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:18 – 09:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:54 – 11:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:30 – 13:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:06 – 14:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:41 – 16:17 | Good |
| Rog | 16:17 – 17:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:53 – 19:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:29 – 20:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:53 – 22:18 | Good |
| Char | 22:18 – 23:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:42 – 01:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:06 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 03:55 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:55 – 05:19 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:19 – 06:43 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
- 06:42 NowSun
- 07:46 NowVenus
- 08:50 NowMercury
- 09:54 NowMoon
- 10:58 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 13:06 NowMars
- 14:10 NowSun
- 15:13 NowVenus
- 16:17 NowMercury
- 17:21 NowMoon
- 18:25 NowSaturn
- 19:29 NowJupiter
- 20:25 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:14 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMoon
- 01:06 NowSaturn
- 02:02 NowJupiter
- 02:58 NowMars
- 03:55 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:47 NowMercury
- 06:42 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:42 NowMercury
- 09:42 NowMoon
- 10:42 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:42 NowMars
- 13:42 NowSun
- 14:42 NowVenus
- 15:42 NowMercury
- 16:42 NowMoon
- 17:42 NowSaturn
- 18:42 NowJupiter
- 19:42 NowMars
- 20:42 NowSun
- 21:42 NowVenus
- 22:42 NowMercury
- 23:42 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:42 NowSaturn
- 01:42 NowJupiter
- 02:42 NowMars
- 03:42 NowSun
- 04:42 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 07:37 Leo
- 07:37 – 10:05 Virgo
- 10:05 – 12:36 Libra
- 12:36 – 15:00 Scorpio
- 15:00 – 17:02 Sagittarius
- 17:02 – 18:34 Capricorn
- 18:34 – 19:50 Aquarius
- 19:50 – 21:02 Pisces
- 21:02 – 22:26 Aries
- 22:26 – 00:16 next day Taurus
- 00:16 – 02:34 next day Gemini
- 02:34 – 05:03 next day Cancer
- 05:03 – 06:43 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