Washington panchang, 7 September 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 19:27 Moonrise 02:24 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
06:43 to 19:27- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:19 – 09:54
- Yamaganda 11:30 – 13:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:40 – 13:31
- Durmuhurta 13:31 – 14:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:41 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta 16:04 – 16:55
- 07:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 07:34 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 08:44 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 18:08 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 18:23 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
19:27 to 06:44 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:27 – 21:43
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:13 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 05:13 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 07:34
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 08:44 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Variyan until 18:08
- Karana Balava until 07:34, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 07:34 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 08:44 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 18:08 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 18:23 Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:13 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 05:13 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:19 – 09:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:31 – 14:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:41 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:04 – 16:55
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:08 – 04:39 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. 05:13 – 05:58
- 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 19:27 – 21:43
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:44 – 06:44 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:43 – 08:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:19 – 09:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:54 – 11:30 | Good |
| Rog | 11:30 – 13:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:05 – 14:41 | Bad |
| Char | 14:41 – 16:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:16 – 17:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:52 – 19:27 | Good |
| Char | 19:27 – 20:52 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:52 – 22:17 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:17 – 23:41 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:41 – 01:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:06 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:30 – 03:55 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:55 – 05:19 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:19 – 06:44 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
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:47 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:54 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:05 NowMercury
- 14:09 NowMoon
- 15:13 NowSaturn
- 16:16 NowJupiter
- 17:20 NowMars
- 18:24 NowSun
- 19:27 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:20 NowMoon
- 22:17 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMars
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 02:58 NowMercury
- 03:55 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:43 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:43 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSun
- 01:43 NowVenus
- 02:43 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 07:33 Leo
- 07:33 – 10:01 Virgo
- 10:01 – 12:32 Libra
- 12:32 – 14:56 Scorpio
- 14:56 – 16:58 Sagittarius
- 16:58 – 18:30 Capricorn
- 18:30 – 19:46 Aquarius
- 19:46 – 20:58 Pisces
- 20:58 – 22:23 Aries
- 22:23 – 00:12 next day Taurus
- 00:12 – 02:30 next day Gemini
- 02:30 – 05:00 next day Cancer
- 05:00 – 06:44 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