Washington panchang, 13 September 2026
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 19:18 Moonrise 09:29 Bhadrapada 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
06:49 to 19:18- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:38 – 13:28
- Yamaganda 13:03 – 14:37
- Gulika Kalam 16:11 – 17:44
- Durmuhurta 17:38 – 18:28
- Rahu Kalam 17:44 – 19:18
- 09:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:56 Moon enters Libra
Night
19:18 to 06:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:18 – 21:36
- Brahma Muhurta 05:17 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:37 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 21:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:16 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Swati
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 21:37
- Nakshatra Chitra until 04:25 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Brahma until 03:16 next day
- Karana Taitila until 09:33, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Leo
- 09:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:56 Moon enters Libra
- 21:37 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 21:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:16 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Swati
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:03 – 14:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:11 – 17:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:38 – 18:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:44 – 19:18
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. 05:17 – 06:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:38 – 13:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:18 – 21:36
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:49 – 12:17
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:25 – 06:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:49 – 08:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:22 – 09:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:56 – 11:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:30 – 13:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:03 – 14:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:37 – 16:11 | Good |
| Rog | 16:11 – 17:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:44 – 19:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:18 – 20:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:44 – 22:11 | Good |
| Char | 22:11 – 23:37 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:37 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:04 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 03:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:57 – 05:23 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:23 – 06:49 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
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:51 NowVenus
- 08:53 NowMercury
- 09:56 NowMoon
- 10:58 NowSaturn
- 12:01 NowJupiter
- 13:03 NowMars
- 14:06 NowSun
- 15:08 NowVenus
- 16:11 NowMercury
- 17:13 NowMoon
- 18:15 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:15 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:11 NowVenus
- 23:08 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:06 NowMoon
- 01:04 NowSaturn
- 02:01 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 03:57 NowSun
- 04:54 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:49 NowVenus
- 08:49 NowMercury
- 09:49 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 11:49 NowJupiter
- 12:49 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:49 NowVenus
- 15:49 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 17:49 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:49 NowMars
- 20:49 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:49 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSaturn
- 01:49 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 07:09 Leo
- 07:09 – 09:38 Virgo
- 09:38 – 12:08 Libra
- 12:08 – 14:33 Scorpio
- 14:33 – 16:34 Sagittarius
- 16:34 – 18:07 Capricorn
- 18:07 – 19:22 Aquarius
- 19:22 – 20:35 Pisces
- 20:35 – 21:59 Aries
- 21:59 – 23:49 Taurus
- 23:49 – 02:06 next day Gemini
- 02:06 – 04:36 next day Cancer
- 04:36 – 06:49 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