Washington panchang, 16 September 2026
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 19:13 Moonrise 12:43 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
06:51 to 19:13- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:24 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:02
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:27 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:02 – 14:35
- 07:52 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 12:20 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
19:13 to 06:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:13 – 21:33
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:18 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 01:18 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Priti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 01:18 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 07:52 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 03:19 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 12:20, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:52 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 12:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:18 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 01:18 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Priti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:24 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:02 – 14:35
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. 05:18 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:13 – 21:33
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 07:52 – 06:52 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:52 – 06:52 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:52 – 06:52 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 01:18 – 06:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:51 – 08:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:24 – 09:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:57 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:02 | Good |
| Rog | 13:02 – 14:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:35 – 16:08 | Bad |
| Char | 16:08 – 17:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:40 – 19:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:13 – 20:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:40 – 22:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:08 – 23:35 | Good |
| Char | 23:35 – 01:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:03 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:57 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 06:52 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
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:04 NowMercury
- 15:06 NowMoon
- 16:08 NowSaturn
- 17:09 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:11 NowVenus
- 21:10 NowMercury
- 22:08 NowMoon
- 23:06 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:04 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:01 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:54 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 06:57 Leo
- 06:57 – 09:26 Virgo
- 09:26 – 11:57 Libra
- 11:57 – 14:21 Scorpio
- 14:21 – 16:22 Sagittarius
- 16:22 – 17:55 Capricorn
- 17:55 – 19:10 Aquarius
- 19:10 – 20:23 Pisces
- 20:23 – 21:47 Aries
- 21:47 – 23:37 Taurus
- 23:37 – 01:54 next day Gemini
- 01:54 – 04:24 next day Cancer
- 04:24 – 06:52 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