Washington panchang, 17 September 2026
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 19:11 Moonrise 13:43 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
06:52 to 19:11- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:52 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam 09:57 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta 10:59 – 11:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:26
- Rahu Kalam 14:34 – 16:07
- Durmuhurta 15:54 – 16:44
- 10:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 14:22 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
19:11 to 06:53 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 19:11 – 21:32
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:31 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 03:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:04 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 03:31 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 10:23 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Priti until 04:04 next day
- Karana Gara until 14:22, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 14:22 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:31 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 03:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:04 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:52 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:57 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:59 – 11:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:34 – 16:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:54 – 16:44
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. 05:19 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:11 – 21:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:52 – 10:23
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:52 – 10:23
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:52 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:25 – 09:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:57 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Char | 11:29 – 13:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:02 – 14:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:34 – 16:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:07 – 17:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:39 – 19:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:11 – 20:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:39 – 22:07 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:07 – 23:35 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:35 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:02 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:30 – 03:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:58 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:25 – 06:53 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
- 06:52 NowJupiter
- 07:54 NowMars
- 08:55 NowSun
- 09:57 NowVenus
- 10:59 NowMercury
- 12:00 NowMoon
- 13:02 NowSaturn
- 14:03 NowJupiter
- 15:05 NowMars
- 16:07 NowSun
- 17:08 NowVenus
- 18:10 NowMercury
- 19:11 NowMoon
- 20:10 NowSaturn
- 21:08 NowJupiter
- 22:07 NowMars
- 23:05 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:04 NowVenus
- 01:02 NowMercury
- 02:01 NowMoon
- 02:59 NowSaturn
- 03:58 NowJupiter
- 04:56 NowMars
- 05:55 NowSun
- 06:52 NowJupiter
- 07:52 NowMars
- 08:52 NowSun
- 09:52 NowVenus
- 10:52 NowMercury
- 11:52 NowMoon
- 12:52 NowSaturn
- 13:52 NowJupiter
- 14:52 NowMars
- 15:52 NowSun
- 16:52 NowVenus
- 17:52 NowMercury
- 18:52 NowMoon
- 19:52 NowSaturn
- 20:52 NowJupiter
- 21:52 NowMars
- 22:52 NowSun
- 23:52 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMercury
- 01:52 NowMoon
- 02:52 NowSaturn
- 03:52 NowJupiter
- 04:52 NowMars
- 05:52 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:54 Leo
- 06:54 – 09:22 Virgo
- 09:22 – 11:53 Libra
- 11:53 – 14:17 Scorpio
- 14:17 – 16:18 Sagittarius
- 16:18 – 17:51 Capricorn
- 17:51 – 19:06 Aquarius
- 19:06 – 20:19 Pisces
- 20:19 – 21:43 Aries
- 21:43 – 23:33 Taurus
- 23:33 – 01:50 next day Gemini
- 01:50 – 04:20 next day Cancer
- 04:20 – 06:50 next day Leo
- 06:50 – 06:53 next day Virgo
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