Washington panchang, 20 September 2026
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 19:07 Moonrise 16:07 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
06:55 to 19:07- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:25
- Yamaganda 13:01 – 14:32
- Gulika Kalam 16:04 – 17:35
- Durmuhurta 17:29 – 18:18
- Rahu Kalam 17:35 – 19:07
- 08:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 08:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:04 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
19:07 to 06:56 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:07 – 21:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:45 next day Moon enters Capricorn
- 06:35 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 08:22
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 19:04 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shobhana until 06:35 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 08:22, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 08:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:04 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 21:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:45 next day Moon enters Capricorn
- 06:35 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:01 – 14:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:04 – 17:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:29 – 18:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:35 – 19:07
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:35 – 08:59 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. 05:21 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:07 – 21:28
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:55 – 06:56 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:04 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:55 – 08:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:26 – 09:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:58 – 11:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:29 – 13:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:01 – 14:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:32 – 16:04 | Good |
| Rog | 16:04 – 17:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:35 – 19:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:07 – 20:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:35 – 22:04 | Good |
| Char | 22:04 – 23:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:33 – 01:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:01 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 03:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:58 – 05:27 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:27 – 06:56 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
- 06:55 NowSun
- 07:56 NowVenus
- 08:57 NowMercury
- 09:58 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 12:00 NowJupiter
- 13:01 NowMars
- 14:02 NowSun
- 15:03 NowVenus
- 16:04 NowMercury
- 17:05 NowMoon
- 18:06 NowSaturn
- 19:07 NowJupiter
- 20:06 NowMars
- 21:05 NowSun
- 22:04 NowVenus
- 23:03 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMoon
- 01:01 NowSaturn
- 02:00 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 03:58 NowSun
- 04:57 NowVenus
- 05:57 NowMercury
- 06:55 NowSun
- 07:55 NowVenus
- 08:55 NowMercury
- 09:55 NowMoon
- 10:55 NowSaturn
- 11:55 NowJupiter
- 12:55 NowMars
- 13:55 NowSun
- 14:55 NowVenus
- 15:55 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 17:55 NowSaturn
- 18:55 NowJupiter
- 19:55 NowMars
- 20:55 NowSun
- 21:55 NowVenus
- 22:55 NowMercury
- 23:55 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:55 NowSaturn
- 01:55 NowJupiter
- 02:55 NowMars
- 03:55 NowSun
- 04:55 NowVenus
- 05:55 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 06:42 Leo
- 06:42 – 09:10 Virgo
- 09:10 – 11:41 Libra
- 11:41 – 14:05 Scorpio
- 14:05 – 16:06 Sagittarius
- 16:06 – 17:39 Capricorn
- 17:39 – 18:54 Aquarius
- 18:54 – 20:07 Pisces
- 20:07 – 21:31 Aries
- 21:31 – 23:21 Taurus
- 23:21 – 01:38 next day Gemini
- 01:38 – 04:08 next day Cancer
- 04:08 – 06:38 next day Leo
- 06:38 – 06:56 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