Washington panchang, 21 September 2026
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 19:05 Moonrise 16:41 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
06:56 to 19:05- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:27 – 09:58
- Yamaganda 11:29 – 13:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:25
- Durmuhurta 13:25 – 14:13
- Gulika Kalam 14:32 – 16:03
- Durmuhurta 15:51 – 16:39
- 10:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 10:31 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
19:05 to 06:57 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:05 – 21:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:37 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 23:26 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 10:31
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 21:37 · lord Sun
- Yoga Atiganda until 06:59 next day
- Karana Gara until 10:31, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 10:31 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:37 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 23:26 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- 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
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:27 – 09:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:25 – 14:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:32 – 16:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:51 – 16:39
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:56 – 15:01
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:01 – 23:22
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 19:05 – 21:27
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:56 – 21:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:37 – 06:57 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:22 – 06:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:56 – 08:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:27 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:58 – 11:29 | Good |
| Rog | 11:29 – 13:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:00 – 14:32 | Bad |
| Char | 14:32 – 16:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:03 – 17:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:34 – 19:05 | Good |
| Char | 19:05 – 20:34 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:34 – 22:03 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:03 – 23:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:32 – 01:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:01 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:30 – 03:59 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:59 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:28 – 06:57 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
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 12:00 NowVenus
- 13:00 NowMercury
- 14:01 NowMoon
- 15:02 NowSaturn
- 16:03 NowJupiter
- 17:03 NowMars
- 18:04 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 22:03 NowSaturn
- 23:02 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:00 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowSaturn
- 05:57 NowJupiter
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 06:38 Leo
- 06:38 – 09:06 Virgo
- 09:06 – 11:37 Libra
- 11:37 – 14:01 Scorpio
- 14:01 – 16:03 Sagittarius
- 16:03 – 17:35 Capricorn
- 17:35 – 18:51 Aquarius
- 18:51 – 20:03 Pisces
- 20:03 – 21:27 Aries
- 21:27 – 23:17 Taurus
- 23:17 – 01:35 next day Gemini
- 01:35 – 04:05 next day Cancer
- 04:05 – 06:34 next day Leo
- 06:34 – 06:57 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