Washington panchang, 22 September 2026
Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 19:03 Moonrise 17:11 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
06:57 to 19:03- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:22 – 10:10
- Yamaganda 09:58 – 11:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam 13:00 – 14:31
- Rahu Kalam 16:02 – 17:33
- 06:59 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 12:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 12:13 Karana becomes Bava
Night
19:03 to 06:57 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 19:03 – 21:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:39 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 00:52 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:57 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 12:13
- Nakshatra Shravana until 23:39 · lord Moon
- Yoga Atiganda until 06:59
- Karana Vishti until 12:13, then Bava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 06:59 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 12:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 12:13 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:39 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 00:52 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:57 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:22 – 10:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:58 – 11:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:00 – 14:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:02 – 17:33
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:39 – 06:57 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. 05:22 – 06:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:03 – 21:26
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:57 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:27 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Char | 09:58 – 11:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:29 – 13:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:00 – 14:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:31 – 16:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:02 – 17:33 | Good |
| Rog | 17:33 – 19:03 | Bad |
| Kaal | 19:03 – 20:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:33 – 22:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:02 – 23:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:31 – 01:00 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:00 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:30 – 03:59 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:59 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:28 – 06:57 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
- 06:57 NowMars
- 07:57 NowSun
- 08:58 NowVenus
- 09:58 NowMercury
- 10:59 NowMoon
- 11:59 NowSaturn
- 13:00 NowJupiter
- 14:01 NowMars
- 15:01 NowSun
- 16:02 NowVenus
- 17:02 NowMercury
- 18:03 NowMoon
- 19:03 NowSaturn
- 20:03 NowJupiter
- 21:02 NowMars
- 22:02 NowSun
- 23:01 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMercury
- 01:00 NowMoon
- 02:00 NowSaturn
- 02:59 NowJupiter
- 03:59 NowMars
- 04:58 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 06:57 NowMars
- 07:57 NowSun
- 08:57 NowVenus
- 09:57 NowMercury
- 10:57 NowMoon
- 11:57 NowSaturn
- 12:57 NowJupiter
- 13:57 NowMars
- 14:57 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:57 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 18:57 NowSaturn
- 19:57 NowJupiter
- 20:57 NowMars
- 21:57 NowSun
- 22:57 NowVenus
- 23:57 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMoon
- 01:57 NowSaturn
- 02:57 NowJupiter
- 03:57 NowMars
- 04:57 NowSun
- 05:57 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 06:34 Leo
- 06:34 – 09:02 Virgo
- 09:02 – 11:33 Libra
- 11:33 – 13:57 Scorpio
- 13:57 – 15:59 Sagittarius
- 15:59 – 17:31 Capricorn
- 17:31 – 18:47 Aquarius
- 18:47 – 19:59 Pisces
- 19:59 – 21:24 Aries
- 21:24 – 23:13 Taurus
- 23:13 – 01:31 next day Gemini
- 01:31 – 04:01 next day Cancer
- 04:01 – 06:30 next day Leo
- 06:30 – 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