Washington panchang, 23 September 2026
Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 19:02 Moonrise 17:37 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 19:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:59
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta 12:35 – 13:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:35 – 13:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:00 – 14:30
- 12:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 13:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 13:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
19:02 to 06:58 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:02 – 21:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 01:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 13:21
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 01:05 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 06:24 next day
- Karana Balava until 13:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 12:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 13:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 13:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 01:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:35 – 13:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:00 – 14:30
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:24 – 08:24 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:57 – 01:05 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 – 06:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:35 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:02 – 21:25
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:57 – 13:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:05 – 06:58 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:57 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:59 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:00 | Good |
| Rog | 13:00 – 14:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:30 – 16:01 | Bad |
| Char | 16:01 – 17:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:31 – 19:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:02 – 20:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:31 – 22:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:01 – 23:31 | Good |
| Char | 23:31 – 01:00 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:00 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:59 – 05:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:29 – 06:58 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 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 14:00 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:01 NowSaturn
- 17:01 NowJupiter
- 18:01 NowMars
- 19:02 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:01 NowMercury
- 22:01 NowMoon
- 23:01 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:00 NowJupiter
- 01:00 NowMars
- 02:00 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
- 06:57 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:57 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 18:57 NowSun
- 19:57 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:57 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 06:30 Leo
- 06:30 – 08:59 Virgo
- 08:59 – 11:29 Libra
- 11:29 – 13:54 Scorpio
- 13:54 – 15:55 Sagittarius
- 15:55 – 17:27 Capricorn
- 17:27 – 18:43 Aquarius
- 18:43 – 19:55 Pisces
- 19:55 – 21:20 Aries
- 21:20 – 23:09 Taurus
- 23:09 – 01:27 next day Gemini
- 01:27 – 03:57 next day Cancer
- 03:57 – 06:26 next day Leo
- 06:26 – 06:58 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