Washington panchang, 30 September 2026
Sunrise 07:04 Sunset 18:51 Moonrise 21:04 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
07:04 to 18:51- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:32 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta 12:34 – 13:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:57 – 14:26
- 14:50 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 16:16 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:51 to 07:05 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:51 – 21:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:32 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 03:05 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 03:05 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 03:05 next day
- Nakshatra Krittika until 20:32 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vajra until 14:50
- Karana Kaulava until 16:16, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 14:50 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 16:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:32 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 03:05 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 03:05 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:32 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:34 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:57 – 14:26
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. 05:26 – 06:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:51 – 21:17
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:04 – 20:32
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:04 – 20:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 20:32 – 07:05 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:04 – 08:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:32 – 10:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:01 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:57 | Good |
| Rog | 12:57 – 14:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:26 – 15:54 | Bad |
| Char | 15:54 – 17:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:22 – 18:51 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:51 – 20:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:22 – 21:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:54 – 23:26 | Good |
| Char | 23:26 – 00:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:58 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 04:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:01 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:05 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:04 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:01 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:54 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:54 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 04:01 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:04 NowSaturn
- 07:04 NowMercury
- 08:04 NowMoon
- 09:04 NowSaturn
- 10:04 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 12:04 NowSun
- 13:04 NowVenus
- 14:04 NowMercury
- 15:04 NowMoon
- 16:04 NowSaturn
- 17:04 NowJupiter
- 18:04 NowMars
- 19:04 NowSun
- 20:04 NowVenus
- 21:04 NowMercury
- 22:04 NowMoon
- 23:04 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:04 NowJupiter
- 01:04 NowMars
- 02:04 NowSun
- 03:04 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:04 NowMoon
- 06:04 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:02 Leo
- 06:02 – 08:31 Virgo
- 08:31 – 11:01 Libra
- 11:01 – 13:26 Scorpio
- 13:26 – 15:27 Sagittarius
- 15:27 – 17:00 Capricorn
- 17:00 – 18:15 Aquarius
- 18:15 – 19:28 Pisces
- 19:28 – 20:52 Aries
- 20:52 – 22:42 Taurus
- 22:42 – 00:59 next day Gemini
- 00:59 – 03:29 next day Cancer
- 03:29 – 05:58 next day Leo
- 05:58 – 07:05 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