Washington panchang, 1 October 2026
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 21:58 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
07:05 to 18:49- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:05 – 08:33
- Gulika Kalam 10:01 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta 11:00 – 11:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:20
- Rahu Kalam 14:25 – 15:53
- Durmuhurta 15:41 – 16:28
- 11:48 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 13:55 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:49 to 07:06 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:49 – 21:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:57 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 00:45 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 00:45 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:10 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 00:45 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 18:57 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddhi until 11:48
- Karana Gara until 13:55, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:48 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 13:55 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:57 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 00:45 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 00:45 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:10 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:05 – 08:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:01 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:00 – 11:47
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:48 – 08:47 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:25 – 15:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:41 – 16:28
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:05 – 18:57
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:57 – 07:06 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. 05:27 – 06:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:33 – 13:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 21:16
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 18:57 – 07:06 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:05 – 08:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:33 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:01 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Char | 11:29 – 12:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:57 – 14:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:25 – 15:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:53 – 17:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:21 – 18:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:49 – 20:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:21 – 21:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:53 – 23:25 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:25 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:57 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:29 – 04:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:02 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:34 – 07:06 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:05 NowJupiter
- 08:03 NowMars
- 09:02 NowSun
- 10:01 NowVenus
- 11:00 NowMercury
- 11:58 NowMoon
- 12:57 NowSaturn
- 13:56 NowJupiter
- 14:54 NowMars
- 15:53 NowSun
- 16:52 NowVenus
- 17:50 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:50 NowSaturn
- 20:52 NowJupiter
- 21:53 NowMars
- 22:55 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMercury
- 01:59 NowMoon
- 03:00 NowSaturn
- 04:02 NowJupiter
- 05:03 NowMars
- 06:04 NowSun
- 07:05 NowJupiter
- 08:05 NowMars
- 09:05 NowSun
- 10:05 NowVenus
- 11:05 NowMercury
- 12:05 NowMoon
- 13:05 NowSaturn
- 14:05 NowJupiter
- 15:05 NowMars
- 16:05 NowSun
- 17:05 NowVenus
- 18:05 NowMercury
- 19:05 NowMoon
- 20:05 NowSaturn
- 21:05 NowJupiter
- 22:05 NowMars
- 23:05 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:05 NowVenus
- 01:05 NowMercury
- 02:05 NowMoon
- 03:05 NowSaturn
- 04:05 NowJupiter
- 05:05 NowMars
- 06:05 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 05:58 Leo
- 05:58 – 08:27 Virgo
- 08:27 – 10:58 Libra
- 10:58 – 13:22 Scorpio
- 13:22 – 15:23 Sagittarius
- 15:23 – 16:56 Capricorn
- 16:56 – 18:11 Aquarius
- 18:11 – 19:24 Pisces
- 19:24 – 20:48 Aries
- 20:48 – 22:38 Taurus
- 22:38 – 00:55 next day Gemini
- 00:55 – 03:25 next day Cancer
- 03:25 – 05:55 next day Leo
- 05:55 – 07:06 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