Washington panchang, 2 October 2026
Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 23:02 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
07:06 to 18:47- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:33 – 10:01
- Durmuhurta 09:26 – 10:13
- Rahu Kalam 11:29 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:20
- Durmuhurta 13:20 – 14:07
- Yamaganda 15:52 – 17:20
- 08:47 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 11:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:25 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
18:47 to 07:07 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:47 – 21:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 22:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:51 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 22:30
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 17:25 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyatipata until 08:47
- Karana Vishti until 11:37, then Bava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:47 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 11:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:25 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 22:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:51 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
Times to avoid
- 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
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 10:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:26 – 10:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:20 – 14:07
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:52 – 17:20
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 05:51 – 16:27 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. 05:28 – 06:17
- 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 18:47 – 21:15
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:06 – 17:25
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:06 – 08:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:33 – 10:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:01 – 11:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:29 – 12:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:57 – 14:24 | Good |
| Rog | 14:24 – 15:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:52 – 17:20 | Bad |
| Char | 17:20 – 18:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:47 – 20:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:20 – 21:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:52 – 23:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:25 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:57 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:29 – 04:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:02 – 05:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:34 – 07:07 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
- 07:06 NowVenus
- 08:04 NowMercury
- 09:03 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 11:00 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:57 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 14:54 NowMercury
- 15:52 NowMoon
- 16:51 NowSaturn
- 17:49 NowJupiter
- 18:47 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:51 NowVenus
- 21:52 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:57 NowJupiter
- 01:59 NowMars
- 03:00 NowSun
- 04:02 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
- 06:05 NowMoon
- 07:06 NowVenus
- 08:06 NowMercury
- 09:06 NowMoon
- 10:06 NowSaturn
- 11:06 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:06 NowMercury
- 16:06 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:06 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:06 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:06 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 03:06 NowSun
- 04:06 NowVenus
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:55 Leo
- 05:55 – 08:23 Virgo
- 08:23 – 10:54 Libra
- 10:54 – 13:18 Scorpio
- 13:18 – 15:19 Sagittarius
- 15:19 – 16:52 Capricorn
- 16:52 – 18:07 Aquarius
- 18:07 – 19:20 Pisces
- 19:20 – 20:44 Aries
- 20:44 – 22:34 Taurus
- 22:34 – 00:51 next day Gemini
- 00:51 – 03:21 next day Cancer
- 03:21 – 05:51 next day Leo
- 05:51 – 07:07 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