Washington panchang, 6 October 2026
Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 02:40 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
07:10 to 18:41- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:28 – 10:14
- Yamaganda 10:02 – 11:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 12:55 – 14:22
- Rahu Kalam 15:48 – 17:15
- 12:47 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:47 Moon enters Leo
- 15:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 15:05 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:41 to 07:10 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:41 – 21:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:30 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 02:24 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 15:05
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 12:47 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Sadhya until 19:30
- Karana Balava until 15:05, then Kaulava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Virgo
- 12:47 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:47 Moon enters Leo
- 15:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 15:05 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:30 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 02:24 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:28 – 10:14
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:55 – 14:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:48 – 17:15
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. 05:30 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 21:11
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:10 – 12:47
Choghadiya
| Rog | 07:10 – 08:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:36 – 10:02 | Bad |
| Char | 10:02 – 11:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:29 – 12:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:55 – 14:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:22 – 15:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:48 – 17:15 | Good |
| Rog | 17:15 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:41 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:15 – 21:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:49 – 23:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:22 – 00:56 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:56 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:30 – 04:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:03 – 05:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:37 – 07:10 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
- 07:10 NowMars
- 08:07 NowSun
- 09:05 NowVenus
- 10:02 NowMercury
- 11:00 NowMoon
- 11:58 NowSaturn
- 12:55 NowJupiter
- 13:53 NowMars
- 14:51 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:46 NowMercury
- 17:44 NowMoon
- 18:41 NowSaturn
- 19:44 NowJupiter
- 20:46 NowMars
- 21:49 NowSun
- 22:51 NowVenus
- 23:53 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMoon
- 01:58 NowSaturn
- 03:01 NowJupiter
- 04:03 NowMars
- 05:06 NowSun
- 06:08 NowVenus
- 07:10 NowMars
- 08:10 NowSun
- 09:10 NowVenus
- 10:10 NowMercury
- 11:10 NowMoon
- 12:10 NowSaturn
- 13:10 NowJupiter
- 14:10 NowMars
- 15:10 NowSun
- 16:10 NowVenus
- 17:10 NowMercury
- 18:10 NowMoon
- 19:10 NowSaturn
- 20:10 NowJupiter
- 21:10 NowMars
- 22:10 NowSun
- 23:10 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMercury
- 01:10 NowMoon
- 02:10 NowSaturn
- 03:10 NowJupiter
- 04:10 NowMars
- 05:10 NowSun
- 06:10 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 05:39 Leo
- 05:39 – 08:07 Virgo
- 08:07 – 10:38 Libra
- 10:38 – 13:02 Scorpio
- 13:02 – 15:04 Sagittarius
- 15:04 – 16:36 Capricorn
- 16:36 – 17:52 Aquarius
- 17:52 – 19:04 Pisces
- 19:04 – 20:29 Aries
- 20:29 – 22:18 Taurus
- 22:18 – 00:36 next day Gemini
- 00:36 – 03:06 next day Cancer
- 03:06 – 05:35 next day Leo
- 05:35 – 07:10 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