Washington panchang, 7 October 2026
Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 18:40 Moonrise 03:51 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 18:40- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:37 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:18 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:55 – 14:21
- 12:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 13:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 13:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:22 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
18:40 to 07:11 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:40 – 21:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:14 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 13:47
- Nakshatra Magha until 12:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shubha until 17:22
- Karana Taitila until 13:47, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 12:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 13:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 13:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:22 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 01:14 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:37 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:55 – 14:21
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 20:41 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 19:41 – 21:42
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. 05:31 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:40 – 21:10
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:10 – 13:47
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:10 – 08:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:37 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:55 | Good |
| Rog | 12:55 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:21 – 15:47 | Bad |
| Char | 15:47 – 17:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:14 – 18:40 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:40 – 20:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:14 – 21:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:48 – 23:22 | Good |
| Char | 23:22 – 00:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:56 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:37 – 07:11 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 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 09:05 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 14:50 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:45 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:50 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 03:01 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:06 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:10 NowMoon
- 09:10 NowSaturn
- 10:10 NowJupiter
- 11:10 NowMars
- 12:10 NowSun
- 13:10 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:10 NowMoon
- 16:10 NowSaturn
- 17:10 NowJupiter
- 18:10 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:10 NowMercury
- 22:10 NowMoon
- 23:10 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:10 NowJupiter
- 01:10 NowMars
- 02:10 NowSun
- 03:10 NowVenus
- 04:10 NowMercury
- 05:10 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 05:35 Leo
- 05:35 – 08:03 Virgo
- 08:03 – 10:34 Libra
- 10:34 – 12:58 Scorpio
- 12:58 – 15:00 Sagittarius
- 15:00 – 16:32 Capricorn
- 16:32 – 17:48 Aquarius
- 17:48 – 19:00 Pisces
- 19:00 – 20:25 Aries
- 20:25 – 22:14 Taurus
- 22:14 – 00:32 next day Gemini
- 00:32 – 03:02 next day Cancer
- 03:02 – 05:31 next day Leo
- 05:31 – 07:11 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