Washington panchang, 8 October 2026
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 05:00 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
07:11 to 18:38- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:11 – 08:37
- Gulika Kalam 10:03 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta 11:00 – 11:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:18
- Rahu Kalam 14:21 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta 15:35 – 16:21
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 12:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 12:46 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:28 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:48 Moon enters Virgo
Night
18:38 to 07:12 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:23 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 12:46
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 11:50 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shukla until 15:28
- Karana Vanija until 12:46, then Vishti
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 12:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 12:46 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:28 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 00:23 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:11 – 08:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:03 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:00 – 11:46
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 12:46 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:21 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:35 – 16:21
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 11:50 – 07:12 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. 05:31 – 06:21
- 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 18:38 – 21:09
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:11 – 08:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:37 – 10:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:03 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Char | 11:29 – 12:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:55 – 14:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:21 – 15:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:47 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:12 – 18:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:38 – 20:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:13 – 21:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:47 – 23:21 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:21 – 00:55 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:55 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:30 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:04 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:38 – 07:12 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
- 07:11 NowJupiter
- 08:09 NowMars
- 09:06 NowSun
- 10:03 NowVenus
- 11:00 NowMercury
- 11:58 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 13:52 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:47 NowSun
- 16:44 NowVenus
- 17:41 NowMercury
- 18:38 NowMoon
- 19:41 NowSaturn
- 20:44 NowJupiter
- 21:47 NowMars
- 22:50 NowSun
- 23:52 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMercury
- 01:58 NowMoon
- 03:01 NowSaturn
- 04:04 NowJupiter
- 05:07 NowMars
- 06:10 NowSun
- 07:11 NowJupiter
- 08:11 NowMars
- 09:11 NowSun
- 10:11 NowVenus
- 11:11 NowMercury
- 12:11 NowMoon
- 13:11 NowSaturn
- 14:11 NowJupiter
- 15:11 NowMars
- 16:11 NowSun
- 17:11 NowVenus
- 18:11 NowMercury
- 19:11 NowMoon
- 20:11 NowSaturn
- 21:11 NowJupiter
- 22:11 NowMars
- 23:11 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:11 NowVenus
- 01:11 NowMercury
- 02:11 NowMoon
- 03:11 NowSaturn
- 04:11 NowJupiter
- 05:11 NowMars
- 06:11 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 08:00 Virgo
- 08:00 – 10:30 Libra
- 10:30 – 12:55 Scorpio
- 12:55 – 14:56 Sagittarius
- 14:56 – 16:28 Capricorn
- 16:28 – 17:44 Aquarius
- 17:44 – 18:56 Pisces
- 18:56 – 20:21 Aries
- 20:21 – 22:10 Taurus
- 22:10 – 00:28 next day Gemini
- 00:28 – 02:58 next day Cancer
- 02:58 – 05:27 next day Leo
- 05:27 – 07:12 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