Washington panchang, 9 October 2026
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 18:37 Moonrise 06:06 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
07:12 to 18:37- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:38 – 10:03
- Durmuhurta 09:29 – 10:15
- Rahu Kalam 11:29 – 12:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta 13:17 – 14:03
- Yamaganda 15:46 – 17:11
- 11:49 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 12:06 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:06 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 13:50 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
18:37 to 07:13 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:37 – 21:08
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:54 Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 12:06
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 11:49 · lord Sun
- Yoga Brahma until 13:50
- Karana Shakuni until 12:06, then Chatushpada
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:49 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 12:06 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:06 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 13:50 Yoga becomes Indra
- 23:54 Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 10:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:29 – 10:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:17 – 14:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:46 – 17:11
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. 05:32 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:37 – 21:08
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:12 – 08:38 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:38 – 10:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:03 – 11:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:29 – 12:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:55 – 14:20 | Good |
| Rog | 14:20 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:46 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Char | 17:11 – 18:37 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:37 – 20:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:11 – 21:46 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:46 – 23:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:20 – 00:55 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:55 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:30 – 04:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:04 – 05:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:39 – 07:13 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
- 07:12 NowVenus
- 08:09 NowMercury
- 09:06 NowMoon
- 10:03 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 13:52 NowVenus
- 14:49 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:40 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:40 NowSun
- 20:43 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:52 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:55 NowJupiter
- 01:58 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 04:04 NowVenus
- 05:07 NowMercury
- 06:10 NowMoon
- 07:12 NowVenus
- 08:12 NowMercury
- 09:12 NowMoon
- 10:12 NowSaturn
- 11:12 NowJupiter
- 12:12 NowMars
- 13:12 NowSun
- 14:12 NowVenus
- 15:12 NowMercury
- 16:12 NowMoon
- 17:12 NowSaturn
- 18:12 NowJupiter
- 19:12 NowMars
- 20:12 NowSun
- 21:12 NowVenus
- 22:12 NowMercury
- 23:12 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSaturn
- 01:12 NowJupiter
- 02:12 NowMars
- 03:12 NowSun
- 04:12 NowVenus
- 05:12 NowMercury
- 06:12 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 07:56 Virgo
- 07:56 – 10:26 Libra
- 10:26 – 12:51 Scorpio
- 12:51 – 14:52 Sagittarius
- 14:52 – 16:24 Capricorn
- 16:24 – 17:40 Aquarius
- 17:40 – 18:52 Pisces
- 18:52 – 20:17 Aries
- 20:17 – 22:06 Taurus
- 22:06 – 00:24 next day Gemini
- 00:24 – 02:54 next day Cancer
- 02:54 – 05:23 next day Leo
- 05:23 – 07:13 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