Washington panchang, 11 October 2026
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 18:34 Moonrise 08:18 Ashwin 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
07:14 to 18:34- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:31 – 13:17
- Yamaganda 12:54 – 14:19
- Gulika Kalam 15:44 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta 17:03 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam 17:09 – 18:34
- 11:35 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 12:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 12:01 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:02 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
18:34 to 07:15 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:34 – 21:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:34 – 06:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 12:01
- Nakshatra Chitra until 13:02 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 11:35
- Karana Bava until 12:01, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:35 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 12:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 12:01 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:02 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 12:32 – 11:35
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:35 – 12:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:54 – 14:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:44 – 17:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:03 – 17:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:09 – 18:34
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. 05:33 – 06:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:31 – 13:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:34 – 21:06
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:14 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 10:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:04 – 11:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:29 – 12:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:54 – 14:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:19 – 15:44 | Good |
| Rog | 15:44 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:09 – 18:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:34 – 20:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:09 – 21:44 | Good |
| Char | 21:44 – 23:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:19 – 00:55 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:55 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 04:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:05 – 05:40 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:40 – 07:15 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
- 07:14 NowSun
- 08:11 NowVenus
- 09:08 NowMercury
- 10:04 NowMoon
- 11:01 NowSaturn
- 11:57 NowJupiter
- 12:54 NowMars
- 13:51 NowSun
- 14:47 NowVenus
- 15:44 NowMercury
- 16:41 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:41 NowSun
- 21:44 NowVenus
- 22:48 NowMercury
- 23:51 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:55 NowSaturn
- 01:58 NowJupiter
- 03:01 NowMars
- 04:05 NowSun
- 05:08 NowVenus
- 06:12 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowSun
- 08:14 NowVenus
- 09:14 NowMercury
- 10:14 NowMoon
- 11:14 NowSaturn
- 12:14 NowJupiter
- 13:14 NowMars
- 14:14 NowSun
- 15:14 NowVenus
- 16:14 NowMercury
- 17:14 NowMoon
- 18:14 NowSaturn
- 19:14 NowJupiter
- 20:14 NowMars
- 21:14 NowSun
- 22:14 NowVenus
- 23:14 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:14 NowJupiter
- 03:14 NowMars
- 04:14 NowSun
- 05:14 NowVenus
- 06:14 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:33 – 07:48 Virgo
- 07:48 – 10:18 Libra
- 10:18 – 12:43 Scorpio
- 12:43 – 14:44 Sagittarius
- 14:44 – 16:17 Capricorn
- 16:17 – 17:32 Aquarius
- 17:32 – 18:45 Pisces
- 18:45 – 20:09 Aries
- 20:09 – 21:58 Taurus
- 21:58 – 00:16 next day Gemini
- 00:16 – 02:46 next day Cancer
- 02:46 – 05:15 next day Leo
- 05:15 – 07:15 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