Washington panchang, 17 October 2026
Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 18:25 Moonrise 14:02 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
07:20 to 18:25- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:20 – 08:43
- Durmuhurta 07:20 – 08:05
- Durmuhurta 08:05 – 08:49
- Rahu Kalam 10:07 – 11:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:31 – 13:15
- Yamaganda 14:16 – 15:39
- 09:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:32 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
18:25 to 07:21 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:25 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 05:38 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:58 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:19 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 22:58
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 03:19 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Atiganda until 13:32
- Karana Gara until 09:42, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 09:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:32 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 22:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 22:58 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:19 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:20 – 08:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:20 – 08:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:05 – 08:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:07 – 11:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:16 – 15:39
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. 05:37 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:31 – 13:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:25 – 21:00
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:20 – 08:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:43 – 10:07 | Good |
| Rog | 10:07 – 11:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:30 – 12:53 | Bad |
| Char | 12:53 – 14:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:16 – 15:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:39 – 17:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:02 – 18:25 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:25 – 20:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:02 – 21:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:39 – 23:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:16 – 00:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:53 – 02:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:30 – 04:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:07 – 05:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:44 – 07:21 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
- 07:20 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:11 NowMars
- 10:07 NowSun
- 11:02 NowVenus
- 11:57 NowMercury
- 12:53 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:43 NowJupiter
- 15:39 NowMars
- 16:34 NowSun
- 17:30 NowVenus
- 18:25 NowMercury
- 19:30 NowMoon
- 20:34 NowSaturn
- 21:39 NowJupiter
- 22:44 NowMars
- 23:49 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:53 NowVenus
- 01:58 NowMercury
- 03:03 NowMoon
- 04:07 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
- 06:17 NowMars
- 07:20 NowSaturn
- 08:20 NowJupiter
- 09:20 NowMars
- 10:20 NowSun
- 11:20 NowVenus
- 12:20 NowMercury
- 13:20 NowMoon
- 14:20 NowSaturn
- 15:20 NowJupiter
- 16:20 NowMars
- 17:20 NowSun
- 18:20 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:20 NowMoon
- 21:20 NowSaturn
- 22:20 NowJupiter
- 23:20 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSun
- 01:20 NowVenus
- 02:20 NowMercury
- 03:20 NowMoon
- 04:20 NowSaturn
- 05:20 NowJupiter
- 06:20 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:37 – 07:24 Virgo
- 07:24 – 09:55 Libra
- 09:55 – 12:19 Scorpio
- 12:19 – 14:20 Sagittarius
- 14:20 – 15:53 Capricorn
- 15:53 – 17:08 Aquarius
- 17:08 – 18:21 Pisces
- 18:21 – 19:45 Aries
- 19:45 – 21:35 Taurus
- 21:35 – 23:52 Gemini
- 23:52 – 02:22 next day Cancer
- 02:22 – 04:52 next day Leo
- 04:52 – 07:20 next day Virgo
- 07:20 – 07:21 next day Libra
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