Washington panchang, 28 October 2026
Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 19:50 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
07:32 to 18:11- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:52 – 10:11
- Gulika Kalam 11:31 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta 12:30 – 13:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:51 – 14:11
- 15:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 15:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:10 Yoga becomes Parigha
Night
18:11 to 07:33 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:46 – 06:39 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 15:37
- Nakshatra Rohini until 01:41 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 18:10
- Karana Vishti until 15:37, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Libra
- 15:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 15:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:10 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 01:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:52 – 10:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:31 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:30 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:51 – 14:11
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:10 – 04:23 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. 05:45 – 06:38
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:11 – 20:51
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:32 – 01:41 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 01:41 – 07:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:32 – 08:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:52 – 10:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:11 – 11:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:31 – 12:51 | Good |
| Rog | 12:51 – 14:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:11 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Char | 15:31 – 16:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:51 – 18:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:11 – 19:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:51 – 21:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:31 – 23:11 | Good |
| Char | 23:11 – 00:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:52 – 02:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:32 – 04:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:12 – 05:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:53 – 07:33 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
- 07:32 NowMercury
- 08:25 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:11 NowJupiter
- 11:05 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:31 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:17 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:31 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:05 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:26 NowSaturn
- 07:32 NowMercury
- 08:32 NowMoon
- 09:32 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:32 NowMars
- 12:32 NowSun
- 13:32 NowVenus
- 14:32 NowMercury
- 15:32 NowMoon
- 16:32 NowSaturn
- 17:32 NowJupiter
- 18:32 NowMars
- 19:32 NowSun
- 20:32 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:32 NowMoon
- 23:32 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:32 NowSun
- 03:32 NowVenus
- 04:32 NowMercury
- 05:32 NowMoon
- 06:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:45 – 06:41 Virgo
- 06:41 – 09:11 Libra
- 09:11 – 11:36 Scorpio
- 11:36 – 13:37 Sagittarius
- 13:37 – 15:10 Capricorn
- 15:10 – 16:25 Aquarius
- 16:25 – 17:38 Pisces
- 17:38 – 19:02 Aries
- 19:02 – 20:52 Taurus
- 20:52 – 23:09 Gemini
- 23:09 – 01:39 next day Cancer
- 01:39 – 04:08 next day Leo
- 04:08 – 06:37 next day Virgo
- 06:37 – 07:33 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