Washington panchang, 1 November 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 17:06 Ashwin month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 17:06- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:51 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 14:28 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta 15:42 – 16:24
- Rahu Kalam 15:47 – 17:06
- 15:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:06 to 06:37 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:06 – 19:48
- Brahma Muhurta 04:49 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:00 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 01:36 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 02:41 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 02:41 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 02:41 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 18:00 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shubha until 01:36 next day
- Karana Balava until 15:28, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Libra
- 15:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:00 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 01:36 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 02:41 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 02:41 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:28 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:42 – 16:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:47 – 17:06
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. 04:48 – 05:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:06 – 19:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:36 – 18:00
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:36 – 07:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:55 – 09:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:14 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 11:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:51 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:10 – 14:28 | Good |
| Rog | 14:28 – 15:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:47 – 17:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:06 – 18:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:47 – 20:29 | Good |
| Char | 20:29 – 22:10 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:10 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:52 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 03:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:14 – 04:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:56 – 06:37 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
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:29 NowVenus
- 08:21 NowMercury
- 09:14 NowMoon
- 10:06 NowSaturn
- 10:59 NowJupiter
- 11:51 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:21 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:06 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:21 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:52 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:59 NowJupiter
- 02:07 NowMars
- 03:14 NowSun
- 04:22 NowVenus
- 05:30 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:36 NowMars
- 13:36 NowSun
- 14:36 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 05:25 Virgo
- 05:25 – 07:56 Libra
- 07:56 – 10:20 Scorpio
- 10:20 – 12:21 Sagittarius
- 12:21 – 13:54 Capricorn
- 13:54 – 15:09 Aquarius
- 15:09 – 16:22 Pisces
- 16:22 – 17:46 Aries
- 17:46 – 19:36 Taurus
- 19:36 – 21:53 Gemini
- 21:53 – 00:23 next day Cancer
- 00:23 – 02:53 next day Leo
- 02:53 – 05:21 next day Virgo
- 05:21 – 06:37 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 EST (UTC-5) · Method