Washington panchang, 2 November 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 17:05 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
06:37 to 17:05- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:56 – 09:14
- Yamaganda 10:33 – 11:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 12:54
- Gulika Kalam 13:09 – 14:28
- Durmuhurta 14:17 – 14:59
- 13:59 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:05 to 06:38 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:05 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:16 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 17:16 Moon enters Leo
- 23:24 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 01:25 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:25 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 01:25 next day
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 17:16 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shukla until 23:24
- Karana Taitila until 13:59, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Libra
- 13:59 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:16 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 17:16 Moon enters Leo
- 23:24 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 01:25 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:25 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:56 – 09:14
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:33 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 12:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:09 – 14:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:17 – 14:59
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 11:59 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 10:58 – 12:59
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. 04:49 – 05:43
- 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 17:05 – 19:47
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:37 – 07:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:56 – 09:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:14 – 10:33 | Good |
| Rog | 10:33 – 11:51 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:51 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Char | 13:09 – 14:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:28 – 15:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:46 – 17:05 | Good |
| Char | 17:05 – 18:46 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:46 – 20:28 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:28 – 22:10 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:10 – 23:52 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:52 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:33 – 03:15 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:15 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:57 – 06:38 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:37 NowMoon
- 07:30 NowSaturn
- 08:22 NowJupiter
- 09:14 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 10:59 NowVenus
- 11:51 NowMercury
- 12:43 NowMoon
- 13:36 NowSaturn
- 14:28 NowJupiter
- 15:20 NowMars
- 16:12 NowSun
- 17:05 NowVenus
- 18:12 NowMercury
- 19:20 NowMoon
- 20:28 NowSaturn
- 21:36 NowJupiter
- 22:44 NowMars
- 23:52 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:59 NowVenus
- 02:07 NowMercury
- 03:15 NowMoon
- 04:23 NowSaturn
- 05:31 NowJupiter
- 06:37 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:37 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:37 NowSun
- 18:37 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:37 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:37 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:37 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 05:21 Virgo
- 05:21 – 07:52 Libra
- 07:52 – 10:16 Scorpio
- 10:16 – 12:17 Sagittarius
- 12:17 – 13:50 Capricorn
- 13:50 – 15:05 Aquarius
- 15:05 – 16:18 Pisces
- 16:18 – 17:42 Aries
- 17:42 – 19:32 Taurus
- 19:32 – 21:49 Gemini
- 21:49 – 00:19 next day Cancer
- 00:19 – 02:49 next day Leo
- 02:49 – 05:17 next day Virgo
- 05:17 – 06:38 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