Washington panchang, 4 November 2026
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 01:51 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
06:39 to 17:03- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:57 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam 10:33 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta 11:30 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:51 – 13:09
- 12:17 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:00 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Night
17:03 to 06:41 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:46
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:56 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 23:04 Moon enters Virgo
- 00:06 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:06 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 00:06 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 17:00 · lord Venus
- Yoga Indra until 19:56
- Karana Bava until 12:17, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Libra
- 12:17 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:00 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 19:56 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 23:04 Moon enters Virgo
- 00:06 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:06 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:57 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:33 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:30 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:09
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 19:56 – 18:39 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. 04:51 – 05:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 17:03 – 19:46
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:06 – 06:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 07:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:57 – 09:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:15 – 10:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:33 – 11:51 | Good |
| Rog | 11:51 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:09 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Char | 14:27 – 15:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:45 – 17:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:03 – 18:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:45 – 20:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:27 – 22:09 | Good |
| Char | 22:09 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:34 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:16 – 04:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:58 – 06:41 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:31 NowMoon
- 08:23 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:35 NowMoon
- 14:27 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:11 NowMars
- 17:03 NowSun
- 18:11 NowVenus
- 19:19 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:35 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:00 NowSun
- 02:08 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 05:13 Virgo
- 05:13 – 07:44 Libra
- 07:44 – 10:08 Scorpio
- 10:08 – 12:10 Sagittarius
- 12:10 – 13:42 Capricorn
- 13:42 – 14:58 Aquarius
- 14:58 – 16:10 Pisces
- 16:10 – 17:35 Aries
- 17:35 – 19:24 Taurus
- 19:24 – 21:42 Gemini
- 21:42 – 00:12 next day Cancer
- 00:12 – 02:41 next day Leo
- 02:41 – 05:09 next day Virgo
- 05:09 – 06:41 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