Washington panchang, 6 November 2026
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 17:00 Moonrise 04:01 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
06:42 to 17:00- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:59 – 09:16
- Durmuhurta 08:45 – 09:27
- Rahu Kalam 10:34 – 11:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 12:53
- Yamaganda 14:26 – 15:43
- 12:06 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:00 to 06:43 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:00 – 19:45
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:40 Yoga becomes Priti
- 18:13 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 00:18 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 00:18 next day
- Nakshatra Hasta until 18:13 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vishkambha until 17:40
- Karana Gara until 12:06, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 12:06 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:40 Yoga becomes Priti
- 18:13 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 00:18 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:45 – 09:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:34 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 12:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:26 – 15:43
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. 04:52 – 05:47
- 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 17:00 – 19:45
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:42 – 07:59 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:59 – 09:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:16 – 10:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:34 – 11:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:51 – 13:08 | Good |
| Rog | 13:08 – 14:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:26 – 15:43 | Bad |
| Char | 15:43 – 17:00 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:00 – 18:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:43 – 20:26 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:26 – 22:09 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:09 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:52 – 01:34 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:34 – 03:17 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:17 – 05:00 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:00 – 06:43 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
- 06:42 NowVenus
- 07:33 NowMercury
- 08:25 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:08 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:43 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:26 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:09 NowJupiter
- 17:00 NowMars
- 18:09 NowSun
- 19:18 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:43 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 01:00 NowMars
- 02:09 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:26 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
- 06:42 NowVenus
- 07:42 NowMercury
- 08:42 NowMoon
- 09:42 NowSaturn
- 10:42 NowJupiter
- 11:42 NowMars
- 12:42 NowSun
- 13:42 NowVenus
- 14:42 NowMercury
- 15:42 NowMoon
- 16:42 NowSaturn
- 17:42 NowJupiter
- 18:42 NowMars
- 19:42 NowSun
- 20:42 NowVenus
- 21:42 NowMercury
- 22:42 NowMoon
- 23:42 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:42 NowJupiter
- 01:42 NowMars
- 02:42 NowSun
- 03:42 NowVenus
- 04:42 NowMercury
- 05:42 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 05:06 Virgo
- 05:06 – 07:36 Libra
- 07:36 – 10:01 Scorpio
- 10:01 – 12:02 Sagittarius
- 12:02 – 13:34 Capricorn
- 13:34 – 14:50 Aquarius
- 14:50 – 16:02 Pisces
- 16:02 – 17:27 Aries
- 17:27 – 19:16 Taurus
- 19:16 – 21:34 Gemini
- 21:34 – 00:04 next day Cancer
- 00:04 – 02:33 next day Leo
- 02:33 – 05:02 next day Virgo
- 05:02 – 06:43 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