Washington panchang, 8 November 2026
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 16:59 Moonrise 06:11 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
06:44 to 16:59- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:51 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam 14:25 – 15:42
- Durmuhurta 15:37 – 16:18
- Rahu Kalam 15:42 – 16:59
- 13:27 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:33 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Night
16:59 to 06:45 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:59 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:54 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 02:02 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 02:02 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 02:02 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 20:54 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Ayushman until 16:33
- Karana Chatushpada until 13:27, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 13:27 Karana becomes Naga
- 16:33 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 20:54 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 02:02 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 02:02 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:25 – 15:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:37 – 16:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:42 – 16:59
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:54 – 06:45 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. 04:54 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:59 – 19:44
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:44 – 08:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:01 – 09:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:18 – 10:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:34 – 11:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:51 – 13:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:08 – 14:25 | Good |
| Rog | 14:25 – 15:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:42 – 16:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:59 – 18:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:42 – 20:25 | Good |
| Char | 20:25 – 22:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:08 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:52 – 01:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:35 – 03:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:18 – 05:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:02 – 06:45 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
- 06:44 NowSun
- 07:35 NowVenus
- 08:26 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:09 NowSaturn
- 11:00 NowJupiter
- 11:51 NowMars
- 12:42 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:07 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 18:07 NowMars
- 19:16 NowSun
- 20:25 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:52 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:01 NowJupiter
- 02:09 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:27 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
- 06:44 NowSun
- 07:44 NowVenus
- 08:44 NowMercury
- 09:44 NowMoon
- 10:44 NowSaturn
- 11:44 NowJupiter
- 12:44 NowMars
- 13:44 NowSun
- 14:44 NowVenus
- 15:44 NowMercury
- 16:44 NowMoon
- 17:44 NowSaturn
- 18:44 NowJupiter
- 19:44 NowMars
- 20:44 NowSun
- 21:44 NowVenus
- 22:44 NowMercury
- 23:44 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSaturn
- 01:44 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:44 NowSun
- 04:44 NowVenus
- 05:44 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 04:58 Virgo
- 04:58 – 07:28 Libra
- 07:28 – 09:53 Scorpio
- 09:53 – 11:54 Sagittarius
- 11:54 – 13:26 Capricorn
- 13:26 – 14:42 Aquarius
- 14:42 – 15:54 Pisces
- 15:54 – 17:19 Aries
- 17:19 – 19:08 Taurus
- 19:08 – 21:26 Gemini
- 21:26 – 23:56 Cancer
- 23:56 – 02:25 next day Leo
- 02:25 – 04:54 next day Virgo
- 04:54 – 06:45 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