Washington panchang, 15 November 2026
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 16:53 Moonrise 12:09 Kartika 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
06:52 to 16:53- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:52 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam 14:22 – 15:37
- Durmuhurta 15:32 – 16:12
- Rahu Kalam 15:37 – 16:53
- 12:59 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 15:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 15:31 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:53 to 06:53 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:53 – 19:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:46 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 04:44 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 15:31
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 12:59 · lord Sun
- Yoga Ganda until 20:46
- Karana Taitila until 15:31, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Libra
- 12:59 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 15:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 15:31 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:46 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 04:44 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:22 – 15:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:32 – 16:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:37 – 16:53
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 02:04 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 00:56 – 03:12 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. 05:00 – 05:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:53 – 19:41
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:52 – 12:59
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:52 – 12:59
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:52 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:07 – 09:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:22 – 10:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:37 – 11:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:52 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:07 – 14:22 | Good |
| Rog | 14:22 – 15:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:37 – 16:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:53 – 18:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:38 – 20:23 | Good |
| Char | 20:23 – 22:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:08 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:53 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:38 – 03:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:23 – 05:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:08 – 06:53 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
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:22 NowMoon
- 10:12 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 11:52 NowMars
- 12:42 NowSun
- 13:32 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:23 NowVenus
- 21:33 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:03 NowJupiter
- 02:13 NowMars
- 03:23 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:52 NowVenus
- 08:52 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:52 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 12:52 NowMars
- 13:52 NowSun
- 14:52 NowVenus
- 15:52 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:52 NowSun
- 21:52 NowVenus
- 22:52 NowMercury
- 23:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 07:01 Libra
- 07:01 – 09:25 Scorpio
- 09:25 – 11:26 Sagittarius
- 11:26 – 12:59 Capricorn
- 12:59 – 14:14 Aquarius
- 14:14 – 15:27 Pisces
- 15:27 – 16:51 Aries
- 16:51 – 18:41 Taurus
- 18:41 – 20:58 Gemini
- 20:58 – 23:28 Cancer
- 23:28 – 01:58 next day Leo
- 01:58 – 04:26 next day Virgo
- 04:26 – 06:53 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