Washington panchang, 18 November 2026
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 16:50 Moonrise 13:26 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
06:55 to 16:50- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:09 – 09:24
- Gulika Kalam 10:38 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta 11:33 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:53 – 13:07
- 08:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:50 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:50 – 19:40
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:40 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 20:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 20:36 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:12 Yoga becomes Harshana
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 20:36
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 19:40 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyaghata until 21:12
- Karana Balava until 08:12, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:40 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 20:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 20:36 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:12 Yoga becomes Harshana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:33 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:07
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. 05:02 – 05:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:50 – 19:40
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:55 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:55 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:09 – 09:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:24 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:38 – 11:53 | Good |
| Rog | 11:53 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:07 – 14:22 | Bad |
| Char | 14:22 – 15:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:36 – 16:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:50 – 18:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:36 – 20:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:22 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:53 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:39 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:10 – 06:56 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
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:45 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:22 NowSaturn
- 15:11 NowJupiter
- 16:01 NowMars
- 16:50 NowSun
- 18:01 NowVenus
- 19:11 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:53 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:14 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:55 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:55 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:55 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowMoon
- 05:55 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:49 Libra
- 06:49 – 09:13 Scorpio
- 09:13 – 11:14 Sagittarius
- 11:14 – 12:47 Capricorn
- 12:47 – 14:03 Aquarius
- 14:03 – 15:15 Pisces
- 15:15 – 16:39 Aries
- 16:39 – 18:29 Taurus
- 18:29 – 20:47 Gemini
- 20:47 – 23:16 Cancer
- 23:16 – 01:46 next day Leo
- 01:46 – 04:14 next day Virgo
- 04:14 – 06:45 next day Libra
- 06:45 – 06:56 next day Scorpio
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