Washington panchang, 22 November 2026
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 16:48 Moonrise 15:10 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
06:59 to 16:48- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 11:54 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam 14:21 – 15:34
- Durmuhurta 15:30 – 16:09
- Rahu Kalam 15:34 – 16:48
- 12:59 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 16:07 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 16:07 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:48 to 07:00 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:48 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:45 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 02:44 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 16:07
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 17:45 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vyatipata until 12:59
- Karana Taitila until 16:07, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:59 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 16:07 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 16:07 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:45 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 02:44 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 16:00 – 12:59
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:54 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:21 – 15:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:30 – 16:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:34 – 16:48
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 17:45 – 07:00 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. 05:06 – 06:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:48 – 19:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:59 – 17:45
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:45 – 07:00 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:59 – 08:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:13 – 09:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:26 – 10:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:40 – 11:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:54 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:07 – 14:21 | Good |
| Rog | 14:21 – 15:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:34 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:48 – 18:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:35 – 20:21 | Good |
| Char | 20:21 – 22:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:08 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:54 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:41 – 03:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:27 – 05:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:14 – 07:00 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:59 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:16 NowSaturn
- 11:05 NowJupiter
- 11:54 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:32 NowVenus
- 14:21 NowMercury
- 15:10 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:21 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:27 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:59 NowSun
- 07:59 NowVenus
- 08:59 NowMercury
- 09:59 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 11:59 NowJupiter
- 12:59 NowMars
- 13:59 NowSun
- 14:59 NowVenus
- 15:59 NowMercury
- 16:59 NowMoon
- 17:59 NowSaturn
- 18:59 NowJupiter
- 19:59 NowMars
- 20:59 NowSun
- 21:59 NowVenus
- 22:59 NowMercury
- 23:59 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSaturn
- 01:59 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 03:59 NowSun
- 04:59 NowVenus
- 05:59 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 06:33 Libra
- 06:33 – 08:58 Scorpio
- 08:58 – 10:59 Sagittarius
- 10:59 – 12:31 Capricorn
- 12:31 – 13:47 Aquarius
- 13:47 – 14:59 Pisces
- 14:59 – 16:24 Aries
- 16:24 – 18:13 Taurus
- 18:13 – 20:31 Gemini
- 20:31 – 23:01 Cancer
- 23:01 – 01:30 next day Leo
- 01:30 – 03:59 next day Virgo
- 03:59 – 06:29 next day Libra
- 06:29 – 07:00 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