Washington panchang, 28 November 2026
Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 16:45 Moonrise 21:20 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
07:06 to 16:45- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:06 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta 07:06 – 07:44
- Durmuhurta 07:44 – 08:23
- Rahu Kalam 09:31 – 10:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:15
- Yamaganda 13:08 – 14:20
- 09:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
Night
16:45 to 07:07 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:45 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:12 – 06:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 17:27 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 04:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:38 next day Yoga becomes Indra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 17:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 00:29 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 09:48
- Karana Taitila until 17:27, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 17:27 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 04:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:38 next day Yoga becomes Indra
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:06 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:06 – 07:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:44 – 08:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:31 – 10:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:08 – 14:20
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 10:33 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 09:35 – 11:31
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. 05:11 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:45 – 19:38
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:29 – 07:07 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:06 – 08:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:18 – 09:31 | Good |
| Rog | 09:31 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:43 – 11:56 | Bad |
| Char | 11:56 – 13:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:08 – 14:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:20 – 15:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:33 – 16:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:45 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:33 – 20:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:21 – 22:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:08 – 23:56 | Good |
| Char | 23:56 – 01:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:44 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:31 – 05:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:19 – 07:07 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
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 07:54 NowJupiter
- 08:42 NowMars
- 09:31 NowSun
- 10:19 NowVenus
- 11:07 NowMercury
- 11:56 NowMoon
- 12:44 NowSaturn
- 13:32 NowJupiter
- 14:20 NowMars
- 15:09 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:45 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 19:09 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:33 NowMars
- 22:44 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:08 NowMercury
- 02:20 NowMoon
- 03:31 NowSaturn
- 04:43 NowJupiter
- 05:55 NowMars
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:06 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:06 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:06 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:06 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:06 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 01:06 NowVenus
- 02:06 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:06 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowJupiter
- 06:06 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 06:10 Libra
- 06:10 – 08:34 Scorpio
- 08:34 – 10:35 Sagittarius
- 10:35 – 12:08 Capricorn
- 12:08 – 13:23 Aquarius
- 13:23 – 14:36 Pisces
- 14:36 – 16:00 Aries
- 16:00 – 17:50 Taurus
- 17:50 – 20:07 Gemini
- 20:07 – 22:37 Cancer
- 22:37 – 01:06 next day Leo
- 01:06 – 03:35 next day Virgo
- 03:35 – 06:06 next day Libra
- 06:06 – 07:07 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