Washington panchang, 5 December 2026
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 04:02 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
07:12 to 16:44- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:12 – 08:24
- Durmuhurta 07:12 – 07:50
- Durmuhurta 07:50 – 08:29
- Rahu Kalam 09:35 – 10:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:17
- Yamaganda 13:10 – 14:21
- 14:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:22 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:44 to 07:13 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:17 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 03:04 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 14:22
- Nakshatra Swati until 03:08 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shobhana until 21:11
- Karana Taitila until 14:22, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 14:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:11 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 03:04 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:12 – 08:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:12 – 07:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:50 – 08:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:35 – 10:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 14:21
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 21:11 – 23:35
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. 05:17 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:12 – 03:08 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:12 – 03:08 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:12 – 08:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:24 – 09:35 | Good |
| Rog | 09:35 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:47 – 11:58 | Bad |
| Char | 11:58 – 13:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:10 – 14:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:21 – 15:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:33 – 20:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:21 – 22:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:10 – 23:59 | Good |
| Char | 23:59 – 01:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:47 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:36 – 05:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:25 – 07:13 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
- 07:12 NowSaturn
- 08:00 NowJupiter
- 08:48 NowMars
- 09:35 NowSun
- 10:23 NowVenus
- 11:11 NowMercury
- 11:58 NowMoon
- 12:46 NowSaturn
- 13:34 NowJupiter
- 14:21 NowMars
- 15:09 NowSun
- 15:56 NowVenus
- 16:44 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 19:09 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:34 NowMars
- 22:46 NowSun
- 23:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:11 NowMercury
- 02:24 NowMoon
- 03:36 NowSaturn
- 04:48 NowJupiter
- 06:01 NowMars
- 07:12 NowSaturn
- 08:12 NowJupiter
- 09:12 NowMars
- 10:12 NowSun
- 11:12 NowVenus
- 12:12 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 14:12 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 17:12 NowSun
- 18:12 NowVenus
- 19:12 NowMercury
- 20:12 NowMoon
- 21:12 NowSaturn
- 22:12 NowJupiter
- 23:12 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSun
- 01:12 NowVenus
- 02:12 NowMercury
- 03:12 NowMoon
- 04:12 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
- 06:12 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 05:42 Libra
- 05:42 – 08:07 Scorpio
- 08:07 – 10:08 Sagittarius
- 10:08 – 11:40 Capricorn
- 11:40 – 12:56 Aquarius
- 12:56 – 14:08 Pisces
- 14:08 – 15:33 Aries
- 15:33 – 17:22 Taurus
- 17:22 – 19:40 Gemini
- 19:40 – 22:10 Cancer
- 22:10 – 00:39 next day Leo
- 00:39 – 03:08 next day Virgo
- 03:08 – 05:38 next day Libra
- 05:38 – 07:13 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