Washington panchang, 6 December 2026
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 05:06 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
07:13 to 16:44- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:18
- Yamaganda 11:59 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 14:21 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta 15:28 – 16:06
- Rahu Kalam 15:33 – 16:44
- 15:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 15:52 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:44 to 07:14 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 22:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 04:45 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
- 05:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 15:52
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 05:18 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Atiganda until 21:16
- Karana Vanija until 15:52, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 15:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 15:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 22:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 04:45 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
- 05:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:21 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:28 – 16:06
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:33 – 16:44
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:13 – 05:18 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:18 – 07:14 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. 05:17 – 06:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:13 – 08:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:25 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 10:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:47 – 11:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:59 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:10 – 14:21 | Good |
| Rog | 14:21 – 15:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:33 – 20:22 | Good |
| Char | 20:22 – 22:10 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:10 – 23:59 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:59 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:48 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:37 – 05:25 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:25 – 07:14 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
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:01 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:11 NowJupiter
- 11:59 NowMars
- 12:46 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:21 NowMercury
- 15:09 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 19:09 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:59 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:12 NowJupiter
- 02:24 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:13 NowVenus
- 09:13 NowMercury
- 10:13 NowMoon
- 11:13 NowSaturn
- 12:13 NowJupiter
- 13:13 NowMars
- 14:13 NowSun
- 15:13 NowVenus
- 16:13 NowMercury
- 17:13 NowMoon
- 18:13 NowSaturn
- 19:13 NowJupiter
- 20:13 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:13 NowVenus
- 23:13 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMoon
- 01:13 NowSaturn
- 02:13 NowJupiter
- 03:13 NowMars
- 04:13 NowSun
- 05:13 NowVenus
- 06:13 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 05:38 Libra
- 05:38 – 08:03 Scorpio
- 08:03 – 10:04 Sagittarius
- 10:04 – 11:36 Capricorn
- 11:36 – 12:52 Aquarius
- 12:52 – 14:04 Pisces
- 14:04 – 15:29 Aries
- 15:29 – 17:18 Taurus
- 17:18 – 19:36 Gemini
- 19:36 – 22:06 Cancer
- 22:06 – 00:35 next day Leo
- 00:35 – 03:04 next day Virgo
- 03:04 – 05:34 next day Libra
- 05:34 – 07:14 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