Washington panchang, 7 December 2026
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 06:09 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
07:14 to 16:44- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:25 – 09:37
- Yamaganda 10:48 – 11:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta 12:18 – 12:56
- Gulika Kalam 13:10 – 14:22
- Durmuhurta 14:12 – 14:50
Night
16:44 to 07:15 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:43 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 17:43 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 21:36 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 06:45 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 17:43
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 07:46 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Sukarman until 21:36
- Karana Shakuni until 17:43, then Chatushpada
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 17:43 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 17:43 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 21:36 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 06:45 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 09:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:48 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:18 – 12:56
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 14:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:12 – 14:50
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. 05:18 – 06:16
- 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
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:14 – 07:15 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:14 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:25 – 09:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:37 – 10:48 | Good |
| Rog | 10:48 – 11:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:59 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Char | 13:10 – 14:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:22 – 15:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Char | 16:44 – 18:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:33 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:22 – 22:11 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:11 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:00 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:48 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:37 – 05:26 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:26 – 07:15 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:02 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:24 NowSun
- 11:12 NowVenus
- 11:59 NowMercury
- 12:47 NowMoon
- 13:34 NowSaturn
- 14:22 NowJupiter
- 15:09 NowMars
- 15:57 NowSun
- 16:44 NowVenus
- 17:57 NowMercury
- 19:09 NowMoon
- 20:22 NowSaturn
- 21:34 NowJupiter
- 22:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:00 NowSun
- 01:12 NowVenus
- 02:25 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:50 NowSaturn
- 06:02 NowJupiter
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:14 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:14 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:14 NowJupiter
- 17:14 NowMars
- 18:14 NowSun
- 19:14 NowVenus
- 20:14 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:14 NowSaturn
- 23:14 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:14 NowVenus
- 03:14 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:14 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 05:34 Libra
- 05:34 – 07:59 Scorpio
- 07:59 – 10:00 Sagittarius
- 10:00 – 11:32 Capricorn
- 11:32 – 12:48 Aquarius
- 12:48 – 14:00 Pisces
- 14:00 – 15:25 Aries
- 15:25 – 17:14 Taurus
- 17:14 – 19:32 Gemini
- 19:32 – 22:02 Cancer
- 22:02 – 00:31 next day Leo
- 00:31 – 03:00 next day Virgo
- 03:00 – 05:30 next day Libra
- 05:30 – 07:15 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