Washington panchang, 10 December 2026
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 08:53 Margashirsha 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
07:17 to 16:44- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:17 – 08:28
- Gulika Kalam 09:39 – 10:50
- Durmuhurta 10:26 – 11:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam 13:11 – 14:22
- Durmuhurta 14:13 – 14:51
- 11:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
16:44 to 07:17 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:48 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 00:53 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 00:53 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 00:53 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 13:28 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ganda until 23:48
- Karana Balava until 11:33, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 11:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 23:48 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 00:53 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 00:53 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:17 – 08:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:39 – 10:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:26 – 11:04
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:13 – 14:51
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. 05:20 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:39
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:17 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:28 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:39 – 10:50 | Bad |
| Char | 10:50 – 12:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:00 – 13:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:11 – 14:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:22 – 15:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:33 – 20:23 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:23 – 22:12 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:12 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:01 – 01:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:50 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:39 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:28 – 07:17 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
- 07:17 NowJupiter
- 08:04 NowMars
- 08:51 NowSun
- 09:39 NowVenus
- 10:26 NowMercury
- 11:13 NowMoon
- 12:00 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:35 NowMars
- 14:22 NowSun
- 15:10 NowVenus
- 15:57 NowMercury
- 16:44 NowMoon
- 17:57 NowSaturn
- 19:10 NowJupiter
- 20:23 NowMars
- 21:35 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMercury
- 01:14 NowMoon
- 02:26 NowSaturn
- 03:39 NowJupiter
- 04:52 NowMars
- 06:05 NowSun
- 07:17 NowJupiter
- 08:17 NowMars
- 09:17 NowSun
- 10:17 NowVenus
- 11:17 NowMercury
- 12:17 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:17 NowJupiter
- 15:17 NowMars
- 16:17 NowSun
- 17:17 NowVenus
- 18:17 NowMercury
- 19:17 NowMoon
- 20:17 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:17 NowMars
- 23:17 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:17 NowVenus
- 01:17 NowMercury
- 02:17 NowMoon
- 03:17 NowSaturn
- 04:17 NowJupiter
- 05:17 NowMars
- 06:17 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 05:22 Libra
- 05:22 – 07:47 Scorpio
- 07:47 – 09:48 Sagittarius
- 09:48 – 11:21 Capricorn
- 11:21 – 12:36 Aquarius
- 12:36 – 13:49 Pisces
- 13:49 – 15:13 Aries
- 15:13 – 17:03 Taurus
- 17:03 – 19:20 Gemini
- 19:20 – 21:50 Cancer
- 21:50 – 00:19 next day Leo
- 00:19 – 02:48 next day Virgo
- 02:48 – 05:18 next day Libra
- 05:18 – 07:17 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