Washington panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 16:46 Moonrise 11:50 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
07:21 to 16:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:32 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 10:53 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:45 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:45 – 12:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:14
- 12:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 12:16 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:46 to 07:22 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:46 – 19:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:43 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 02:51 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 05:00 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 12:16
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 05:00 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddhi until 02:51 next day
- Karana Vanija until 12:16, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 12:16 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:43 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:42 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 02:51 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 05:00 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:32 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:45 – 12:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:14
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 12:16 – 22:43
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:43 – 00:42 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 02:51 – 01:49 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. 05:24 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:45 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:46 – 19:41
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:21 – 12:16
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:21 – 08:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:32 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 10:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:53 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 14:24 | Bad |
| Char | 14:24 – 15:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:35 – 16:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:46 – 18:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:35 – 20:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:25 – 22:14 | Good |
| Char | 22:14 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:53 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:32 – 07:22 next day | Bad |
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
- 07:21 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:50 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:24 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 15:59 NowMars
- 16:46 NowSun
- 17:59 NowVenus
- 19:12 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:30 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:21 NowMercury
- 08:21 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:21 NowJupiter
- 11:21 NowMars
- 12:21 NowSun
- 13:21 NowVenus
- 14:21 NowMercury
- 15:21 NowMoon
- 16:21 NowSaturn
- 17:21 NowJupiter
- 18:21 NowMars
- 19:21 NowSun
- 20:21 NowVenus
- 21:21 NowMercury
- 22:21 NowMoon
- 23:21 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:21 NowJupiter
- 01:21 NowMars
- 02:21 NowSun
- 03:21 NowVenus
- 04:21 NowMercury
- 05:21 NowMoon
- 06:21 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 07:23 Scorpio
- 07:23 – 09:24 Sagittarius
- 09:24 – 10:57 Capricorn
- 10:57 – 12:12 Aquarius
- 12:12 – 13:25 Pisces
- 13:25 – 14:49 Aries
- 14:49 – 16:39 Taurus
- 16:39 – 18:56 Gemini
- 18:56 – 21:26 Cancer
- 21:26 – 23:56 Leo
- 23:56 – 02:24 next day Virgo
- 02:24 – 04:55 next day Libra
- 04:55 – 07:19 next day Scorpio
- 07:19 – 07:22 next day Sagittarius
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