Washington panchang, 22 December 2026
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 16:48 Moonrise 15:13 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
07:24 to 16:48- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:17 – 09:55
- Yamaganda 09:45 – 10:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:25
- Gulika Kalam 12:06 – 13:17
- Rahu Kalam 14:27 – 15:38
- 11:02 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 14:08 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
16:48 to 07:25 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 16:48 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:26 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 00:17 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 00:17 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:45 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 00:17 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 21:26 · lord Moon
- Yoga Sadhya until 11:02
- Karana Gara until 14:08, then Vanija
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:02 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 14:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:26 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 00:17 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 00:17 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:45 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:17 – 09:55
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:45 – 10:56
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:27 – 15:38
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. 05:28 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:48 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:48 – 19:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:24 – 21:26
Choghadiya
| Rog | 07:24 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:35 – 09:45 | Bad |
| Char | 09:45 – 10:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:56 – 12:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:06 – 13:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:17 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:27 – 15:38 | Good |
| Rog | 15:38 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 16:48 – 18:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 18:38 – 20:27 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:27 – 22:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:17 – 00:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:07 – 01:56 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:56 – 03:46 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:46 – 05:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:35 – 07:25 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
- 07:24 NowMars
- 08:11 NowSun
- 08:58 NowVenus
- 09:45 NowMercury
- 10:32 NowMoon
- 11:19 NowSaturn
- 12:06 NowJupiter
- 12:53 NowMars
- 13:40 NowSun
- 14:27 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:01 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 18:01 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:27 NowSun
- 21:40 NowVenus
- 22:53 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMoon
- 01:20 NowSaturn
- 02:33 NowJupiter
- 03:46 NowMars
- 04:59 NowSun
- 06:12 NowVenus
- 07:24 NowMars
- 08:24 NowSun
- 09:24 NowVenus
- 10:24 NowMercury
- 11:24 NowMoon
- 12:24 NowSaturn
- 13:24 NowJupiter
- 14:24 NowMars
- 15:24 NowSun
- 16:24 NowVenus
- 17:24 NowMercury
- 18:24 NowMoon
- 19:24 NowSaturn
- 20:24 NowJupiter
- 21:24 NowMars
- 22:24 NowSun
- 23:24 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMercury
- 01:24 NowMoon
- 02:24 NowSaturn
- 03:24 NowJupiter
- 04:24 NowMars
- 05:24 NowSun
- 06:24 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 07:00 Scorpio
- 07:00 – 09:01 Sagittarius
- 09:01 – 10:33 Capricorn
- 10:33 – 11:49 Aquarius
- 11:49 – 13:01 Pisces
- 13:01 – 14:26 Aries
- 14:26 – 16:15 Taurus
- 16:15 – 18:33 Gemini
- 18:33 – 21:03 Cancer
- 21:03 – 23:32 Leo
- 23:32 – 02:01 next day Virgo
- 02:01 – 04:31 next day Libra
- 04:31 – 06:56 next day Scorpio
- 06:56 – 07:25 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