Washington panchang, 24 December 2026
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 16:49 Moonrise 17:36 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
07:25 to 16:49- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:25 – 08:36
- Gulika Kalam 09:46 – 10:57
- Durmuhurta 10:33 – 11:11
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:49 – 12:26
- Rahu Kalam 13:18 – 14:28
- Durmuhurta 14:19 – 14:57
- 15:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 16:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 16:37 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
16:49 to 07:26 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:49 – 19:45
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:58 Yoga becomes Indra
- 02:45 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 07:03 next day Moon enters Cancer
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 16:37
- Nakshatra Ardra until 15:17 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 21:58
- Karana Kaulava until 16:37, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 16:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 16:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:58 Yoga becomes Indra
- 02:45 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 07:03 next day Moon enters Cancer
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:25 – 08:36
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:46 – 10:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:33 – 11:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 14:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:19 – 14:57
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:25 – 15:17
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 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:49 – 12:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:49 – 19:45
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:17 – 07:26 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:17 – 07:26 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:25 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:36 – 09:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:46 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Char | 10:57 – 12:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:07 – 13:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:18 – 14:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:28 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:39 – 16:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:49 – 18:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:39 – 20:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:28 – 22:18 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:18 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:08 – 01:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:57 – 03:47 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:47 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:36 – 07:26 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
- 07:25 NowJupiter
- 08:12 NowMars
- 08:59 NowSun
- 09:46 NowVenus
- 10:33 NowMercury
- 11:20 NowMoon
- 12:07 NowSaturn
- 12:54 NowJupiter
- 13:41 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:15 NowVenus
- 16:02 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 18:02 NowSaturn
- 19:15 NowJupiter
- 20:28 NowMars
- 21:41 NowSun
- 22:54 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:08 NowMercury
- 01:21 NowMoon
- 02:34 NowSaturn
- 03:47 NowJupiter
- 05:00 NowMars
- 06:13 NowSun
- 07:25 NowJupiter
- 08:25 NowMars
- 09:25 NowSun
- 10:25 NowVenus
- 11:25 NowMercury
- 12:25 NowMoon
- 13:25 NowSaturn
- 14:25 NowJupiter
- 15:25 NowMars
- 16:25 NowSun
- 17:25 NowVenus
- 18:25 NowMercury
- 19:25 NowMoon
- 20:25 NowSaturn
- 21:25 NowJupiter
- 22:25 NowMars
- 23:25 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:25 NowVenus
- 01:25 NowMercury
- 02:25 NowMoon
- 03:25 NowSaturn
- 04:25 NowJupiter
- 05:25 NowMars
- 06:25 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:52 Scorpio
- 06:52 – 08:53 Sagittarius
- 08:53 – 10:26 Capricorn
- 10:26 – 11:41 Aquarius
- 11:41 – 12:54 Pisces
- 12:54 – 14:18 Aries
- 14:18 – 16:08 Taurus
- 16:08 – 18:25 Gemini
- 18:25 – 20:55 Cancer
- 20:55 – 23:24 Leo
- 23:24 – 01:53 next day Virgo
- 01:53 – 04:23 next day Libra
- 04:23 – 06:48 next day Scorpio
- 06:48 – 07:26 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