Washington panchang, 26 December 2026
Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 20:14 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
07:26 to 16:51- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:26 – 08:37
- Durmuhurta 07:26 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta 08:04 – 08:41
- Rahu Kalam 09:47 – 10:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:50 – 12:27
- Yamaganda 13:19 – 14:29
- 09:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 09:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 13:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
16:51 to 07:26 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 06:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 06:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 09:35
- Nakshatra Pushya until 09:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 13:52
- Karana Vishti until 09:35, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 09:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 09:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 13:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 20:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 06:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 06:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 17:46 – 13:52
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 23:12 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:26 – 08:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:26 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:04 – 08:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:47 – 10:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:19 – 14:29
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 13:52 – 15:04
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. 05:29 – 06:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:50 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:46
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 09:35 – 06:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:26 – 08:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:37 – 09:47 | Good |
| Rog | 09:47 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:58 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Char | 12:08 – 13:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:19 – 14:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:29 – 15:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:40 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:51 – 18:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:40 – 20:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:30 – 22:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:19 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:08 – 01:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:58 – 03:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:47 – 05:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:37 – 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
- 07:26 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:00 NowMars
- 09:47 NowSun
- 10:34 NowVenus
- 11:21 NowMercury
- 12:08 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 13:42 NowJupiter
- 14:29 NowMars
- 15:16 NowSun
- 16:04 NowVenus
- 16:51 NowMercury
- 18:04 NowMoon
- 19:17 NowSaturn
- 20:30 NowJupiter
- 21:43 NowMars
- 22:56 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:08 NowVenus
- 01:21 NowMercury
- 02:34 NowMoon
- 03:47 NowSaturn
- 05:00 NowJupiter
- 06:13 NowMars
- 07:26 NowSaturn
- 08:26 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:26 NowSun
- 11:26 NowVenus
- 12:26 NowMercury
- 13:26 NowMoon
- 14:26 NowSaturn
- 15:26 NowJupiter
- 16:26 NowMars
- 17:26 NowSun
- 18:26 NowVenus
- 19:26 NowMercury
- 20:26 NowMoon
- 21:26 NowSaturn
- 22:26 NowJupiter
- 23:26 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSun
- 01:26 NowVenus
- 02:26 NowMercury
- 03:26 NowMoon
- 04:26 NowSaturn
- 05:26 NowJupiter
- 06:26 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:44 Scorpio
- 06:44 – 08:45 Sagittarius
- 08:45 – 10:18 Capricorn
- 10:18 – 11:33 Aquarius
- 11:33 – 12:46 Pisces
- 12:46 – 14:10 Aries
- 14:10 – 16:00 Taurus
- 16:00 – 18:17 Gemini
- 18:17 – 20:47 Cancer
- 20:47 – 23:16 Leo
- 23:16 – 01:45 next day Virgo
- 01:45 – 04:15 next day Libra
- 04:15 – 06:40 next day Scorpio
- 06:40 – 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