Washington panchang, 27 December 2026
Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 21:28 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:50 – 12:28
- Yamaganda 12:09 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam 14:30 – 15:41
- Durmuhurta 15:36 – 16:14
- Rahu Kalam 15:41 – 16:51
- 07:34 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 07:34 Moon enters Leo
- 10:23 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
16:51 to 07:27 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:28 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 04:28 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:03 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 07:25 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 04:28 next day
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 07:34 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vishkambha until 10:23
- Karana Kaulava until 17:31, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:34 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 07:34 Moon enters Leo
- 10:23 Yoga becomes Priti
- 17:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:28 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 04:28 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:03 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 07:25 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:30 – 15:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:36 – 16:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:41 – 16:51
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. 05:30 – 06:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:50 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:03 – 07:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:26 – 08:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:37 – 09:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:48 – 10:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:58 – 12:09 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:09 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:19 – 14:30 | Good |
| Rog | 14:30 – 15:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:41 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:51 – 18:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:41 – 20:30 | Good |
| Char | 20:30 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 00:09 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:09 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:58 – 03:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:48 – 05:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:37 – 07:27 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 NowSun
- 08:14 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 09:48 NowMoon
- 10:35 NowSaturn
- 11:22 NowJupiter
- 12:09 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 13:43 NowVenus
- 14:30 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:04 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 18:04 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:30 NowVenus
- 21:43 NowMercury
- 22:56 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:09 NowSaturn
- 01:22 NowJupiter
- 02:35 NowMars
- 03:48 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:26 NowSun
- 08:26 NowVenus
- 09:26 NowMercury
- 10:26 NowMoon
- 11:26 NowSaturn
- 12:26 NowJupiter
- 13:26 NowMars
- 14:26 NowSun
- 15:26 NowVenus
- 16:26 NowMercury
- 17:26 NowMoon
- 18:26 NowSaturn
- 19:26 NowJupiter
- 20:26 NowMars
- 21:26 NowSun
- 22:26 NowVenus
- 23:26 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMoon
- 01:26 NowSaturn
- 02:26 NowJupiter
- 03:26 NowMars
- 04:26 NowSun
- 05:26 NowVenus
- 06:26 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 06:40 Scorpio
- 06:40 – 08:41 Sagittarius
- 08:41 – 10:14 Capricorn
- 10:14 – 11:29 Aquarius
- 11:29 – 12:42 Pisces
- 12:42 – 14:06 Aries
- 14:06 – 15:56 Taurus
- 15:56 – 18:13 Gemini
- 18:13 – 20:43 Cancer
- 20:43 – 23:12 Leo
- 23:12 – 01:41 next day Virgo
- 01:41 – 04:12 next day Libra
- 04:12 – 06:36 next day Scorpio
- 06:36 – 07:27 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