Washington panchang, 26 February 2028
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:56 Moonrise 07:02 Phalguna 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
06:46 to 17:56- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:46 – 08:10
- Durmuhurta 06:46 – 07:31
- Durmuhurta 07:31 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam 09:33 – 10:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 13:45 – 15:08
- 08:10 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 08:10 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:07 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 17:49 Moon enters Pisces
Night
17:56 to 06:45 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:31 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 08:10
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 00:31 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddha until 11:07
- Karana Bava until 08:10, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:10 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 08:10 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:07 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 17:49 Moon enters Pisces
- 21:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:31 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:46 – 08:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:46 – 07:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:31 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:33 – 10:57
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:08
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. 05:03 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:29
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:46 – 08:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:10 – 09:33 | Good |
| Rog | 09:33 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:57 – 12:21 | Bad |
| Char | 12:21 – 13:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:45 – 15:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:08 – 16:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:32 – 17:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:56 – 19:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:32 – 21:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:08 – 22:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:20 – 01:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:56 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:32 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:09 – 06:45 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
- 06:46 NowSaturn
- 07:42 NowJupiter
- 08:38 NowMars
- 09:33 NowSun
- 10:29 NowVenus
- 11:25 NowMercury
- 12:21 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:12 NowJupiter
- 15:08 NowMars
- 16:04 NowSun
- 17:00 NowVenus
- 17:56 NowMercury
- 19:00 NowMoon
- 20:04 NowSaturn
- 21:08 NowJupiter
- 22:12 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:20 NowVenus
- 01:24 NowMercury
- 02:28 NowMoon
- 03:32 NowSaturn
- 04:36 NowJupiter
- 05:41 NowMars
- 06:46 NowSaturn
- 07:46 NowJupiter
- 08:46 NowMars
- 09:46 NowSun
- 10:46 NowVenus
- 11:46 NowMercury
- 12:46 NowMoon
- 13:46 NowSaturn
- 14:46 NowJupiter
- 15:46 NowMars
- 16:46 NowSun
- 17:46 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 19:46 NowMoon
- 20:46 NowSaturn
- 21:46 NowJupiter
- 22:46 NowMars
- 23:46 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:46 NowVenus
- 01:46 NowMercury
- 02:46 NowMoon
- 03:46 NowSaturn
- 04:46 NowJupiter
- 05:46 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:15 Capricorn
- 06:15 – 07:30 Aquarius
- 07:30 – 08:43 Pisces
- 08:43 – 10:07 Aries
- 10:07 – 11:57 Taurus
- 11:57 – 14:14 Gemini
- 14:14 – 16:44 Cancer
- 16:44 – 19:14 Leo
- 19:14 – 21:42 Virgo
- 21:42 – 00:13 next day Libra
- 00:13 – 02:37 next day Scorpio
- 02:37 – 04:38 next day Sagittarius
- 04:38 – 06:11 next day Capricorn
- 06:11 – 06:45 next day Aquarius
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