Panchang Today in Washington DC
Washington DC, USA · Friday, 28 August 2026
Daily panchang for Washington DC, USA: tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise, sunset, and Rahu Kaal / Abhijit Muhurat timings, computed for Washington DC's exact coordinates and timezone.
Today's computed values for Washington DC are not available at this moment. The reference below applies to Washington DC on any day.
What the panchang measures
A panchang has five limbs (pancha = five, anga = limb), all read at local sunrise — which is why it differs by city rather than by country.
- Tithi
- The lunar day: the Moon gaining 12 degrees on the Sun. Thirty tithis make a lunar month, split into the waxing Shukla and waning Krishna paksha.
- Vara
- The weekday, counted from sunrise rather than midnight — so the vara can differ from the civil date in the early hours.
- Nakshatra
- The lunar mansion: one of 27 segments of the zodiac the Moon occupies, each with a ruling planet and four padas.
- Yoga
- A value derived from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon; there are 27.
- Karana
- Half a tithi. Eleven karanas repeat through the lunar month.
Why timings differ in Washington DC
Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Abhijit Muhurat are fractions of the interval between sunrise and sunset, and the choghadiya divides that same interval into eight parts (with eight more from sunset to the next sunrise). Because they are anchored to the local Sun, every one of them shifts with latitude, longitude and season. This page computes for Washington DC at 38.91, -77.04 in the America/New_York timezone — not for a national average.
Tomorrow's panchang
Planning ahead? Tomorrow's tithi, muhurat and choghadiya for Washington DC.
Your personal chart
The panchang is the same for everyone in Washington DC. For your personal timing, generate your free kundali or read today's rashifal for your Moon sign.
Panchang in other cities
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Rahu Kaal today in Washington DC?
- Rahu Kaal is a daily inauspicious window of roughly 90 minutes whose timing depends on Washington DC's sunrise and the weekday.
- What is the choghadiya today in Washington DC?
- Choghadiya divides the day into eight parts from sunrise to sunset and the night into eight from sunset to sunrise, each carrying a traditional quality. Timings depend on Washington DC's own sunrise and sunset.
- What is today's tithi and nakshatra in Washington DC?
- The tithi and nakshatra change through the day; this page shows the values at sunrise for Washington DC.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Washington DC today?
- Sunrise and sunset are computed for Washington DC's exact coordinates.
Computed for Washington DC (38.91, -77.04, America/New_York) using the Soul Yatri high-precision astronomical engine. Sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kaal, the muhurat windows and the choghadiya and hora slots are calculated from local astronomy and the weekday; today's values could not be computed for this page. Which choghadiya counts as auspicious or inauspicious, and the planetary order of the horas, are classical convention rather than measurements, and traditions differ. Treat them as reflective guidance, not deterministic prediction.