🪷 Choghadiya · Washington DC, USA · 2026-01-24

8 day + 8 night choghadiyas · classical 7-quality cycle · sunrise-anchored

कालः सृष्टिर्लय-कर्ता
Choghadiya divides the day-night cycle into 16 time-windows · each carrying one of 7 qualities (Amṛta · Śubha · Lābha = auspicious · Cala = neutral · Roga · Kāla · Udvega = inauspicious). Used for travel · purchase · meeting decisions.

Day Choghadiya (sunrise to sunset)

#ChoghadiyaStartEndQualityLord
1Kāla07:2008:35InauspiciousSaturn
2Śubha08:3509:50AuspiciousJupiter
3Roga09:5011:05InauspiciousMars
4Udveg11:0512:20InauspiciousSun
5Cara12:2013:35MixedVenus
6Lābha13:3514:50AuspiciousMercury
7Amṛta14:5016:05Very AuspiciousMoon
8Kāla16:0517:20InauspiciousSaturn

Night Choghadiya (sunset to next sunrise)

#ChoghadiyaStartEndQualityLord
1Lābha17:2019:05AuspiciousMercury
2Udveg19:0520:50InauspiciousSun
3Śubha20:5022:35AuspiciousJupiter
4Amṛta22:3500:20Very AuspiciousMoon
5Cara00:2002:05MixedVenus
6Roga02:0503:50InauspiciousMars
7Kāla03:5005:35InauspiciousSaturn
8Lābha05:3507:20AuspiciousMercury

Sunrise: 07:20 · Sunset: 17:20 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC-5

Sources and Related Timing Tools

Continue from this Choghaḍiyā table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi · Choghadiya-cycle rules — Classical authority on the 7-quality cycle + vāra-dependent ordering
  2. Bṛhat-Saṁhitā · Varāhamihira (~550 CE) — Foundational treatise on muhūrta-vidyā
Categories: Choghadiya · Muhūrta · Pañchāṅga Time · Washington DC, USA · Daily Reference