🪷 Choghadiya · Washington DC, USA · 2026-11-18

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
1Lābha06:5408:09AuspiciousMercury
2Amṛta08:0909:24Very AuspiciousMoon
3Kāla09:2410:38InauspiciousSaturn
4Śubha10:3811:53AuspiciousJupiter
5Roga11:5313:08InauspiciousMars
6Udveg13:0814:23InauspiciousSun
7Cara14:2315:38MixedVenus
8Lābha15:3816:53AuspiciousMercury

Night Choghadiya (sunset to next sunrise)

#ChoghadiyaStartEndQualityLord
1Udveg16:5318:38InauspiciousSun
2Śubha18:3820:23AuspiciousJupiter
3Amṛta20:2322:08Very AuspiciousMoon
4Cara22:0823:54MixedVenus
5Roga23:5401:39InauspiciousMars
6Kāla01:3903:24InauspiciousSaturn
7Lābha03:2405:10AuspiciousMercury
8Udveg05:1006:55InauspiciousSun

Sunrise: 06:54 · Sunset: 16:53 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC-5

Sources and Related Timing Tools

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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