Washington panchang, 26 July 2025
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 20:23 Moonrise 07:54 Shravana month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:05 to 20:23- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:05 – 07:52
- Durmuhurta 06:05 – 07:02
- Durmuhurta 07:02 – 07:59
- Rahu Kalam 09:39 – 11:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 15:01 – 16:48
- 06:22 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:22 Moon enters Leo
- 13:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 13:12 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:36 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
20:23 to 06:06 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:23 – 22:20
- Brahma Muhurta 04:48 – 05:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 13:12
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 06:22 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyatipata until 18:36
- Karana Kaulava until 13:12, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:22 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:22 Moon enters Leo
- 13:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 13:12 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:36 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:01 – 18:36
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:05 – 07:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:05 – 07:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:02 – 07:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:39 – 11:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:01 – 16:48
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. 04:48 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:23 – 22:20
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:05 – 07:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:52 – 09:39 | Good |
| Rog | 09:39 – 11:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:27 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Char | 13:14 – 15:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:01 – 16:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:48 – 18:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:36 – 20:23 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:23 – 21:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:36 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:49 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:14 – 02:27 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:27 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:40 – 04:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:53 – 06:06 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
- 06:05 NowSaturn
- 07:16 NowJupiter
- 08:28 NowMars
- 09:39 NowSun
- 10:51 NowVenus
- 12:02 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 18:00 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:23 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:00 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:37 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSun
- 01:14 NowVenus
- 02:03 NowMercury
- 02:52 NowMoon
- 03:40 NowSaturn
- 04:29 NowJupiter
- 05:17 NowMars
- 06:05 NowSaturn
- 07:05 NowJupiter
- 08:05 NowMars
- 09:05 NowSun
- 10:05 NowVenus
- 11:05 NowMercury
- 12:05 NowMoon
- 13:05 NowSaturn
- 14:05 NowJupiter
- 15:05 NowMars
- 16:05 NowSun
- 17:05 NowVenus
- 18:05 NowMercury
- 19:05 NowMoon
- 20:05 NowSaturn
- 21:05 NowJupiter
- 22:05 NowMars
- 23:05 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:05 NowVenus
- 01:05 NowMercury
- 02:05 NowMoon
- 03:05 NowSaturn
- 04:05 NowJupiter
- 05:05 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 05:22 Gemini
- 05:22 – 07:52 Cancer
- 07:52 – 10:21 Leo
- 10:21 – 12:49 Virgo
- 12:49 – 15:20 Libra
- 15:20 – 17:44 Scorpio
- 17:44 – 19:46 Sagittarius
- 19:46 – 21:18 Capricorn
- 21:18 – 22:34 Aquarius
- 22:34 – 23:46 Pisces
- 23:46 – 01:11 next day Aries
- 01:11 – 03:00 next day Taurus
- 03:00 – 05:18 next day Gemini
- 05:18 – 06:06 next day Cancer
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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method