Washington panchang, 6 May 2026
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 20:04 Moonrise 00:14 Vaishakha 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 20:04- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:50 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam 11:20 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:32 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:05 – 14:49
- 06:23 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 11:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Sadhya
Night
20:04 to 06:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:04 – 22:04
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:44 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 00:44 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 00:44 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 06:23 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Siddha until 15:42
- Karana Kaulava until 11:34, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:23 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 11:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:42 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 00:44 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 00:44 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:50 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:20 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:49
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. 04:45 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:04 – 22:04
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:05 – 07:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:50 – 09:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:35 – 11:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:20 – 13:05 | Good |
| Rog | 13:05 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:49 – 16:34 | Bad |
| Char | 16:34 – 18:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:19 – 20:04 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:04 – 21:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:19 – 22:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:34 – 23:49 | Good |
| Char | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:04 – 02:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:34 – 04:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:04 next day | Bad |
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 NowMercury
- 07:15 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:45 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:44 NowJupiter
- 18:54 NowMars
- 20:04 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 21:44 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:24 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:04 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 09:05 NowJupiter
- 10:05 NowMars
- 11:05 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 13:05 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:05 NowSaturn
- 16:05 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:05 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:05 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:05 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 05:10 Pisces
- 05:10 – 06:34 Aries
- 06:34 – 08:24 Taurus
- 08:24 – 10:41 Gemini
- 10:41 – 13:11 Cancer
- 13:11 – 15:40 Leo
- 15:40 – 18:09 Virgo
- 18:09 – 20:39 Libra
- 20:39 – 23:04 Scorpio
- 23:04 – 01:05 next day Sagittarius
- 01:05 – 02:38 next day Capricorn
- 02:38 – 03:53 next day Aquarius
- 03:53 – 05:06 next day Pisces
- 05:06 – 06:04 next day Aries
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