Washington panchang, 12 May 2026
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:09 Moonrise 03:21 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
05:59 to 20:09- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:49 – 09:46
- Yamaganda 09:32 – 11:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 13:04 – 14:51
- Rahu Kalam 16:37 – 18:23
- 09:55 Moon enters Pisces
- 13:49 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 15:47 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 16:47 Karana becomes Balava
Night
20:09 to 05:58 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 20:09 – 22:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:40 – 05:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:00 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 04:00 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 04:00 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 15:47 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 13:49
- Karana Bava until 16:47, then Balava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 09:55 Moon enters Pisces
- 13:49 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 15:47 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 16:47 Karana becomes Balava
- 04:00 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 04:00 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 15:34 – 13:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:49 – 09:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:32 – 11:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 14:51
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 13:49 – 15:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:37 – 18:23
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:59 – 15:47
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. 04:40 – 05:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:09 – 22:07
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:47 – 05:58 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:47 – 05:58 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 05:59 – 07:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:45 – 09:32 | Bad |
| Char | 09:32 – 11:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:18 – 13:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:04 – 14:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:51 – 16:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:37 – 18:23 | Good |
| Rog | 18:23 – 20:09 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:09 – 21:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 21:23 – 22:37 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:37 – 23:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:50 – 01:04 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:04 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:17 – 03:31 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:31 – 04:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:45 – 05:58 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
- 05:59 NowMars
- 07:10 NowSun
- 08:21 NowVenus
- 09:32 NowMercury
- 10:43 NowMoon
- 11:53 NowSaturn
- 13:04 NowJupiter
- 14:15 NowMars
- 15:26 NowSun
- 16:37 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:59 NowMoon
- 20:09 NowSaturn
- 20:59 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:37 NowSun
- 23:26 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMercury
- 01:04 NowMoon
- 01:53 NowSaturn
- 02:42 NowJupiter
- 03:31 NowMars
- 04:20 NowSun
- 05:09 NowVenus
- 05:59 NowMars
- 06:59 NowSun
- 07:59 NowVenus
- 08:59 NowMercury
- 09:59 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 11:59 NowJupiter
- 12:59 NowMars
- 13:59 NowSun
- 14:59 NowVenus
- 15:59 NowMercury
- 16:59 NowMoon
- 17:59 NowSaturn
- 18:59 NowJupiter
- 19:59 NowMars
- 20:59 NowSun
- 21:59 NowVenus
- 22:59 NowMercury
- 23:59 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSaturn
- 01:59 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 03:59 NowSun
- 04:59 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:40 – 04:46 Pisces
- 04:46 – 06:10 Aries
- 06:10 – 08:00 Taurus
- 08:00 – 10:17 Gemini
- 10:17 – 12:47 Cancer
- 12:47 – 15:17 Leo
- 15:17 – 17:45 Virgo
- 17:45 – 20:16 Libra
- 20:16 – 22:40 Scorpio
- 22:40 – 00:42 next day Sagittarius
- 00:42 – 02:14 next day Capricorn
- 02:14 – 03:30 next day Aquarius
- 03:30 – 04:42 next day Pisces
- 04:42 – 05:58 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