Washington panchang, 14 May 2026
Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 20:11 Moonrise 04:11 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
05:57 to 20:11- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:57 – 07:44
- Gulika Kalam 09:31 – 11:17
- Durmuhurta 10:42 – 11:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam 14:51 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta 16:24 – 17:20
- 08:23 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 12:30 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:04 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 13:04 Moon enters Aries
Night
20:11 to 05:56 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 20:11 – 22:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:38 – 05:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:51 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 23:01
- Nakshatra Revati until 13:04 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Priti until 08:23
- Karana Gara until 12:30, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 08:23 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 12:30 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:04 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 13:04 Moon enters Aries
- 23:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:51 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:57 – 07:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:31 – 11:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:42 – 11:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:51 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:24 – 17:20
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. 04:39 – 05:18
- 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 20:11 – 22:08
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:57 – 13:04
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:04 – 05:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:57 – 07:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:44 – 09:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:31 – 11:17 | Bad |
| Char | 11:17 – 13:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:04 – 14:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:51 – 16:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:38 – 18:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:25 – 20:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:11 – 21:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:24 – 22:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:38 – 23:51 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:51 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:04 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:17 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:30 – 04:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:43 – 05:56 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
- 05:57 NowJupiter
- 07:08 NowMars
- 08:20 NowSun
- 09:31 NowVenus
- 10:42 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 13:04 NowSaturn
- 14:15 NowJupiter
- 15:27 NowMars
- 16:38 NowSun
- 17:49 NowVenus
- 19:00 NowMercury
- 20:11 NowMoon
- 21:00 NowSaturn
- 21:49 NowJupiter
- 22:38 NowMars
- 23:26 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:15 NowVenus
- 01:04 NowMercury
- 01:53 NowMoon
- 02:41 NowSaturn
- 03:30 NowJupiter
- 04:19 NowMars
- 05:08 NowSun
- 05:57 NowJupiter
- 06:57 NowMars
- 07:57 NowSun
- 08:57 NowVenus
- 09:57 NowMercury
- 10:57 NowMoon
- 11:57 NowSaturn
- 12:57 NowJupiter
- 13:57 NowMars
- 14:57 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:57 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 18:57 NowSaturn
- 19:57 NowJupiter
- 20:57 NowMars
- 21:57 NowSun
- 22:57 NowVenus
- 23:57 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMoon
- 01:57 NowSaturn
- 02:57 NowJupiter
- 03:57 NowMars
- 04:57 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 06:03 Aries
- 06:03 – 07:52 Taurus
- 07:52 – 10:10 Gemini
- 10:10 – 12:40 Cancer
- 12:40 – 15:09 Leo
- 15:09 – 17:38 Virgo
- 17:38 – 20:08 Libra
- 20:08 – 22:33 Scorpio
- 22:33 – 00:34 next day Sagittarius
- 00:34 – 02:06 next day Capricorn
- 02:06 – 03:22 next day Aquarius
- 03:22 – 04:34 next day Pisces
- 04:34 – 05:56 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