Washington panchang, 15 May 2026
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 20:12 Moonrise 04:41 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
05:56 to 20:12- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:43 – 09:30
- Durmuhurta 08:48 – 09:45
- Rahu Kalam 11:17 – 13:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Durmuhurta 13:33 – 14:30
- Yamaganda 16:38 – 18:25
- 09:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 10:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 19:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
20:12 to 05:55 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:12 – 22:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:38 – 05:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 05:53 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 19:41
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 10:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Saubhagya until 00:55 next day
- Karana Vishti until 09:24, then Shakuni
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 09:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 10:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 19:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 05:53 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:43 – 09:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:48 – 09:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:17 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:33 – 14:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:38 – 18:25
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. 04:38 – 05:17
- 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 20:12 – 22:09
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:56 – 10:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:56 – 07:43 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:43 – 09:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:30 – 11:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:17 – 13:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:04 – 14:51 | Good |
| Rog | 14:51 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:38 – 18:25 | Bad |
| Char | 18:25 – 20:12 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:12 – 21:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:25 – 22:38 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:38 – 23:51 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:51 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:04 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:17 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:30 – 04:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:43 – 05:55 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
- 05:56 NowVenus
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:30 NowSaturn
- 10:42 NowJupiter
- 11:53 NowMars
- 13:04 NowSun
- 14:16 NowVenus
- 15:27 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:50 NowSaturn
- 19:01 NowJupiter
- 20:12 NowMars
- 21:01 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:27 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:15 NowSaturn
- 01:04 NowJupiter
- 01:52 NowMars
- 02:41 NowSun
- 03:30 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:07 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowVenus
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 05:59 Aries
- 05:59 – 07:48 Taurus
- 07:48 – 10:06 Gemini
- 10:06 – 12:36 Cancer
- 12:36 – 15:05 Leo
- 15:05 – 17:34 Virgo
- 17:34 – 20:04 Libra
- 20:04 – 22:29 Scorpio
- 22:29 – 00:30 next day Sagittarius
- 00:30 – 02:02 next day Capricorn
- 02:02 – 03:18 next day Aquarius
- 03:18 – 04:30 next day Pisces
- 04:30 – 05:55 next day Aries
- 05:55 – 05:55 next day Taurus
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