Washington panchang, 28 May 2026
Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 20:23 Moonrise 18:17 Jyeshtha (adhika) 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
05:47 to 20:23- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:47 – 07:37
- Gulika Kalam 09:26 – 11:16
- Durmuhurta 10:39 – 11:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam 14:55 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta 16:29 – 17:28
- 11:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:24 Yoga becomes Parigha
Night
20:23 to 05:47 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 20:23 – 22:16
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 00:21 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 01:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 00:21 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 01:08 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Variyan until 18:24
- Karana Kaulava until 11:22, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Taurus
- 11:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:24 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 00:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 00:21 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 01:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:47 – 07:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:26 – 11:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:39 – 11:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:29 – 17:28
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:24 – 06:45 next day
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. 04:32 – 05:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:23 – 22:16
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:08 – 05:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:47 – 07:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:37 – 09:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:26 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Char | 11:16 – 13:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:05 – 14:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:55 – 16:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:44 – 18:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:34 – 20:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:23 – 21:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:34 – 22:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:44 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:54 – 01:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:05 – 02:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:15 – 03:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:26 – 04:36 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:36 – 05:47 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
- 05:47 NowJupiter
- 07:00 NowMars
- 08:13 NowSun
- 09:26 NowVenus
- 10:39 NowMercury
- 11:52 NowMoon
- 13:05 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:31 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:57 NowVenus
- 19:10 NowMercury
- 20:23 NowMoon
- 21:10 NowSaturn
- 21:57 NowJupiter
- 22:44 NowMars
- 23:31 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:05 NowMercury
- 01:52 NowMoon
- 02:39 NowSaturn
- 03:26 NowJupiter
- 04:13 NowMars
- 05:00 NowSun
- 05:47 NowJupiter
- 06:47 NowMars
- 07:47 NowSun
- 08:47 NowVenus
- 09:47 NowMercury
- 10:47 NowMoon
- 11:47 NowSaturn
- 12:47 NowJupiter
- 13:47 NowMars
- 14:47 NowSun
- 15:47 NowVenus
- 16:47 NowMercury
- 17:47 NowMoon
- 18:47 NowSaturn
- 19:47 NowJupiter
- 20:47 NowMars
- 21:47 NowSun
- 22:47 NowVenus
- 23:47 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMoon
- 01:47 NowSaturn
- 02:47 NowJupiter
- 03:47 NowMars
- 04:47 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 05:08 Aries
- 05:08 – 06:57 Taurus
- 06:57 – 09:15 Gemini
- 09:15 – 11:45 Cancer
- 11:45 – 14:14 Leo
- 14:14 – 16:42 Virgo
- 16:42 – 19:13 Libra
- 19:13 – 21:37 Scorpio
- 21:37 – 23:39 Sagittarius
- 23:39 – 01:11 next day Capricorn
- 01:11 – 02:27 next day Aquarius
- 02:27 – 03:39 next day Pisces
- 03:39 – 05:04 next day Aries
- 05:04 – 05:47 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