Washington panchang, 31 May 2026
Sunrise 05:46 Sunset 20:25 Moonrise 21:18 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
05:46 to 20:25- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:35
- Yamaganda 13:06 – 14:55
- Gulika Kalam 16:45 – 18:35
- Durmuhurta 18:28 – 19:27
- Rahu Kalam 18:35 – 20:25
- 06:42 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 17:55 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
20:25 to 05:45 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:25 – 22:17
- Brahma Muhurta 04:31 – 05:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:49 Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 07:07 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 06:42 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Siddha until 20:49
- Karana Balava until 17:55, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Taurus
- 06:42 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 17:55 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:49 Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:55
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:45 – 18:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:28 – 19:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:35 – 20:25
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:46 – 06:42
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:42 – 05:45 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. 04:31 – 05:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:25 – 22:17
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:46 – 07:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:36 – 09:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:26 – 11:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:16 – 13:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:06 – 14:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:55 – 16:45 | Good |
| Rog | 16:45 – 18:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:35 – 20:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:25 – 21:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:35 – 22:45 | Good |
| Char | 22:45 – 23:55 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:55 – 01:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:05 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:15 – 03:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:25 – 04:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:35 – 05:45 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
- 05:46 NowSun
- 06:59 NowVenus
- 08:12 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 13:06 NowMars
- 14:19 NowSun
- 15:32 NowVenus
- 16:45 NowMercury
- 17:59 NowMoon
- 19:12 NowSaturn
- 20:25 NowJupiter
- 21:12 NowMars
- 21:59 NowSun
- 22:45 NowVenus
- 23:32 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:05 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:39 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:12 NowVenus
- 04:59 NowMercury
- 05:46 NowSun
- 06:46 NowVenus
- 07:46 NowMercury
- 08:46 NowMoon
- 09:46 NowSaturn
- 10:46 NowJupiter
- 11:46 NowMars
- 12:46 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:46 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 16:46 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:46 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:46 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:46 NowJupiter
- 01:46 NowMars
- 02:46 NowSun
- 03:46 NowVenus
- 04:46 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:31 – 04:56 Aries
- 04:56 – 06:45 Taurus
- 06:45 – 09:03 Gemini
- 09:03 – 11:33 Cancer
- 11:33 – 14:02 Leo
- 14:02 – 16:31 Virgo
- 16:31 – 19:01 Libra
- 19:01 – 21:26 Scorpio
- 21:26 – 23:27 Sagittarius
- 23:27 – 00:59 next day Capricorn
- 00:59 – 02:15 next day Aquarius
- 02:15 – 03:28 next day Pisces
- 03:28 – 04:52 next day Aries
- 04:52 – 05:45 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