Washington panchang, 3 June 2026
Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:27 Moonrise 23:34 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
05:45 to 20:27- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:35 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 11:16 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:06 – 14:56
- 11:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 11:51 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
20:27 to 05:44 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:27 – 22:19
- Brahma Muhurta 04:30 – 05:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:11 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:33 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 00:58 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 11:51
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 15:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shukla until 23:33
- Karana Vishti until 11:51, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 11:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 11:51 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 22:11 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:33 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 00:58 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:35 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:16 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:56
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. 04:30 – 05:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:27 – 22:19
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:45 – 07:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:35 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:16 – 13:06 | Good |
| Rog | 13:06 – 14:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:56 – 16:47 | Bad |
| Char | 16:47 – 18:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:37 – 20:27 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:27 – 21:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:37 – 22:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:47 – 23:56 | Good |
| Char | 23:56 – 01:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:06 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:15 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 04:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:35 – 05:44 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
- 05:45 NowMercury
- 06:58 NowMoon
- 08:12 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 14:20 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:47 NowSaturn
- 18:00 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:27 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:33 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:19 NowJupiter
- 01:06 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:12 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowSaturn
- 05:45 NowMercury
- 06:45 NowMoon
- 07:45 NowSaturn
- 08:45 NowJupiter
- 09:45 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:45 NowVenus
- 12:45 NowMercury
- 13:45 NowMoon
- 14:45 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:45 NowMars
- 17:45 NowSun
- 18:45 NowVenus
- 19:45 NowMercury
- 20:45 NowMoon
- 21:45 NowSaturn
- 22:45 NowJupiter
- 23:45 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:45 NowSun
- 01:45 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:45 NowMoon
- 04:45 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:30 – 04:44 Aries
- 04:44 – 06:34 Taurus
- 06:34 – 08:51 Gemini
- 08:51 – 11:21 Cancer
- 11:21 – 13:50 Leo
- 13:50 – 16:19 Virgo
- 16:19 – 18:49 Libra
- 18:49 – 21:14 Scorpio
- 21:14 – 23:15 Sagittarius
- 23:15 – 00:48 next day Capricorn
- 00:48 – 02:03 next day Aquarius
- 02:03 – 03:16 next day Pisces
- 03:16 – 04:40 next day Aries
- 04:40 – 05:44 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