Washington panchang, 8 July 2026
Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 20:34 Moonrise 00:37 Jyeshtha 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
05:51 to 20:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:42 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam 11:22 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:43 – 13:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 15:03
- 06:30 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 06:30 Moon enters Aries
- 14:05 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:34 to 05:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:34 – 22:26
- Brahma Muhurta 04:38 – 05:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:42 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 01:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:26 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 01:08 next day
- Nakshatra Revati until 06:30 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Sukarman until 00:42 next day
- Karana Taitila until 14:05, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Gemini
- 06:30 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 06:30 Moon enters Aries
- 14:05 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:42 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 01:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:26 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:42 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:22 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 15:03
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:51 – 06:30
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:30 – 05:26 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:26 – 05:52 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. 04:37 – 05:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:43 – 13:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:34 – 22:26
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:51 – 07:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:42 – 09:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:32 – 11:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:22 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:03 – 16:53 | Bad |
| Char | 16:53 – 18:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:44 – 20:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:34 – 21:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:44 – 22:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:54 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:03 – 01:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:13 – 02:23 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:23 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 04:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:42 – 05:52 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
- 05:51 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:40 NowMoon
- 16:53 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:20 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:21 NowVenus
- 22:07 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:40 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:26 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:19 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
- 05:51 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:51 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:51 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:51 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:51 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:51 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 21:51 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:51 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSun
- 01:51 NowVenus
- 02:51 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:37 – 06:33 Gemini
- 06:33 – 09:03 Cancer
- 09:03 – 11:33 Leo
- 11:33 – 14:01 Virgo
- 14:01 – 16:32 Libra
- 16:32 – 18:56 Scorpio
- 18:56 – 20:57 Sagittarius
- 20:57 – 22:30 Capricorn
- 22:30 – 23:45 Aquarius
- 23:45 – 00:58 next day Pisces
- 00:58 – 02:22 next day Aries
- 02:22 – 04:12 next day Taurus
- 04:12 – 05:52 next day Gemini
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