Washington panchang, 9 July 2026
Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 20:34 Moonrise 01:06 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
05:52 to 20:34- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:52 – 07:42
- Gulika Kalam 09:32 – 11:23
- Durmuhurta 10:46 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:43 – 13:42
- Rahu Kalam 15:03 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta 16:39 – 17:37
- 12:02 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
20:34 to 05:53 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 20:34 – 22:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:38 – 05:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:44 Yoga becomes Shula
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 22:46 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:45 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 22:46
- Nakshatra Bharani until 03:45 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 21:44
- Karana Vanija until 12:02, then Vishti
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Gemini
- 12:02 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:44 Yoga becomes Shula
- 22:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 22:46 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:45 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:52 – 07:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:32 – 11:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:46 – 11:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:03 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:39 – 17:37
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 21:44 – 23:44
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 00:08 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 23:11 – 01:05 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. 04:38 – 05:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 – 22:25
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:52 – 22:46
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:52 – 07:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:42 – 09:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:32 – 11:23 | Bad |
| Char | 11:23 – 13:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:13 – 15:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:03 – 16:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:53 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:43 – 20:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:34 – 21:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:44 – 22:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:53 – 00:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:03 – 01:13 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:13 – 02:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:23 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:33 – 04:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:43 – 05:53 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
- 05:52 NowJupiter
- 07:05 NowMars
- 08:19 NowSun
- 09:32 NowVenus
- 10:46 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 13:13 NowSaturn
- 14:26 NowJupiter
- 15:40 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 18:07 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:20 NowSaturn
- 22:07 NowJupiter
- 22:53 NowMars
- 23:40 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:27 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:00 NowMoon
- 02:46 NowSaturn
- 03:33 NowJupiter
- 04:19 NowMars
- 05:06 NowSun
- 05:52 NowJupiter
- 06:52 NowMars
- 07:52 NowSun
- 08:52 NowVenus
- 09:52 NowMercury
- 10:52 NowMoon
- 11:52 NowSaturn
- 12:52 NowJupiter
- 13:52 NowMars
- 14:52 NowSun
- 15:52 NowVenus
- 16:52 NowMercury
- 17:52 NowMoon
- 18:52 NowSaturn
- 19:52 NowJupiter
- 20:52 NowMars
- 21:52 NowSun
- 22:52 NowVenus
- 23:52 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMoon
- 01:52 NowSaturn
- 02:52 NowJupiter
- 03:52 NowMars
- 04:52 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 06:29 Gemini
- 06:29 – 08:59 Cancer
- 08:59 – 11:29 Leo
- 11:29 – 13:57 Virgo
- 13:57 – 16:28 Libra
- 16:28 – 18:52 Scorpio
- 18:52 – 20:53 Sagittarius
- 20:53 – 22:26 Capricorn
- 22:26 – 23:42 Aquarius
- 23:42 – 00:54 next day Pisces
- 00:54 – 02:18 next day Aries
- 02:18 – 04:08 next day Taurus
- 04:08 – 05:53 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