Washington panchang, 11 July 2026
Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 20:33 Moonrise 02:27 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
05:53 to 20:33- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:53 – 07:43
- Durmuhurta 05:53 – 06:52
- Durmuhurta 06:52 – 07:51
- Rahu Kalam 09:33 – 11:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:44 – 13:42
- Yamaganda 15:03 – 16:53
- 06:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:35 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 16:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 16:34 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:33 to 05:54 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:33 – 22:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:39 – 05:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:59 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:49 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 16:34
- Nakshatra Rohini until 22:59 · lord Moon
- Yoga Ganda until 14:35
- Karana Kaulava until 06:16, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Gemini
- 06:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:35 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 16:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 16:34 Karana becomes Gara
- 22:59 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:49 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:53 – 07:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:53 – 06:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:52 – 07:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:33 – 11:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:03 – 16:53
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. 04:39 – 05:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:44 – 13:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:33 – 22:25
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 05:53 – 22:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:53 – 22:59
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:53 – 07:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:43 – 09:33 | Good |
| Rog | 09:33 – 11:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:23 – 13:13 | Bad |
| Char | 13:13 – 15:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:03 – 16:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:53 – 18:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:43 – 20:33 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:33 – 21:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:43 – 22:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:53 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:03 – 01:13 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:13 – 02:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:24 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:34 – 04:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:44 – 05:54 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
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 07:07 NowJupiter
- 08:20 NowMars
- 09:33 NowSun
- 10:46 NowVenus
- 12:00 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 14:26 NowSaturn
- 15:40 NowJupiter
- 16:53 NowMars
- 18:06 NowSun
- 19:20 NowVenus
- 20:33 NowMercury
- 21:20 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSun
- 01:13 NowVenus
- 02:00 NowMercury
- 02:47 NowMoon
- 03:34 NowSaturn
- 04:20 NowJupiter
- 05:07 NowMars
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:53 NowMars
- 08:53 NowSun
- 09:53 NowVenus
- 10:53 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:53 NowSaturn
- 13:53 NowJupiter
- 14:53 NowMars
- 15:53 NowSun
- 16:53 NowVenus
- 17:53 NowMercury
- 18:53 NowMoon
- 19:53 NowSaturn
- 20:53 NowJupiter
- 21:53 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMercury
- 01:53 NowMoon
- 02:53 NowSaturn
- 03:53 NowJupiter
- 04:53 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 06:22 Gemini
- 06:22 – 08:52 Cancer
- 08:52 – 11:21 Leo
- 11:21 – 13:49 Virgo
- 13:49 – 16:20 Libra
- 16:20 – 18:44 Scorpio
- 18:44 – 20:46 Sagittarius
- 20:46 – 22:18 Capricorn
- 22:18 – 23:34 Aquarius
- 23:34 – 00:46 next day Pisces
- 00:46 – 02:11 next day Aries
- 02:11 – 04:00 next day Taurus
- 04:00 – 05:54 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