Washington panchang, 12 July 2026
Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 20:32 Moonrise 03:24 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
05:54 to 20:32- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:44 – 13:42
- Yamaganda 13:13 – 15:03
- Gulika Kalam 16:53 – 18:43
- Durmuhurta 18:35 – 19:34
- Rahu Kalam 18:43 – 20:32
- 09:36 Moon enters Gemini
- 10:36 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 13:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:11 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
20:32 to 05:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:32 – 22:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:40 – 05:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 13:00
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 20:11 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vriddhi until 10:36
- Karana Vanija until 13:00, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Gemini
- 09:36 Moon enters Gemini
- 10:36 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 13:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:11 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 23:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 15:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:53 – 18:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:35 – 19:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:43 – 20:32
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 20:32 – 22:25
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:54 – 07:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:44 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 11:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:23 – 13:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:13 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:03 – 16:53 | Good |
| Rog | 16:53 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:43 – 20:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:32 – 21:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:43 – 22:53 | Good |
| Char | 22:53 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:24 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 04:44 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:44 – 05:55 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
- 05:54 NowSun
- 07:07 NowVenus
- 08:20 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:47 NowSaturn
- 12:00 NowJupiter
- 13:13 NowMars
- 14:26 NowSun
- 15:40 NowVenus
- 16:53 NowMercury
- 18:06 NowMoon
- 19:19 NowSaturn
- 20:32 NowJupiter
- 21:19 NowMars
- 22:06 NowSun
- 22:53 NowVenus
- 23:40 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:27 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:00 NowJupiter
- 02:47 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:21 NowVenus
- 05:08 NowMercury
- 05:54 NowSun
- 06:54 NowVenus
- 07:54 NowMercury
- 08:54 NowMoon
- 09:54 NowSaturn
- 10:54 NowJupiter
- 11:54 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:54 NowVenus
- 14:54 NowMercury
- 15:54 NowMoon
- 16:54 NowSaturn
- 17:54 NowJupiter
- 18:54 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 21:54 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:54 NowJupiter
- 01:54 NowMars
- 02:54 NowSun
- 03:54 NowVenus
- 04:54 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:39 – 06:18 Gemini
- 06:18 – 08:48 Cancer
- 08:48 – 11:17 Leo
- 11:17 – 13:46 Virgo
- 13:46 – 16:16 Libra
- 16:16 – 18:41 Scorpio
- 18:41 – 20:42 Sagittarius
- 20:42 – 22:14 Capricorn
- 22:14 – 23:30 Aquarius
- 23:30 – 00:42 next day Pisces
- 00:42 – 02:07 next day Aries
- 02:07 – 03:56 next day Taurus
- 03:56 – 05:55 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