Washington panchang, 15 July 2026
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 20:31 Moonrise 07:10 Ashadha 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
05:56 to 20:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:45 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam 11:24 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:44 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:44 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 15:03
- 12:16 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 12:48 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:00 Yoga becomes Siddhi
Night
20:31 to 05:57 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:31 – 22:24
- Brahma Muhurta 04:41 – 05:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 23:23 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 23:23
- Nakshatra Pushya until 12:16 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vajra until 19:00
- Karana Balava until 12:48, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Gemini
- 12:16 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 12:48 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:00 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 23:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 23:23 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:45 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:24 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:44 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 15:03
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. 04:41 – 05:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:44 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:31 – 22:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:56 – 23:23
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:56 – 07:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:45 – 09:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:35 – 11:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:24 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:03 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Char | 16:52 – 18:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:42 – 20:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:31 – 21:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:42 – 22:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:52 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:25 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 04:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:46 – 05:57 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
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 07:09 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 12:01 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:52 NowSaturn
- 18:05 NowJupiter
- 19:18 NowMars
- 20:31 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- 23:40 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:01 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:22 NowMoon
- 05:10 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:41 – 06:06 Gemini
- 06:06 – 08:36 Cancer
- 08:36 – 11:05 Leo
- 11:05 – 13:34 Virgo
- 13:34 – 16:04 Libra
- 16:04 – 18:29 Scorpio
- 18:29 – 20:30 Sagittarius
- 20:30 – 22:03 Capricorn
- 22:03 – 23:18 Aquarius
- 23:18 – 00:31 next day Pisces
- 00:31 – 01:55 next day Aries
- 01:55 – 03:44 next day Taurus
- 03:44 – 05:57 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