Washington panchang, 17 July 2026
Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 20:30 Moonrise 09:39 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
05:58 to 20:30- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:47 – 09:36
- Durmuhurta 08:52 – 09:50
- Rahu Kalam 11:25 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Durmuhurta 13:43 – 14:41
- Yamaganda 16:52 – 18:41
- 08:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:05 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 13:16 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 19:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 19:13 Karana becomes Bava
Night
20:30 to 05:58 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:30 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:42 – 05:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 19:13
- Nakshatra Magha until 09:05 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vyatipata until 13:16
- Karana Vanija until 08:00, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:05 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 13:16 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 19:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 19:13 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 15:52 – 13:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:47 – 09:36
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 08:00 – 19:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:52 – 09:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:25 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:43 – 14:41
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:52 – 18:41
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:58 – 09:05
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. 04:42 – 05:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:30 – 22:23
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:58 – 09:05
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 09:05 – 05:58 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 09:05 – 05:58 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:58 – 07:47 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:47 – 09:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:36 – 11:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:25 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 15:03 | Good |
| Rog | 15:03 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:52 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Char | 18:41 – 20:30 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:30 – 21:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:41 – 22:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:52 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:14 – 02:25 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:25 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:36 – 04:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:47 – 05:58 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
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:23 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:48 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 13:14 NowSun
- 14:26 NowVenus
- 15:39 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 18:04 NowSaturn
- 19:17 NowJupiter
- 20:30 NowMars
- 21:17 NowSun
- 22:05 NowVenus
- 22:52 NowMercury
- 23:39 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 02:49 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:24 NowMercury
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:58 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:58 NowJupiter
- 17:58 NowMars
- 18:58 NowSun
- 19:58 NowVenus
- 20:58 NowMercury
- 21:58 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 02:58 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:58 Gemini
- 05:58 – 08:28 Cancer
- 08:28 – 10:57 Leo
- 10:57 – 13:26 Virgo
- 13:26 – 15:56 Libra
- 15:56 – 18:21 Scorpio
- 18:21 – 20:22 Sagittarius
- 20:22 – 21:55 Capricorn
- 21:55 – 23:10 Aquarius
- 23:10 – 00:23 next day Pisces
- 00:23 – 01:47 next day Aries
- 01:47 – 03:37 next day Taurus
- 03:37 – 05:54 next day Gemini
- 05:54 – 05:58 next day Cancer
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