Washington panchang, 18 July 2026
Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 20:29 Moonrise 10:48 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 20:29- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:58 – 07:47
- Durmuhurta 05:58 – 06:56
- Durmuhurta 06:56 – 07:54
- Rahu Kalam 09:36 – 11:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 15:03 – 16:51
- 06:37 Karana becomes Balava
- 08:30 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 11:15 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 14:29 Moon enters Virgo
- 18:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 18:13 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
20:29 to 05:59 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:29 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 18:13
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 08:30 · lord Venus
- Yoga Variyan until 11:15
- Karana Bava until 06:37, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:37 Karana becomes Balava
- 08:30 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 11:15 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 14:29 Moon enters Virgo
- 18:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 18:13 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:58 – 07:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:58 – 06:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:56 – 07:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:36 – 11:25
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:15 – 22:34
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:03 – 16:51
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:30 – 05:59 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. 04:42 – 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 20:29 – 22:23
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:30 – 05:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:58 – 07:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:47 – 09:36 | Good |
| Rog | 09:36 – 11:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:25 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Char | 13:14 – 15:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:03 – 16:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:51 – 18:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:40 – 20:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:29 – 21:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:40 – 22:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:52 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:14 – 02:25 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:25 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:37 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:48 – 05:59 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
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 07:11 NowJupiter
- 08:23 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:49 NowVenus
- 12:01 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:26 NowSaturn
- 15:39 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 18:04 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- 23:39 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSun
- 01:14 NowVenus
- 02:02 NowMercury
- 02:49 NowMoon
- 03:37 NowSaturn
- 04:24 NowJupiter
- 05:12 NowMars
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 06:58 NowJupiter
- 07:58 NowMars
- 08:58 NowSun
- 09:58 NowVenus
- 10:58 NowMercury
- 11:58 NowMoon
- 12:58 NowSaturn
- 13:58 NowJupiter
- 14:58 NowMars
- 15:58 NowSun
- 16:58 NowVenus
- 17:58 NowMercury
- 18:58 NowMoon
- 19:58 NowSaturn
- 20:58 NowJupiter
- 21:58 NowMars
- 22:58 NowSun
- 23:58 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMercury
- 01:58 NowMoon
- 02:58 NowSaturn
- 03:58 NowJupiter
- 04:58 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:54 Gemini
- 05:54 – 08:24 Cancer
- 08:24 – 10:53 Leo
- 10:53 – 13:22 Virgo
- 13:22 – 15:52 Libra
- 15:52 – 18:17 Scorpio
- 18:17 – 20:18 Sagittarius
- 20:18 – 21:51 Capricorn
- 21:51 – 23:06 Aquarius
- 23:06 – 00:19 next day Pisces
- 00:19 – 01:43 next day Aries
- 01:43 – 03:33 next day Taurus
- 03:33 – 05:50 next day Gemini
- 05:50 – 05:59 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