Washington panchang, 19 July 2026
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:29 Moonrise 11:53 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
05:59 to 20:29- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 13:14 – 15:02
- Gulika Kalam 16:51 – 18:40
- Durmuhurta 18:33 – 19:31
- Rahu Kalam 18:40 – 20:29
- 06:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 09:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 18:00 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 18:00 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:29 to 06:00 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:29 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 18:00
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 08:42 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 09:53
- Karana Kaulava until 06:00, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 09:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 18:00 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 18:00 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:51 – 18:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:33 – 19:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:40 – 20:29
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. 04:43 – 05:21
- 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
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:59 – 08:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:59 – 08:42
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 08:42 – 06:00 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:42 – 06:00 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:58 – 06:00 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:59 – 07:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:48 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 11:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:25 – 13:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:02 – 16:51 | Good |
| Rog | 16:51 – 18:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:40 – 20:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:29 – 21:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:40 – 22:51 | Good |
| Char | 22:51 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:26 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:37 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:48 – 06:00 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
- 05:59 NowSun
- 07:12 NowVenus
- 08:24 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 12:01 NowJupiter
- 13:14 NowMars
- 14:26 NowSun
- 15:39 NowVenus
- 16:51 NowMercury
- 18:04 NowMoon
- 19:16 NowSaturn
- 20:29 NowJupiter
- 21:16 NowMars
- 22:04 NowSun
- 22:51 NowVenus
- 23:39 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:27 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:02 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:12 NowMercury
- 05:59 NowSun
- 06:59 NowVenus
- 07:59 NowMercury
- 08:59 NowMoon
- 09:59 NowSaturn
- 10:59 NowJupiter
- 11:59 NowMars
- 12:59 NowSun
- 13:59 NowVenus
- 14:59 NowMercury
- 15:59 NowMoon
- 16:59 NowSaturn
- 17:59 NowJupiter
- 18:59 NowMars
- 19:59 NowSun
- 20:59 NowVenus
- 21:59 NowMercury
- 22:59 NowMoon
- 23:59 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:59 NowJupiter
- 01:59 NowMars
- 02:59 NowSun
- 03:59 NowVenus
- 04:59 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:50 Gemini
- 05:50 – 08:20 Cancer
- 08:20 – 10:49 Leo
- 10:49 – 13:18 Virgo
- 13:18 – 15:48 Libra
- 15:48 – 18:13 Scorpio
- 18:13 – 20:14 Sagittarius
- 20:14 – 21:47 Capricorn
- 21:47 – 23:02 Aquarius
- 23:02 – 00:15 next day Pisces
- 00:15 – 01:39 next day Aries
- 01:39 – 03:29 next day Taurus
- 03:29 – 05:46 next day Gemini
- 05:46 – 06:00 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