Washington panchang, 22 July 2026
Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 20:26 Moonrise 15:04 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
06:01 to 20:26- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:50 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:02
- 08:37 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:12 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 13:33 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
20:26 to 06:02 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:26 – 22:22
- Brahma Muhurta 04:45 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:33 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 21:33 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 21:33
- Nakshatra Swati until 13:33 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sadhya until 09:12
- Karana Balava until 08:37, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:37 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:12 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 13:33 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 21:33 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 21:33 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:50 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:02
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 09:28 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 08:22 – 10:34
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. 04:45 – 05:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 20:26 – 22:22
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 13:33 – 06:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:01 – 07:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:50 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 11:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:26 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:02 – 16:50 | Bad |
| Char | 16:50 – 18:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:38 – 20:26 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:26 – 21:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:38 – 22:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:50 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:26 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:38 – 04:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:50 – 06:02 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
- 06:01 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:50 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:50 NowSaturn
- 18:02 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:26 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:02 NowMercury
- 22:50 NowMoon
- 23:38 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:26 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 02:50 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:01 NowMercury
- 07:01 NowMoon
- 08:01 NowSaturn
- 09:01 NowJupiter
- 10:01 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 13:01 NowMercury
- 14:01 NowMoon
- 15:01 NowSaturn
- 16:01 NowJupiter
- 17:01 NowMars
- 18:01 NowSun
- 19:01 NowVenus
- 20:01 NowMercury
- 21:01 NowMoon
- 22:01 NowSaturn
- 23:01 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:01 NowVenus
- 03:01 NowMercury
- 04:01 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 05:38 Gemini
- 05:38 – 08:08 Cancer
- 08:08 – 10:38 Leo
- 10:38 – 13:06 Virgo
- 13:06 – 15:37 Libra
- 15:37 – 18:01 Scorpio
- 18:01 – 20:02 Sagittarius
- 20:02 – 21:35 Capricorn
- 21:35 – 22:50 Aquarius
- 22:50 – 00:03 next day Pisces
- 00:03 – 01:27 next day Aries
- 01:27 – 03:17 next day Taurus
- 03:17 – 05:34 next day Gemini
- 05:34 – 06:02 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