Washington panchang, 24 July 2026
Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 20:25 Moonrise 17:06 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
06:03 to 20:25- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:51 – 09:39
- Durmuhurta 08:55 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam 11:26 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Durmuhurta 13:43 – 14:40
- Yamaganda 16:49 – 18:37
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 12:53 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:06 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
20:25 to 06:04 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:25 – 22:21
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:04 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 02:04 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 02:04 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 19:06 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 10:41
- Karana Vanija until 12:53, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Cancer
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 12:53 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:06 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 02:04 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 02:04 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:51 – 09:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:55 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:43 – 14:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:49 – 18:37
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 19:06 – 06:04 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. 04:46 – 05:25
- 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 20:25 – 22:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:03 – 19:06
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:03 – 02:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:03 – 07:51 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:51 – 09:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:39 – 11:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:26 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 15:02 | Good |
| Rog | 15:02 – 16:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:49 – 18:37 | Bad |
| Char | 18:37 – 20:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:25 – 21:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:37 – 22:50 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:50 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:14 – 02:27 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:27 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:39 – 04:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:52 – 06:04 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
- 06:03 NowVenus
- 07:15 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:39 NowSaturn
- 10:50 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 13:14 NowSun
- 14:26 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 18:01 NowSaturn
- 19:13 NowJupiter
- 20:25 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:01 NowVenus
- 22:50 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:03 NowMars
- 02:51 NowSun
- 03:39 NowVenus
- 04:27 NowMercury
- 05:16 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowVenus
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:03 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:03 NowMoon
- 16:03 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:03 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:03 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:03 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:46 – 05:30 Gemini
- 05:30 – 08:00 Cancer
- 08:00 – 10:30 Leo
- 10:30 – 12:58 Virgo
- 12:58 – 15:29 Libra
- 15:29 – 17:53 Scorpio
- 17:53 – 19:55 Sagittarius
- 19:55 – 21:27 Capricorn
- 21:27 – 22:43 Aquarius
- 22:43 – 23:55 Pisces
- 23:55 – 01:19 next day Aries
- 01:19 – 03:09 next day Taurus
- 03:09 – 05:27 next day Gemini
- 05:27 – 06:04 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