Washington panchang, 26 July 2026
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 20:23 Moonrise 18:51 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
06:05 to 20:23- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 13:14 – 15:01
- Gulika Kalam 16:49 – 18:36
- Durmuhurta 18:29 – 19:26
- Rahu Kalam 18:36 – 20:23
- 12:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 17:38 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
20:23 to 06:06 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:23 – 22:20
- Brahma Muhurta 04:48 – 05:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 06:45 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 00:58 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 12:35
- Karana Kaulava until 17:38, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 12:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 17:38 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 12:35 – 13:25 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:49 – 18:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:29 – 19:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:36 – 20:23
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. 04:47 – 05:26
- 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 20:23 – 22:20
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:05 – 00:58 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:05 – 00:58 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:58 – 06:06 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:05 – 07:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:52 – 09:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:39 – 11:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:27 – 13:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:14 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:01 – 16:49 | Good |
| Rog | 16:49 – 18:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:36 – 20:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:23 – 21:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:36 – 22:49 | Good |
| Char | 22:49 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:27 – 03:40 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:40 – 04:53 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:53 – 06:06 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
- 06:05 NowSun
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:28 NowMercury
- 09:39 NowMoon
- 10:51 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 13:14 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:37 NowVenus
- 16:49 NowMercury
- 18:00 NowMoon
- 19:12 NowSaturn
- 20:23 NowJupiter
- 21:12 NowMars
- 22:00 NowSun
- 22:49 NowVenus
- 23:37 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:03 NowJupiter
- 02:51 NowMars
- 03:40 NowSun
- 04:29 NowVenus
- 05:17 NowMercury
- 06:05 NowSun
- 07:05 NowVenus
- 08:05 NowMercury
- 09:05 NowMoon
- 10:05 NowSaturn
- 11:05 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 13:05 NowSun
- 14:05 NowVenus
- 15:05 NowMercury
- 16:05 NowMoon
- 17:05 NowSaturn
- 18:05 NowJupiter
- 19:05 NowMars
- 20:05 NowSun
- 21:05 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 23:05 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:05 NowMars
- 03:05 NowSun
- 04:05 NowVenus
- 05:05 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:47 – 05:23 Gemini
- 05:23 – 07:53 Cancer
- 07:53 – 10:22 Leo
- 10:22 – 12:50 Virgo
- 12:50 – 15:21 Libra
- 15:21 – 17:45 Scorpio
- 17:45 – 19:47 Sagittarius
- 19:47 – 21:19 Capricorn
- 21:19 – 22:35 Aquarius
- 22:35 – 23:47 Pisces
- 23:47 – 01:12 next day Aries
- 01:12 – 03:01 next day Taurus
- 03:01 – 05:19 next day Gemini
- 05:19 – 06:06 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