Washington panchang, 29 July 2026
Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 20:20 Moonrise 20:41 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
06:07 to 20:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:54 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam 11:27 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:01
- 10:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 10:35 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:27 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
20:20 to 06:08 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:20 – 22:18
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 10:35
- Nakshatra Shravana until 08:13 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Priti until 14:27
- Karana Bava until 10:35, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Cancer
- 10:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 10:35 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:27 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:54 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:27 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:01
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. 04:49 – 05:28
- 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 – 13:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:20 – 22:18
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:07 – 07:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:54 – 09:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:41 – 11:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:27 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:01 – 16:47 | Bad |
| Char | 16:47 – 18:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:34 – 20:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:20 – 21:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:34 – 22:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:47 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:01 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:28 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 04:55 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:55 – 06:08 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
- 06:07 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:47 NowSaturn
- 17:58 NowJupiter
- 19:09 NowMars
- 20:20 NowSun
- 21:09 NowVenus
- 21:58 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:36 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:25 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:19 NowSaturn
- 06:07 NowMercury
- 07:07 NowMoon
- 08:07 NowSaturn
- 09:07 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 11:07 NowSun
- 12:07 NowVenus
- 13:07 NowMercury
- 14:07 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:07 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:07 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:07 NowMercury
- 21:07 NowMoon
- 22:07 NowSaturn
- 23:07 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:07 NowVenus
- 03:07 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 05:07 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 05:11 Gemini
- 05:11 – 07:41 Cancer
- 07:41 – 10:10 Leo
- 10:10 – 12:39 Virgo
- 12:39 – 15:09 Libra
- 15:09 – 17:34 Scorpio
- 17:34 – 19:35 Sagittarius
- 19:35 – 21:07 Capricorn
- 21:07 – 22:23 Aquarius
- 22:23 – 23:36 Pisces
- 23:36 – 01:00 next day Aries
- 01:00 – 02:49 next day Taurus
- 02:49 – 05:07 next day Gemini
- 05:07 – 06:08 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