Washington panchang, 31 July 2026
Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 20:18 Moonrise 21:32 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
06:09 to 20:18- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:55 – 09:41
- Durmuhurta 08:59 – 09:56
- Rahu Kalam 11:28 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Durmuhurta 13:42 – 14:39
- Yamaganda 16:46 – 18:32
- 09:57 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 13:02 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 13:02 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:24 Yoga becomes Shobhana
Night
20:18 to 06:10 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:18 – 22:17
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 13:02
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 09:57 · lord Mars
- Yoga Saubhagya until 14:24
- Karana Gara until 13:02, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:57 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 13:02 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 13:02 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:24 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 01:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:55 – 09:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:59 – 09:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:42 – 14:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:46 – 18:32
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 01:23 – 13:37 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. 04:50 – 05:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 20:18 – 22:17
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:09 – 07:55 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:55 – 09:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:41 – 11:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:28 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 15:00 | Good |
| Rog | 15:00 – 16:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:46 – 18:32 | Bad |
| Char | 18:32 – 20:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:18 – 21:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:32 – 22:46 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:46 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:00 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:14 – 02:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:28 – 03:42 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:42 – 04:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:56 – 06:10 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
- 06:09 NowVenus
- 07:20 NowMercury
- 08:31 NowMoon
- 09:41 NowSaturn
- 10:52 NowJupiter
- 12:03 NowMars
- 13:14 NowSun
- 14:25 NowVenus
- 15:35 NowMercury
- 16:46 NowMoon
- 17:57 NowSaturn
- 19:08 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:08 NowSun
- 21:57 NowVenus
- 22:46 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:04 NowMars
- 02:53 NowSun
- 03:42 NowVenus
- 04:31 NowMercury
- 05:21 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowVenus
- 07:09 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 09:09 NowSaturn
- 10:09 NowJupiter
- 11:09 NowMars
- 12:09 NowSun
- 13:09 NowVenus
- 14:09 NowMercury
- 15:09 NowMoon
- 16:09 NowSaturn
- 17:09 NowJupiter
- 18:09 NowMars
- 19:09 NowSun
- 20:09 NowVenus
- 21:09 NowMercury
- 22:09 NowMoon
- 23:09 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:09 NowJupiter
- 01:09 NowMars
- 02:09 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 04:09 NowMercury
- 05:09 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:50 – 05:03 Gemini
- 05:03 – 07:33 Cancer
- 07:33 – 10:02 Leo
- 10:02 – 12:31 Virgo
- 12:31 – 15:01 Libra
- 15:01 – 17:26 Scorpio
- 17:26 – 19:27 Sagittarius
- 19:27 – 21:00 Capricorn
- 21:00 – 22:15 Aquarius
- 22:15 – 23:28 Pisces
- 23:28 – 00:52 next day Aries
- 00:52 – 02:42 next day Taurus
- 02:42 – 04:59 next day Gemini
- 04:59 – 06:10 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