Washington panchang, 3 August 2026
Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 20:15 Moonrise 22:41 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
06:12 to 20:15- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:57 – 09:43
- Yamaganda 11:28 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Durmuhurta 13:42 – 14:38
- Gulika Kalam 14:59 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta 16:30 – 17:27
- 11:43 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 12:30 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 13:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 13:24 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:15 to 06:13 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 20:15 – 22:15
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:33 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:03 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 13:24
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 12:30 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Sukarman until 11:43
- Karana Taitila until 13:24, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:43 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 12:30 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 13:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 13:24 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:03 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:57 – 09:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:42 – 14:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:59 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:30 – 17:27
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. 04:52 – 05:32
- 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 20:15 – 22:15
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:12 – 07:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:57 – 09:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:43 – 11:28 | Good |
| Rog | 11:28 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 14:59 | Bad |
| Char | 14:59 – 16:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:44 – 18:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:30 – 20:15 | Good |
| Char | 20:15 – 21:30 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 21:30 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:45 – 23:59 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:59 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:14 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:29 – 03:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:43 – 04:58 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:58 – 06:13 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:12 NowMoon
- 07:22 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:53 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 19:05 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:05 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:04 NowVenus
- 02:54 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:33 NowSaturn
- 05:23 NowJupiter
- 06:12 NowMoon
- 07:12 NowSaturn
- 08:12 NowJupiter
- 09:12 NowMars
- 10:12 NowSun
- 11:12 NowVenus
- 12:12 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 14:12 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 17:12 NowSun
- 18:12 NowVenus
- 19:12 NowMercury
- 20:12 NowMoon
- 21:12 NowSaturn
- 22:12 NowJupiter
- 23:12 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSun
- 01:12 NowVenus
- 02:12 NowMercury
- 03:12 NowMoon
- 04:12 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 07:21 Cancer
- 07:21 – 09:50 Leo
- 09:50 – 12:19 Virgo
- 12:19 – 14:50 Libra
- 14:50 – 17:14 Scorpio
- 17:14 – 19:15 Sagittarius
- 19:15 – 20:48 Capricorn
- 20:48 – 22:03 Aquarius
- 22:03 – 23:16 Pisces
- 23:16 – 00:40 next day Aries
- 00:40 – 02:30 next day Taurus
- 02:30 – 04:47 next day Gemini
- 04:47 – 06:13 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