Washington panchang, 5 August 2026
Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 20:13 Moonrise 23:40 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
06:14 to 20:13- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:58 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 11:28 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:41 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 14:58
- 07:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 11:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 11:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
20:13 to 06:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:13 – 22:13
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:31 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 11:12
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 11:48 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shula until 07:59
- Karana Bava until 11:12, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 11:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 11:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:31 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:58 – 09:43
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 07:59 – 10:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 14:58
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:14 – 11:48
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 11:48 – 06:14 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. 04:54 – 05:34
- 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 – 13:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:13 – 22:13
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:14 – 11:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:14 – 11:12
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:14 – 07:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:58 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 11:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:28 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:58 – 16:43 | Bad |
| Char | 16:43 – 18:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:28 – 20:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:13 – 21:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:28 – 22:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:44 – 23:59 | Good |
| Char | 23:59 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 03:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:44 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:59 – 06:14 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
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:23 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:23 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:53 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:13 NowSun
- 21:03 NowVenus
- 21:53 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:04 NowSun
- 02:54 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:14 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:14 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:14 NowJupiter
- 17:14 NowMars
- 18:14 NowSun
- 19:14 NowVenus
- 20:14 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:14 NowSaturn
- 23:14 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:14 NowVenus
- 03:14 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 07:13 Cancer
- 07:13 – 09:43 Leo
- 09:43 – 12:11 Virgo
- 12:11 – 14:42 Libra
- 14:42 – 17:06 Scorpio
- 17:06 – 19:07 Sagittarius
- 19:07 – 20:40 Capricorn
- 20:40 – 21:55 Aquarius
- 21:55 – 23:08 Pisces
- 23:08 – 00:32 next day Aries
- 00:32 – 02:22 next day Taurus
- 02:22 – 04:39 next day Gemini
- 04:39 – 06:14 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