Washington panchang, 13 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 20:04 Moonrise 07:16 Shravana 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
06:21 to 20:04- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:21 – 08:04
- Gulika Kalam 09:46 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta 10:55 – 11:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam 14:55 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta 16:24 – 17:19
- 11:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 11:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 19:08 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
20:04 to 06:22 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 20:04 – 22:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 11:12
- Nakshatra Magha until 19:08 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 23:58
- Karana Bava until 11:12, then Balava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 11:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 19:08 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 22:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:58 Yoga becomes Shiva
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 02:46 – 13:22
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:21 – 08:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:46 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:55 – 11:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:24 – 17:19
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. 04:59 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:04 – 22:07
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:21 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:04 – 09:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:46 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Char | 11:29 – 13:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:12 – 14:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:55 – 16:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:38 – 18:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:21 – 20:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:04 – 21:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:21 – 22:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:38 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:55 – 01:13 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:13 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:30 – 03:47 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:47 – 05:04 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:04 – 06:22 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
- 06:21 NowJupiter
- 07:29 NowMars
- 08:38 NowSun
- 09:46 NowVenus
- 10:55 NowMercury
- 12:04 NowMoon
- 13:12 NowSaturn
- 14:21 NowJupiter
- 15:29 NowMars
- 16:38 NowSun
- 17:46 NowVenus
- 18:55 NowMercury
- 20:04 NowMoon
- 20:55 NowSaturn
- 21:47 NowJupiter
- 22:38 NowMars
- 23:30 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:21 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:04 NowMoon
- 02:56 NowSaturn
- 03:47 NowJupiter
- 04:39 NowMars
- 05:30 NowSun
- 06:21 NowJupiter
- 07:21 NowMars
- 08:21 NowSun
- 09:21 NowVenus
- 10:21 NowMercury
- 11:21 NowMoon
- 12:21 NowSaturn
- 13:21 NowJupiter
- 14:21 NowMars
- 15:21 NowSun
- 16:21 NowVenus
- 17:21 NowMercury
- 18:21 NowMoon
- 19:21 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:21 NowMars
- 22:21 NowSun
- 23:21 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMercury
- 01:21 NowMoon
- 02:21 NowSaturn
- 03:21 NowJupiter
- 04:21 NowMars
- 05:21 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:42 Cancer
- 06:42 – 09:11 Leo
- 09:11 – 11:40 Virgo
- 11:40 – 14:10 Libra
- 14:10 – 16:35 Scorpio
- 16:35 – 18:36 Sagittarius
- 18:36 – 20:09 Capricorn
- 20:09 – 21:24 Aquarius
- 21:24 – 22:37 Pisces
- 22:37 – 00:01 next day Aries
- 00:01 – 01:50 next day Taurus
- 01:50 – 04:08 next day Gemini
- 04:08 – 06:22 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