Washington panchang, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 19:46 Moonrise 19:11 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
06:32 to 19:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:12 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:30 – 13:09
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:43 – 13:36 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:09 – 14:48
- 11:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Night
19:46 to 06:33 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:46 – 21:55
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:25 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 23:39 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 23:39 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:05 next day Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 23:39
- Nakshatra Shravana until 15:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shobhana until 22:25
- Karana Gara until 11:08, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Leo
- 11:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 22:25 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 23:39 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 23:39 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:05 next day Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:12 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 13:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:09 – 14:48
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 22:25 – 00:49 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:05 – 12:02 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 15:18 – 06:33 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. 05:06 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:43 – 13:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:46 – 21:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:32 – 15:18
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:32 – 08:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:12 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:30 – 13:09 | Good |
| Rog | 13:09 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:48 – 16:27 | Bad |
| Char | 16:27 – 18:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:07 – 19:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:46 – 21:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:07 – 22:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:28 – 23:49 | Good |
| Char | 23:49 – 01:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:10 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 06:33 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
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:45 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:57 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:09 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:21 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:40 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:10 NowMars
- 02:04 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:51 Cancer
- 05:51 – 08:20 Leo
- 08:20 – 10:49 Virgo
- 10:49 – 13:19 Libra
- 13:19 – 15:44 Scorpio
- 15:44 – 17:45 Sagittarius
- 17:45 – 19:17 Capricorn
- 19:17 – 20:33 Aquarius
- 20:33 – 21:45 Pisces
- 21:45 – 23:10 Aries
- 23:10 – 00:59 next day Taurus
- 00:59 – 03:17 next day Gemini
- 03:17 – 05:47 next day Cancer
- 05:47 – 06:33 next day Leo
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