Washington panchang, 30 August 2026
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 19:40 Moonrise 20:46 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
06:36 to 19:40- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:42 – 13:34
- Yamaganda 13:08 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 16:24 – 18:02
- Durmuhurta 17:55 – 18:48
- Rahu Kalam 18:02 – 19:40
- 11:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:15 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 18:16 Yoga becomes Ganda
Night
19:40 to 06:37 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:40 – 21:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:09 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:21 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 23:21 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 23:21
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:15 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shula until 18:16
- Karana Vanija until 11:47, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Leo
- 11:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:15 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 18:16 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 23:21 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 23:21 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 11:47 – 23:21
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:08 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:24 – 18:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:55 – 18:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:02 – 19:40
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:16 – 20:40
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 22:48 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 21:48 – 23:49
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. 05:09 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:42 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:40 – 21:51
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:36 – 18:15
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:36 – 08:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:14 – 09:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:52 – 11:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:30 – 13:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:08 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:46 – 16:24 | Good |
| Rog | 16:24 – 18:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:02 – 19:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:40 – 21:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:02 – 22:24 | Good |
| Char | 22:24 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:08 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:53 – 05:15 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:15 – 06:37 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
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:41 NowVenus
- 08:47 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:57 NowSaturn
- 12:03 NowJupiter
- 13:08 NowMars
- 14:13 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:24 NowMercury
- 17:29 NowMoon
- 18:34 NowSaturn
- 19:40 NowJupiter
- 20:35 NowMars
- 21:29 NowSun
- 22:24 NowVenus
- 23:19 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMoon
- 01:08 NowSaturn
- 02:03 NowJupiter
- 02:58 NowMars
- 03:53 NowSun
- 04:47 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:36 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:36 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:36 NowMars
- 13:36 NowSun
- 14:36 NowVenus
- 15:36 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:36 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:36 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:36 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:36 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:09 – 05:35 Cancer
- 05:35 – 08:04 Leo
- 08:04 – 10:33 Virgo
- 10:33 – 13:03 Libra
- 13:03 – 15:28 Scorpio
- 15:28 – 17:29 Sagittarius
- 17:29 – 19:02 Capricorn
- 19:02 – 20:17 Aquarius
- 20:17 – 21:30 Pisces
- 21:30 – 22:54 Aries
- 22:54 – 00:44 next day Taurus
- 00:44 – 03:01 next day Gemini
- 03:01 – 05:31 next day Cancer
- 05:31 – 06:37 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