Washington panchang, 26 July 2028
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 20:23 Moonrise 11:30 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
06:05 to 20:23- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:52 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam 11:27 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:01
- 07:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 07:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 07:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 17:55 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:28 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
20:23 to 06:06 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:23 – 22:19
- Brahma Muhurta 04:48 – 05:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 04:41 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 07:16
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 07:42 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shiva until 18:28
- Karana Balava until 07:16, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 07:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 07:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 17:55 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:28 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 04:41 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:52 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:27 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:01
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. 04:48 – 05:26
- 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 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:23 – 22:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:42 – 05:56 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:42 – 05:56 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:41 – 06:06 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:05 – 07:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:52 – 09:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:40 – 11:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:27 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:01 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Char | 16:48 – 18:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:35 – 20:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:23 – 21:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:36 – 22:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:49 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:01 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:27 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:40 – 04:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:53 – 06:06 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
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 18:00 NowJupiter
- 19:11 NowMars
- 20:23 NowSun
- 21:11 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:26 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 09:05 NowJupiter
- 10:05 NowMars
- 11:05 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 13:05 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:05 NowSaturn
- 16:05 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:05 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:05 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:05 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 05:21 Gemini
- 05:21 – 07:51 Cancer
- 07:51 – 10:20 Leo
- 10:20 – 12:49 Virgo
- 12:49 – 15:19 Libra
- 15:19 – 17:44 Scorpio
- 17:44 – 19:45 Sagittarius
- 19:45 – 21:17 Capricorn
- 21:17 – 22:33 Aquarius
- 22:33 – 23:45 Pisces
- 23:45 – 01:10 next day Aries
- 01:10 – 02:59 next day Taurus
- 02:59 – 05:17 next day Gemini
- 05:17 – 06:06 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