Washington panchang, 25 October 2023
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 18:15 Moonrise 16:48 Ashwin 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
07:28 to 18:15- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:49 – 10:10
- Gulika Kalam 11:31 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta 12:30 – 13:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:51 – 14:12
- 13:38 Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:15 to 07:29 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:15 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 05:43 – 06:36 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:27 Moon enters Pisces
- 23:19 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 00:14 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 00:14 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 00:14 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 01:56 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhruva until 23:19
- Karana Bava until 13:38, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 13:38 Karana becomes Balava
- 20:27 Moon enters Pisces
- 23:19 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 00:14 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 00:14 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:49 – 10:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:31 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:30 – 13:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:51 – 14:12
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:19 – 02:55 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. 05:43 – 06:36
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:15 – 20:54
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:28 – 00:14 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:28 – 08:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:49 – 10:10 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:10 – 11:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:31 – 12:51 | Good |
| Rog | 12:51 – 14:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:12 – 15:33 | Bad |
| Char | 15:33 – 16:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:54 – 18:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:15 – 19:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:54 – 21:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:33 – 23:13 | Good |
| Char | 23:13 – 00:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:52 – 02:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:31 – 04:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:11 – 05:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:50 – 07:29 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
- 07:28 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:10 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:33 NowSaturn
- 16:27 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:15 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:27 NowMercury
- 21:33 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 03:04 NowVenus
- 04:11 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:23 NowSaturn
- 07:28 NowMercury
- 08:28 NowMoon
- 09:28 NowSaturn
- 10:28 NowJupiter
- 11:28 NowMars
- 12:28 NowSun
- 13:28 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:28 NowJupiter
- 18:28 NowMars
- 19:28 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:28 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:28 NowJupiter
- 01:28 NowMars
- 02:28 NowSun
- 03:28 NowVenus
- 04:28 NowMercury
- 05:28 NowMoon
- 06:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:43 – 06:54 Virgo
- 06:54 – 09:24 Libra
- 09:24 – 11:49 Scorpio
- 11:49 – 13:50 Sagittarius
- 13:50 – 15:22 Capricorn
- 15:22 – 16:38 Aquarius
- 16:38 – 17:51 Pisces
- 17:51 – 19:15 Aries
- 19:15 – 21:04 Taurus
- 21:04 – 23:22 Gemini
- 23:22 – 01:52 next day Cancer
- 01:52 – 04:21 next day Leo
- 04:21 – 06:50 next day Virgo
- 06:50 – 07:29 next day Libra
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