Washington panchang, 1 November 2023
Sunrise 07:36 Sunset 18:06 Moonrise 20:51 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
07:36 to 18:06- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:55 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam 11:32 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta 12:30 – 13:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:51 – 14:10
- 11:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 11:49 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:06 to 07:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:06 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:49 – 06:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:06 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 00:00 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:42 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 11:49
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 19:06 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 03:42 next day
- Karana Balava until 11:49, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Libra
- 11:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 11:49 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:06 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 00:00 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:42 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:55 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:32 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:30 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:51 – 14:10
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. 05:48 – 06:42
- 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 – 13:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:06 – 20:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:36 – 19:06
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:36 – 08:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:55 – 10:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:13 – 11:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:32 – 12:51 | Good |
| Rog | 12:51 – 14:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:10 – 15:29 | Bad |
| Char | 15:29 – 16:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:47 – 18:06 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:06 – 19:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:47 – 21:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:29 – 23:10 | Good |
| Char | 23:10 – 00:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:52 – 02:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:33 – 04:14 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:14 – 05:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:56 – 07:37 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
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:28 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:06 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:14 NowMars
- 18:06 NowSun
- 19:14 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:29 NowSaturn
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:36 NowMoon
- 09:36 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:36 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:36 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:36 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:36 NowMars
- 02:36 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:36 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:48 – 06:26 Virgo
- 06:26 – 08:57 Libra
- 08:57 – 11:21 Scorpio
- 11:21 – 13:22 Sagittarius
- 13:22 – 14:55 Capricorn
- 14:55 – 16:10 Aquarius
- 16:10 – 17:23 Pisces
- 17:23 – 18:47 Aries
- 18:47 – 20:37 Taurus
- 20:37 – 22:54 Gemini
- 22:54 – 01:24 next day Cancer
- 01:24 – 03:54 next day Leo
- 03:54 – 06:22 next day Virgo
- 06:22 – 07:37 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