Washington panchang, 2 November 2023
Sunrise 07:37 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 21:48 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
07:37 to 18:05- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:37 – 08:55
- Gulika Kalam 10:14 – 11:32
- Durmuhurta 11:06 – 11:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam 14:09 – 15:28
- Durmuhurta 15:18 – 15:59
- 12:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 12:22 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:05 to 07:38 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:50 – 06:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:27 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:55 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:22 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 12:22
- Nakshatra Ardra until 20:27 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Siddha until 03:22 next day
- Karana Taitila until 12:22, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Libra
- 12:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 12:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:27 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:55 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:22 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:37 – 08:55
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:14 – 11:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:06 – 11:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:09 – 15:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:18 – 15:59
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:37 – 20:27
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. 05:49 – 06:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 18:05 – 20:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:37 – 12:22
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 20:27 – 07:38 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:27 – 07:38 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 20:27 – 07:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:37 – 08:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:55 – 10:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:14 – 11:32 | Bad |
| Char | 11:32 – 12:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:51 – 14:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:09 – 15:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:28 – 16:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:46 – 18:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:05 – 19:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:47 – 21:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:28 – 23:10 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:10 – 00:52 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:52 – 02:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:33 – 04:15 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:15 – 05:56 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:56 – 07:38 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
- 07:37 NowJupiter
- 08:29 NowMars
- 09:22 NowSun
- 10:14 NowVenus
- 11:06 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 12:51 NowSaturn
- 13:43 NowJupiter
- 14:36 NowMars
- 15:28 NowSun
- 16:20 NowVenus
- 17:13 NowMercury
- 18:05 NowMoon
- 19:13 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:28 NowMars
- 22:36 NowSun
- 23:44 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMercury
- 01:59 NowMoon
- 03:07 NowSaturn
- 04:15 NowJupiter
- 05:23 NowMars
- 06:30 NowSun
- 07:37 NowJupiter
- 08:37 NowMars
- 09:37 NowSun
- 10:37 NowVenus
- 11:37 NowMercury
- 12:37 NowMoon
- 13:37 NowSaturn
- 14:37 NowJupiter
- 15:37 NowMars
- 16:37 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:37 NowMercury
- 19:37 NowMoon
- 20:37 NowSaturn
- 21:37 NowJupiter
- 22:37 NowMars
- 23:37 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:37 NowVenus
- 01:37 NowMercury
- 02:37 NowMoon
- 03:37 NowSaturn
- 04:37 NowJupiter
- 05:37 NowMars
- 06:37 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:49 – 06:22 Virgo
- 06:22 – 08:53 Libra
- 08:53 – 11:17 Scorpio
- 11:17 – 13:18 Sagittarius
- 13:18 – 14:51 Capricorn
- 14:51 – 16:06 Aquarius
- 16:06 – 17:19 Pisces
- 17:19 – 18:43 Aries
- 18:43 – 20:33 Taurus
- 20:33 – 22:50 Gemini
- 22:50 – 01:20 next day Cancer
- 01:20 – 03:50 next day Leo
- 03:50 – 06:18 next day Virgo
- 06:18 – 07:38 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