Washington panchang, 4 November 2023
Sunrise 07:39 EDT Sunset 18:03 EDT Moonrise 23:52 EDT 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
07:39 EDT to 18:03 EDT- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:39 EDT – 08:57 EDT
- Durmuhurta 07:39 EDT – 08:21 EDT
- Durmuhurta 08:21 EDT – 09:02 EDT
- Rahu Kalam 10:15 EDT – 11:33 EDT
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 EDT – 13:12 EDT
- Yamaganda 14:09 EDT – 15:27 EDT
- 15:30 EDT Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 15:30 EDT Karana becomes Balava
Night
18:03 EDT to 06:40 EST next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:03 EDT – 20:46 EDT
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 EST – 05:46 EST Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:59 EDT next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 03:05 EST next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 03:36 EST next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 15:30 EDT
- Nakshatra Pushya until 00:59 EDT next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shubha until 03:05 EST next day
- Karana Bava until 15:30 EDT, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Libra
- 15:30 EDT Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 15:30 EDT Karana becomes Balava
- 00:59 EDT next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 03:05 EST next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 03:36 EST next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:39 EDT – 08:57 EDT
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:39 EDT – 08:21 EDT
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:21 EDT – 09:02 EDT
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:15 EDT – 11:33 EDT
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:09 EDT – 15:27 EDT
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. 05:50 EDT – 06:45 EDT
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 EDT – 13:12 EDT
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:03 EDT – 20:46 EDT
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:39 EDT – 08:57 EDT | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:57 EDT – 10:15 EDT | Good |
| Rog | 10:15 EDT – 11:33 EDT | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:33 EDT – 12:51 EDT | Bad |
| Char | 12:51 EDT – 14:09 EDT | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:09 EDT – 15:27 EDT | Good |
| Amrit | 15:27 EDT – 16:45 EDT | Good |
| Kaal | 16:45 EDT – 18:03 EDT | Bad |
| Labh | 18:03 EDT – 19:45 EDT | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:45 EDT – 21:27 EDT | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:27 EDT – 23:09 EDT | Good |
| Amrit | 23:09 EDT – 00:52 EDT next day | Good |
| Char | 00:52 EDT – 01:34 EST next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:34 EST – 03:16 EST next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:16 EST – 04:58 EST next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:58 EST – 06:40 EST 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
- 07:39 EDT NowSaturn
- 08:31 EDT NowJupiter
- 09:23 EDT NowMars
- 10:15 EDT NowSun
- 11:07 EDT NowVenus
- 11:59 EDT NowMercury
- 12:51 EDT NowMoon
- 13:43 EDT NowSaturn
- 14:35 EDT NowJupiter
- 15:27 EDT NowMars
- 16:19 EDT NowSun
- 17:11 EDT NowVenus
- 18:03 EDT NowMercury
- 19:11 EDT NowMoon
- 20:19 EDT NowSaturn
- 21:27 EDT NowJupiter
- 22:35 EDT NowMars
- 23:43 EDT NowSun
- Next day
- 00:52 EDT NowVenus
- 01:00 EST NowMercury
- 02:08 EST NowMoon
- 03:16 EST NowSaturn
- 04:24 EST NowJupiter
- 05:32 EST NowMars
- 07:39 EDT NowSaturn
- 08:39 EDT NowJupiter
- 09:39 EDT NowMars
- 10:39 EDT NowSun
- 11:39 EDT NowVenus
- 12:39 EDT NowMercury
- 13:39 EDT NowMoon
- 14:39 EDT NowSaturn
- 15:39 EDT NowJupiter
- 16:39 EDT NowMars
- 17:39 EDT NowSun
- 18:39 EDT NowVenus
- 19:39 EDT NowMercury
- 20:39 EDT NowMoon
- 21:39 EDT NowSaturn
- 22:39 EDT NowJupiter
- 23:39 EDT NowMars
- Next day
- 00:39 EDT NowSun
- 01:39 EDT NowVenus
- 01:39 EST NowMercury
- 02:39 EST NowMoon
- 03:39 EST NowSaturn
- 04:39 EST NowJupiter
- 05:39 EST NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:50 EDT – 06:14 EDT Virgo
- 06:14 EDT – 08:45 EDT Libra
- 08:45 EDT – 11:09 EDT Scorpio
- 11:09 EDT – 13:10 EDT Sagittarius
- 13:10 EDT – 14:43 EDT Capricorn
- 14:43 EDT – 15:59 EDT Aquarius
- 15:59 EDT – 17:11 EDT Pisces
- 17:11 EDT – 18:35 EDT Aries
- 18:35 EDT – 20:25 EDT Taurus
- 20:25 EDT – 22:42 EDT Gemini
- 22:42 EDT – 01:12 EDT next day Cancer
- 01:12 EDT – 02:42 EST next day Leo
- 02:42 EST – 05:10 EST next day Virgo
- 05:10 EST – 06:40 EST 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 · each time with its zone, as the clocks change within this day · Method