Washington panchang, 8 November 2023
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 16:59 Moonrise 01:53 Ashwin month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:44 to 16:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:34 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta 11:31 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:51 – 13:08
- 08:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 11:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:30 Moon enters Virgo
Night
16:59 to 06:45 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:59 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:12 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:17 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 00:12 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 08:49 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 06:17 next day
- Karana Bava until 11:05, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Libra
- 08:49 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 11:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:30 Moon enters Virgo
- 00:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:12 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:17 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:40 – 06:17 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:34 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:31 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:08
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:17 – 07:29 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. 04:54 – 05:49
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:59 – 19:44
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:12 – 06:45 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:44 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:17 – 10:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:34 – 11:51 | Good |
| Rog | 11:51 – 13:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:08 – 14:25 | Bad |
| Char | 14:25 – 15:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:42 – 16:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:59 – 18:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:42 – 20:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:25 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:35 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:18 – 05:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:01 – 06:45 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
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:34 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:07 NowMars
- 16:59 NowSun
- 18:08 NowVenus
- 19:16 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:09 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:27 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:44 NowMoon
- 08:44 NowSaturn
- 09:44 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:44 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:44 NowMoon
- 22:44 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 04:59 Virgo
- 04:59 – 07:29 Libra
- 07:29 – 09:54 Scorpio
- 09:54 – 11:55 Sagittarius
- 11:55 – 13:27 Capricorn
- 13:27 – 14:43 Aquarius
- 14:43 – 15:55 Pisces
- 15:55 – 17:20 Aries
- 17:20 – 19:09 Taurus
- 19:09 – 21:27 Gemini
- 21:27 – 23:57 Cancer
- 23:57 – 02:26 next day Leo
- 02:26 – 04:55 next day Virgo
- 04:55 – 06:45 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 EST (UTC-5) · Method