Washington panchang, 11 November 2023
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 16:56 Moonrise 04:55 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
06:47 to 16:56- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:47 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta 06:47 – 07:27
- Durmuhurta 07:27 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam 09:19 – 10:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 13:08 – 14:24
- 15:16 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 15:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
16:56 to 06:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:56 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:15 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 04:15 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:53 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 04:15 next day
- Nakshatra Chitra until 15:16 · lord Mars
- Yoga Ayushman until 05:53 next day
- Karana Vishti until 15:56, then Shakuni
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 15:16 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 15:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 04:15 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 04:15 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:53 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:47 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:47 – 07:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:27 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:19 – 10:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:08 – 14:24
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:47 – 15:16
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. 04:56 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 16:56 – 19:42
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:47 – 04:15 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:16 – 06:48 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:16 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:47 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:03 – 09:19 | Good |
| Rog | 09:19 – 10:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:35 – 11:51 | Bad |
| Char | 11:51 – 13:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:08 – 14:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:24 – 15:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:40 – 16:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:56 – 18:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:40 – 20:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:24 – 22:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:08 – 23:52 | Good |
| Char | 23:52 – 01:36 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:36 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:20 – 05:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:04 – 06:48 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
- 06:47 NowSaturn
- 07:38 NowJupiter
- 08:28 NowMars
- 09:19 NowSun
- 10:10 NowVenus
- 11:01 NowMercury
- 11:51 NowMoon
- 12:42 NowSaturn
- 13:33 NowJupiter
- 14:24 NowMars
- 15:14 NowSun
- 16:05 NowVenus
- 16:56 NowMercury
- 18:05 NowMoon
- 19:15 NowSaturn
- 20:24 NowJupiter
- 21:33 NowMars
- 22:43 NowSun
- 23:52 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:01 NowMercury
- 02:11 NowMoon
- 03:20 NowSaturn
- 04:29 NowJupiter
- 05:39 NowMars
- 06:47 NowSaturn
- 07:47 NowJupiter
- 08:47 NowMars
- 09:47 NowSun
- 10:47 NowVenus
- 11:47 NowMercury
- 12:47 NowMoon
- 13:47 NowSaturn
- 14:47 NowJupiter
- 15:47 NowMars
- 16:47 NowSun
- 17:47 NowVenus
- 18:47 NowMercury
- 19:47 NowMoon
- 20:47 NowSaturn
- 21:47 NowJupiter
- 22:47 NowMars
- 23:47 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:47 NowVenus
- 01:47 NowMercury
- 02:47 NowMoon
- 03:47 NowSaturn
- 04:47 NowJupiter
- 05:47 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 07:17 Libra
- 07:17 – 09:42 Scorpio
- 09:42 – 11:43 Sagittarius
- 11:43 – 13:16 Capricorn
- 13:16 – 14:31 Aquarius
- 14:31 – 15:44 Pisces
- 15:44 – 17:08 Aries
- 17:08 – 18:57 Taurus
- 18:57 – 21:15 Gemini
- 21:15 – 23:45 Cancer
- 23:45 – 02:14 next day Leo
- 02:14 – 04:43 next day Virgo
- 04:43 – 06:48 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