Washington panchang, 12 November 2023
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 16:55 Moonrise 05:59 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
06:48 to 16:55- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:52 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam 14:23 – 15:39
- Durmuhurta 15:34 – 16:15
- Rahu Kalam 15:39 – 16:55
- 16:21 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:25 Karana becomes Naga
Night
16:55 to 06:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:55 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:27 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 04:27 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 04:27 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 16:21 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Saubhagya until 04:52 next day
- Karana Chatushpada until 16:25, then Naga
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 16:21 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:25 Karana becomes Naga
- 04:27 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 04:27 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:07
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:23 – 15:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:34 – 16:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:39 – 16:55
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 16:21 – 06:49 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. 04:57 – 05:53
- 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 16:55 – 19:42
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:48 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:04 – 09:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:20 – 10:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:36 – 11:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:52 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:07 – 14:23 | Good |
| Rog | 14:23 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:39 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:55 – 18:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:39 – 20:24 | Good |
| Char | 20:24 – 22:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:08 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:52 – 01:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:36 – 03:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:21 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:49 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
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:39 NowVenus
- 08:29 NowMercury
- 09:20 NowMoon
- 10:10 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 11:52 NowMars
- 12:42 NowSun
- 13:33 NowVenus
- 14:23 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:05 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 18:05 NowMars
- 19:14 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:33 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:52 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 02:11 NowMars
- 03:21 NowSun
- 04:30 NowVenus
- 05:40 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:48 NowMoon
- 10:48 NowSaturn
- 11:48 NowJupiter
- 12:48 NowMars
- 13:48 NowSun
- 14:48 NowVenus
- 15:48 NowMercury
- 16:48 NowMoon
- 17:48 NowSaturn
- 18:48 NowJupiter
- 19:48 NowMars
- 20:48 NowSun
- 21:48 NowVenus
- 22:48 NowMercury
- 23:48 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSaturn
- 01:48 NowJupiter
- 02:48 NowMars
- 03:48 NowSun
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 07:13 Libra
- 07:13 – 09:38 Scorpio
- 09:38 – 11:39 Sagittarius
- 11:39 – 13:12 Capricorn
- 13:12 – 14:27 Aquarius
- 14:27 – 15:40 Pisces
- 15:40 – 17:04 Aries
- 17:04 – 18:54 Taurus
- 18:54 – 21:11 Gemini
- 21:11 – 23:41 Cancer
- 23:41 – 02:10 next day Leo
- 02:10 – 04:39 next day Virgo
- 04:39 – 06:49 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