Washington panchang, 15 November 2023
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 16:53 Moonrise 09:27 Kartika 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
06:51 to 16:53- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:22
- Gulika Kalam 10:37 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta 11:32 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:52 – 13:07
- 14:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:30 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 16:30 Moon enters Sagittarius
Night
16:53 to 06:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:53 – 19:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:29 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 02:05 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 02:05 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 02:05 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 16:30 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Sukarman until 23:29
- Karana Taitila until 14:44, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Libra
- 14:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:30 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 16:30 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 23:29 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 02:05 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 02:05 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:37 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:32 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:07
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. 05:00 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:53 – 19:41
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:30 – 06:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:51 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:22 – 10:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:37 – 11:52 | Good |
| Rog | 11:52 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:07 – 14:22 | Bad |
| Char | 14:22 – 15:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:38 – 16:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:53 – 18:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:38 – 20:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:23 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:53 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:38 – 03:23 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:23 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:52 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
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:22 NowJupiter
- 10:12 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:22 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 16:03 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 18:03 NowVenus
- 19:13 NowMercury
- 20:23 NowMoon
- 21:33 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:53 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:23 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 07:01 Libra
- 07:01 – 09:26 Scorpio
- 09:26 – 11:27 Sagittarius
- 11:27 – 13:00 Capricorn
- 13:00 – 14:15 Aquarius
- 14:15 – 15:28 Pisces
- 15:28 – 16:52 Aries
- 16:52 – 18:42 Taurus
- 18:42 – 20:59 Gemini
- 20:59 – 23:29 Cancer
- 23:29 – 01:58 next day Leo
- 01:58 – 04:27 next day Virgo
- 04:27 – 06:52 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