Washington panchang, 18 November 2023
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 12:14 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
06:55 to 16:51- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:55 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta 06:55 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta 07:34 – 08:14
- Rahu Kalam 09:24 – 10:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 13:07 – 14:22
- 09:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:36 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 15:47 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
16:51 to 06:56 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:40
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:53 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 20:53 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 20:53
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 13:36 · lord Sun
- Yoga Ganda until 15:47
- Karana Kaulava until 09:52, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:36 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 15:47 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 20:53 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 20:53 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:55 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:55 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:34 – 08:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:24 – 10:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:22
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. 05:02 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:40
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:55 – 13:36
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:36 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:55 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:09 – 09:24 | Good |
| Rog | 09:24 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:38 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Char | 11:53 – 13:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:07 – 14:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:22 – 15:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:36 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:51 – 18:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:36 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:22 – 22:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:08 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:39 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:24 – 05:10 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:10 – 06:56 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
- 06:55 NowSaturn
- 07:44 NowJupiter
- 08:34 NowMars
- 09:24 NowSun
- 10:13 NowVenus
- 11:03 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:42 NowSaturn
- 13:32 NowJupiter
- 14:22 NowMars
- 15:11 NowSun
- 16:01 NowVenus
- 16:51 NowMercury
- 18:01 NowMoon
- 19:11 NowSaturn
- 20:22 NowJupiter
- 21:32 NowMars
- 22:43 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:04 NowMercury
- 02:14 NowMoon
- 03:24 NowSaturn
- 04:35 NowJupiter
- 05:45 NowMars
- 06:55 NowSaturn
- 07:55 NowJupiter
- 08:55 NowMars
- 09:55 NowSun
- 10:55 NowVenus
- 11:55 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 13:55 NowSaturn
- 14:55 NowJupiter
- 15:55 NowMars
- 16:55 NowSun
- 17:55 NowVenus
- 18:55 NowMercury
- 19:55 NowMoon
- 20:55 NowSaturn
- 21:55 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- 23:55 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:55 NowVenus
- 01:55 NowMercury
- 02:55 NowMoon
- 03:55 NowSaturn
- 04:55 NowJupiter
- 05:55 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:50 Libra
- 06:50 – 09:14 Scorpio
- 09:14 – 11:15 Sagittarius
- 11:15 – 12:48 Capricorn
- 12:48 – 14:04 Aquarius
- 14:04 – 15:16 Pisces
- 15:16 – 16:40 Aries
- 16:40 – 18:30 Taurus
- 18:30 – 20:47 Gemini
- 20:47 – 23:17 Cancer
- 23:17 – 01:47 next day Leo
- 01:47 – 04:15 next day Virgo
- 04:15 – 06:46 next day Libra
- 06:46 – 06:56 next day Scorpio
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