Washington panchang, 4 December 2023
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 23:41 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
07:11 to 16:44- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:23 – 09:34
- Yamaganda 10:46 – 11:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 12:17 – 12:55
- Gulika Kalam 13:09 – 14:21
- Durmuhurta 14:11 – 14:50
- 11:16 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 11:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 11:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:05 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
16:44 to 07:12 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 11:30
- Nakshatra Magha until 14:05 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 11:16
- Karana Bava until 11:30, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 11:16 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 11:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 11:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:05 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 00:49 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
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) 10:25 – 11:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:23 – 09:34
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 11:58
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:16 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:17 – 12:55
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:09 – 14:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:11 – 14:50
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. 05:16 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:11 – 14:05
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:11 – 08:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:23 – 09:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:34 – 10:46 | Good |
| Rog | 10:46 – 11:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:58 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Char | 13:09 – 14:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:21 – 15:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Char | 16:44 – 18:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:33 – 20:21 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:21 – 22:10 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:10 – 23:58 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:58 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:47 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:35 – 05:24 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:24 – 07:12 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 07:59 NowSaturn
- 08:47 NowJupiter
- 09:34 NowMars
- 10:22 NowSun
- 11:10 NowVenus
- 11:58 NowMercury
- 12:45 NowMoon
- 13:33 NowSaturn
- 14:21 NowJupiter
- 15:09 NowMars
- 15:56 NowSun
- 16:44 NowVenus
- 17:57 NowMercury
- 19:09 NowMoon
- 20:21 NowSaturn
- 21:34 NowJupiter
- 22:46 NowMars
- 23:58 NowSun
- Next day
- 01:10 NowVenus
- 02:23 NowMercury
- 03:35 NowMoon
- 04:47 NowSaturn
- 06:00 NowJupiter
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:11 NowSaturn
- 09:11 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:11 NowSun
- 12:11 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:11 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:11 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:11 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowSaturn
- 06:11 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:16 – 05:47 Libra
- 05:47 – 08:11 Scorpio
- 08:11 – 10:13 Sagittarius
- 10:13 – 11:45 Capricorn
- 11:45 – 13:01 Aquarius
- 13:01 – 14:13 Pisces
- 14:13 – 15:37 Aries
- 15:37 – 17:27 Taurus
- 17:27 – 19:44 Gemini
- 19:44 – 22:14 Cancer
- 22:14 – 00:44 next day Leo
- 00:44 – 03:12 next day Virgo
- 03:12 – 05:43 next day Libra
- 05:43 – 07:12 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