Washington panchang, 6 December 2023
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 00:40 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
07:13 to 16:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:24 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam 10:47 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:18 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:59 – 13:10
- 12:59 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 16:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 16:34 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
16:44 to 07:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:58 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 05:39 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 16:34
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 19:58 · lord Sun
- Yoga Priti until 12:59
- Karana Gara until 16:34, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:59 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 16:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 16:34 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:58 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 05:39 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:24 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:47 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:10
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. 05:17 – 06:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:58 – 07:14 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:13 – 08:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:24 – 09:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:36 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:47 – 11:59 | Good |
| Rog | 11:59 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:10 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:33 – 20:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:22 – 22:10 | Good |
| Char | 22:10 – 23:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:59 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:48 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 07:14 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
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:01 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:23 NowMars
- 11:11 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:34 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:09 NowJupiter
- 15:56 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:57 NowVenus
- 19:09 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 06:01 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:13 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 15:13 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:13 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:13 NowMoon
- 23:13 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:13 NowMercury
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 05:39 Libra
- 05:39 – 08:03 Scorpio
- 08:03 – 10:05 Sagittarius
- 10:05 – 11:37 Capricorn
- 11:37 – 12:53 Aquarius
- 12:53 – 14:05 Pisces
- 14:05 – 15:30 Aries
- 15:30 – 17:19 Taurus
- 17:19 – 19:37 Gemini
- 19:37 – 22:07 Cancer
- 22:07 – 00:36 next day Leo
- 00:36 – 03:05 next day Virgo
- 03:05 – 05:35 next day Libra
- 05:35 – 07:14 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