Washington panchang, 10 December 2023
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 04:49 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
07:16 to 16:44- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 12:00 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam 14:22 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta 15:29 – 16:06
- Rahu Kalam 15:33 – 16:44
- 08:47 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:04 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
16:44 to 07:17 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:41 Moon enters Scorpio
- 20:40 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 20:40 Karana becomes Vishti
- 01:43 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 20:40
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 01:43 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Atiganda until 12:04
- Karana Gara until 08:47, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:47 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:04 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 19:41 Moon enters Scorpio
- 20:40 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 20:40 Karana becomes Vishti
- 01:43 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:00 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:22 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:29 – 16:06
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:33 – 16:44
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:16 – 01:43 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 01:43 – 07:17 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. 05:20 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:39
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:16 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:27 – 09:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:38 – 10:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:49 – 12:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:00 – 13:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:11 – 14:22 | Good |
| Rog | 14:22 – 15:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:33 – 20:22 | Good |
| Char | 20:22 – 22:12 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:12 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:01 – 01:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:50 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:39 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:28 – 07:17 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
- 07:16 NowSun
- 08:04 NowVenus
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:26 NowSaturn
- 11:13 NowJupiter
- 12:00 NowMars
- 12:48 NowSun
- 13:35 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:10 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:35 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:13 NowJupiter
- 02:26 NowMars
- 03:39 NowSun
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:16 NowSun
- 08:16 NowVenus
- 09:16 NowMercury
- 10:16 NowMoon
- 11:16 NowSaturn
- 12:16 NowJupiter
- 13:16 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:16 NowMercury
- 17:16 NowMoon
- 18:16 NowSaturn
- 19:16 NowJupiter
- 20:16 NowMars
- 21:16 NowSun
- 22:16 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMoon
- 01:16 NowSaturn
- 02:16 NowJupiter
- 03:16 NowMars
- 04:16 NowSun
- 05:16 NowVenus
- 06:16 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 05:23 Libra
- 05:23 – 07:48 Scorpio
- 07:48 – 09:49 Sagittarius
- 09:49 – 11:22 Capricorn
- 11:22 – 12:37 Aquarius
- 12:37 – 13:50 Pisces
- 13:50 – 15:14 Aries
- 15:14 – 17:03 Taurus
- 17:03 – 19:21 Gemini
- 19:21 – 21:51 Cancer
- 21:51 – 00:20 next day Leo
- 00:20 – 02:49 next day Virgo
- 02:49 – 05:19 next day Libra
- 05:19 – 07:17 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