Washington panchang, 11 December 2023
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 05:59 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
07:17 to 16:44- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:28 – 09:39
- Yamaganda 10:50 – 12:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 12:20 – 12:57
- Gulika Kalam 13:12 – 14:23
- Durmuhurta 14:13 – 14:51
- 08:22 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 10:28 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
16:44 to 07:18 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:54 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:54 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 01:26 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 07:17 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 19:54
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 01:26 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Sukarman until 10:28
- Karana Vishti until 08:22, then Shakuni
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:22 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 10:28 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 19:54 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:54 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 01:26 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 07:17 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:50 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:20 – 12:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:12 – 14:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:13 – 14:51
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. 05:21 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:17 – 01:26 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:17 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:28 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:39 – 10:50 | Good |
| Rog | 10:50 – 12:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:01 – 13:12 | Bad |
| Char | 13:12 – 14:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:23 – 15:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Char | 16:44 – 18:34 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:34 – 20:23 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:23 – 22:12 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:12 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:01 – 01:50 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:50 – 03:40 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:40 – 05:29 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:29 – 07:18 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
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:04 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:39 NowMars
- 10:26 NowSun
- 11:14 NowVenus
- 12:01 NowMercury
- 12:48 NowMoon
- 13:35 NowSaturn
- 14:23 NowJupiter
- 15:10 NowMars
- 15:57 NowSun
- 16:44 NowVenus
- 17:57 NowMercury
- 19:10 NowMoon
- 20:23 NowSaturn
- 21:36 NowJupiter
- 22:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSun
- 01:14 NowVenus
- 02:27 NowMercury
- 03:40 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowJupiter
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:17 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:17 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:17 NowMars
- 18:17 NowSun
- 19:17 NowVenus
- 20:17 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:17 NowSaturn
- 23:17 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:17 NowMoon
- 05:17 NowSaturn
- 06:17 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 07:44 Scorpio
- 07:44 – 09:45 Sagittarius
- 09:45 – 11:18 Capricorn
- 11:18 – 12:33 Aquarius
- 12:33 – 13:46 Pisces
- 13:46 – 15:10 Aries
- 15:10 – 17:00 Taurus
- 17:00 – 19:17 Gemini
- 19:17 – 21:47 Cancer
- 21:47 – 00:16 next day Leo
- 00:16 – 02:45 next day Virgo
- 02:45 – 05:15 next day Libra
- 05:15 – 07:18 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