Washington panchang, 23 December 2023
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 16:49 Moonrise 14:08 Margashirsha 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
07:25 to 16:49- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:25 – 08:35
- Durmuhurta 07:25 – 08:02
- Durmuhurta 08:02 – 08:40
- Rahu Kalam 09:46 – 10:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:25
- Yamaganda 13:17 – 14:28
- 08:16 Karana becomes Balava
- 10:49 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 16:47 Moon enters Taurus
Night
16:49 to 07:25 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:49 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:54 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 19:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:47 Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 19:54
- Nakshatra Bharani until 10:49 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 20:47
- Karana Bava until 08:16, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:16 Karana becomes Balava
- 10:49 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 16:47 Moon enters Taurus
- 19:54 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 19:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:47 Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:25 – 08:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:25 – 08:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:02 – 08:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:46 – 10:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:28
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. 05:28 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:48 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:49 – 19:44
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:25 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:35 – 09:46 | Good |
| Rog | 09:46 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:56 – 12:07 | Bad |
| Char | 12:07 – 13:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:17 – 14:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:28 – 15:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:38 – 16:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:49 – 18:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:38 – 20:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:28 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 00:07 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:07 – 01:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:56 – 03:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:46 – 05:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:36 – 07:25 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
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:12 NowJupiter
- 08:59 NowMars
- 09:46 NowSun
- 10:33 NowVenus
- 11:20 NowMercury
- 12:07 NowMoon
- 12:54 NowSaturn
- 13:41 NowJupiter
- 14:28 NowMars
- 15:15 NowSun
- 16:02 NowVenus
- 16:49 NowMercury
- 18:02 NowMoon
- 19:15 NowSaturn
- 20:28 NowJupiter
- 21:41 NowMars
- 22:54 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:07 NowVenus
- 01:20 NowMercury
- 02:33 NowMoon
- 03:46 NowSaturn
- 04:59 NowJupiter
- 06:12 NowMars
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:25 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:25 NowMercury
- 13:25 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:25 NowJupiter
- 16:25 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:25 NowVenus
- 19:25 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:25 NowSaturn
- 22:25 NowJupiter
- 23:25 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:25 NowMercury
- 03:25 NowMoon
- 04:25 NowSaturn
- 05:25 NowJupiter
- 06:25 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:57 Scorpio
- 06:57 – 08:58 Sagittarius
- 08:58 – 10:30 Capricorn
- 10:30 – 11:46 Aquarius
- 11:46 – 12:59 Pisces
- 12:59 – 14:23 Aries
- 14:23 – 16:12 Taurus
- 16:12 – 18:30 Gemini
- 18:30 – 21:00 Cancer
- 21:00 – 23:29 Leo
- 23:29 – 01:58 next day Virgo
- 01:58 – 04:28 next day Libra
- 04:28 – 06:53 next day Scorpio
- 06:53 – 07:25 next day Sagittarius
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