Washington panchang, 24 December 2023
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 16:49 Moonrise 14:45 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:26
- Yamaganda 12:07 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 14:28 – 15:39
- Durmuhurta 15:34 – 16:12
- Rahu Kalam 15:39 – 16:49
- 07:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:49 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
16:49 to 07:26 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:49 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:11 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 19:25 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:25 Karana becomes Gara
- 07:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 19:25
- Nakshatra Krittika until 10:49 · lord Sun
- Yoga Sadhya until 19:11
- Karana Kaulava until 07:37, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:49 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 19:11 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 19:25 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:25 Karana becomes Gara
- 07:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:07 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:28 – 15:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:34 – 16:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:39 – 16:49
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 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:48 – 12:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:49 – 19:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:49 – 07:26 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:25 – 08:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:36 – 09:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:46 – 10:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:57 – 12:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:07 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 14:28 | Good |
| Rog | 14:28 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:39 – 16:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:49 – 18:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:39 – 20:28 | Good |
| Char | 20:28 – 22:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:18 – 00:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:07 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:57 – 03:47 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:47 – 05:36 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:36 – 07:26 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 NowSun
- 08:12 NowVenus
- 08:59 NowMercury
- 09:46 NowMoon
- 10:33 NowSaturn
- 11:20 NowJupiter
- 12:07 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:41 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:15 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:15 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:41 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:07 NowSaturn
- 01:20 NowJupiter
- 02:33 NowMars
- 03:47 NowSun
- 05:00 NowVenus
- 06:13 NowMercury
- 07:25 NowSun
- 08:25 NowVenus
- 09:25 NowMercury
- 10:25 NowMoon
- 11:25 NowSaturn
- 12:25 NowJupiter
- 13:25 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:25 NowVenus
- 16:25 NowMercury
- 17:25 NowMoon
- 18:25 NowSaturn
- 19:25 NowJupiter
- 20:25 NowMars
- 21:25 NowSun
- 22:25 NowVenus
- 23:25 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:25 NowJupiter
- 03:25 NowMars
- 04:25 NowSun
- 05:25 NowVenus
- 06:25 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:53 Scorpio
- 06:53 – 08:54 Sagittarius
- 08:54 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 11:42 Aquarius
- 11:42 – 12:55 Pisces
- 12:55 – 14:19 Aries
- 14:19 – 16:08 Taurus
- 16:08 – 18:26 Gemini
- 18:26 – 20:56 Cancer
- 20:56 – 23:25 Leo
- 23:25 – 01:54 next day Virgo
- 01:54 – 04:24 next day Libra
- 04:24 – 06:49 next day Scorpio
- 06:49 – 07:26 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