Washington panchang, 5 January 2024
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:58 Moonrise 01:26 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
07:28 to 16:58- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:39 – 09:50
- Durmuhurta 09:22 – 10:00
- Rahu Kalam 11:02 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:32
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:10
- Yamaganda 14:36 – 15:47
- 09:19 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 13:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 13:16 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
16:58 to 07:28 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:58 – 19:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:17 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 01:50 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 13:16
- Nakshatra Chitra until 09:19 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sukarman until 20:17
- Karana Gara until 13:16, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:19 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 13:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 13:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:17 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 01:50 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:22 – 10:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:36 – 15:47
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. 05:32 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:58 – 19:52
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:28 – 08:39 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:39 – 09:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:50 – 11:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:02 – 12:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:13 – 13:24 | Good |
| Rog | 13:24 – 14:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:36 – 15:47 | Bad |
| Char | 15:47 – 16:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:58 – 18:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:47 – 20:36 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:36 – 22:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:24 – 00:13 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:13 – 02:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:02 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:50 – 05:39 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:39 – 07:28 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
- 07:28 NowVenus
- 08:15 NowMercury
- 09:03 NowMoon
- 09:50 NowSaturn
- 10:38 NowJupiter
- 11:25 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:01 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:23 NowSaturn
- 16:11 NowJupiter
- 16:58 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:23 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 23:01 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:25 NowMars
- 02:38 NowSun
- 03:50 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
- 06:15 NowMoon
- 07:28 NowVenus
- 08:28 NowMercury
- 09:28 NowMoon
- 10:28 NowSaturn
- 11:28 NowJupiter
- 12:28 NowMars
- 13:28 NowSun
- 14:28 NowVenus
- 15:28 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:28 NowSaturn
- 18:28 NowJupiter
- 19:28 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:28 NowVenus
- 22:28 NowMercury
- 23:28 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:28 NowSaturn
- 01:28 NowJupiter
- 02:28 NowMars
- 03:28 NowSun
- 04:28 NowVenus
- 05:28 NowMercury
- 06:28 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 06:06 Scorpio
- 06:06 – 08:07 Sagittarius
- 08:07 – 09:39 Capricorn
- 09:39 – 10:55 Aquarius
- 10:55 – 12:07 Pisces
- 12:07 – 13:32 Aries
- 13:32 – 15:21 Taurus
- 15:21 – 17:39 Gemini
- 17:39 – 20:09 Cancer
- 20:09 – 22:38 Leo
- 22:38 – 01:07 next day Virgo
- 01:07 – 03:37 next day Libra
- 03:37 – 06:02 next day Scorpio
- 06:02 – 07:28 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