Washington panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 17:00 Moonrise 03:37 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 17:00- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:55 – 12:33
- Yamaganda 12:14 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam 14:37 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta 15:44 – 16:22
- Rahu Kalam 15:48 – 17:00
- 11:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 14:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 14:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:00 to 07:28 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:00 – 19:54
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 01:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 14:16
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 11:38 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 18:22
- Karana Balava until 14:16, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 14:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 14:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 01:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:14 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:37 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:44 – 16:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:48 – 17:00
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:22 – 20:46
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:28 – 11:38
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 10:42 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 09:39 – 11:45
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 11:38 – 07:28 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. 05:32 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:55 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:00 – 19:54
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:28 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:02 – 12:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:14 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:25 – 14:37 | Good |
| Rog | 14:37 – 15:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:48 – 17:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:00 – 18:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:48 – 20:37 | Good |
| Char | 20:37 – 22:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:25 – 00:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:14 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:02 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:39 – 07:28 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
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:26 NowJupiter
- 12:14 NowMars
- 13:02 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:25 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:00 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:25 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 23:02 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSaturn
- 01:26 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:28 NowVenus
- 09:28 NowMercury
- 10:28 NowMoon
- 11:28 NowSaturn
- 12:28 NowJupiter
- 13:28 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:28 NowVenus
- 16:28 NowMercury
- 17:28 NowMoon
- 18:28 NowSaturn
- 19:28 NowJupiter
- 20:28 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:28 NowVenus
- 23:28 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMoon
- 01:28 NowSaturn
- 02:28 NowJupiter
- 03:28 NowMars
- 04:28 NowSun
- 05:28 NowVenus
- 06:28 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 05:58 Scorpio
- 05:58 – 07:59 Sagittarius
- 07:59 – 09:32 Capricorn
- 09:32 – 10:47 Aquarius
- 10:47 – 12:00 Pisces
- 12:00 – 13:24 Aries
- 13:24 – 15:13 Taurus
- 15:13 – 17:31 Gemini
- 17:31 – 20:01 Cancer
- 20:01 – 22:30 Leo
- 22:30 – 00:59 next day Virgo
- 00:59 – 03:29 next day Libra
- 03:29 – 05:54 next day Scorpio
- 05:54 – 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