Washington panchang, 10 January 2024
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 07:03 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
07:27 to 17:03- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:03 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 11:56 – 12:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:34 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:15 – 13:27
- 09:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 09:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 09:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 10:47 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Night
17:03 to 07:27 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:56
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:22 Karana becomes Naga
- 06:57 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 06:57 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 07:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 07:19 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 09:41
- Nakshatra Mula until 09:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 10:47
- Karana Shakuni until 09:41, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 09:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 09:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 10:47 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 20:22 Karana becomes Naga
- 06:57 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 06:57 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 07:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 07:19 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:51
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:47 – 14:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:56 – 12:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:15 – 13:27
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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:03 – 19:56
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:27 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:39 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:03 – 12:15 | Good |
| Rog | 12:15 – 13:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:27 – 14:39 | Bad |
| Char | 14:39 – 15:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:51 – 17:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:03 – 18:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:51 – 20:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:39 – 22:27 | Good |
| Char | 22:27 – 00:15 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:15 – 02:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:03 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:27 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
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:27 NowSun
- 12:15 NowVenus
- 13:03 NowMercury
- 13:51 NowMoon
- 14:39 NowSaturn
- 15:27 NowJupiter
- 16:15 NowMars
- 17:03 NowSun
- 18:15 NowVenus
- 19:27 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:51 NowSaturn
- 23:03 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:27 NowJupiter
- 11:27 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:27 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:27 NowMoon
- 23:27 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:27 NowVenus
- 04:27 NowMercury
- 05:27 NowMoon
- 06:27 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 05:46 Scorpio
- 05:46 – 07:47 Sagittarius
- 07:47 – 09:20 Capricorn
- 09:20 – 10:35 Aquarius
- 10:35 – 11:48 Pisces
- 11:48 – 13:12 Aries
- 13:12 – 15:02 Taurus
- 15:02 – 17:19 Gemini
- 17:19 – 19:49 Cancer
- 19:49 – 22:18 Leo
- 22:18 – 00:47 next day Virgo
- 00:47 – 03:17 next day Libra
- 03:17 – 05:42 next day Scorpio
- 05:42 – 07:27 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