Washington panchang, 16 January 2024
Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 17:09 Moonrise 10:48 Pausha 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
07:26 to 17:09- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:22 – 10:01
- Yamaganda 09:52 – 11:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:37
- Gulika Kalam 12:17 – 13:30
- Rahu Kalam 14:43 – 15:56
- 09:30 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 13:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 13:28 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:09 to 07:25 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:09 – 20:00
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:08 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 00:29 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:42 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 13:28
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:08 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Parigha until 09:30
- Karana Taitila until 13:28, then Gara
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:30 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 13:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 13:28 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:08 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 00:29 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:42 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:22 – 10:01
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:52 – 11:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:43 – 15:56
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. 05:31 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:09 – 20:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:26 – 18:08
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:26 – 18:08
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:26 – 18:08
Choghadiya
| Rog | 07:26 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:39 – 09:52 | Bad |
| Char | 09:52 – 11:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:05 – 12:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:17 – 13:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:30 – 14:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:43 – 15:56 | Good |
| Rog | 15:56 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:09 – 18:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 18:56 – 20:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:43 – 22:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:30 – 00:17 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:17 – 02:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:04 – 03:51 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:51 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:38 – 07:25 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
- 07:26 NowMars
- 08:14 NowSun
- 09:03 NowVenus
- 09:52 NowMercury
- 10:40 NowMoon
- 11:29 NowSaturn
- 12:17 NowJupiter
- 13:06 NowMars
- 13:55 NowSun
- 14:43 NowVenus
- 15:32 NowMercury
- 16:21 NowMoon
- 17:09 NowSaturn
- 18:20 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:43 NowSun
- 21:55 NowVenus
- 23:06 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMoon
- 01:29 NowSaturn
- 02:40 NowJupiter
- 03:51 NowMars
- 05:03 NowSun
- 06:14 NowVenus
- 07:26 NowMars
- 08:26 NowSun
- 09:26 NowVenus
- 10:26 NowMercury
- 11:26 NowMoon
- 12:26 NowSaturn
- 13:26 NowJupiter
- 14:26 NowMars
- 15:26 NowSun
- 16:26 NowVenus
- 17:26 NowMercury
- 18:26 NowMoon
- 19:26 NowSaturn
- 20:26 NowJupiter
- 21:26 NowMars
- 22:26 NowSun
- 23:26 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMercury
- 01:26 NowMoon
- 02:26 NowSaturn
- 03:26 NowJupiter
- 04:26 NowMars
- 05:26 NowSun
- 06:26 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:23 Sagittarius
- 07:23 – 08:56 Capricorn
- 08:56 – 10:12 Aquarius
- 10:12 – 11:24 Pisces
- 11:24 – 12:48 Aries
- 12:48 – 14:38 Taurus
- 14:38 – 16:55 Gemini
- 16:55 – 19:25 Cancer
- 19:25 – 21:55 Leo
- 21:55 – 00:23 next day Virgo
- 00:23 – 02:54 next day Libra
- 02:54 – 05:18 next day Scorpio
- 05:18 – 07:20 next day Sagittarius
- 07:20 – 07:25 next day Capricorn
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