Washington panchang, 20 January 2024
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 12:44 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
07:24 to 17:14- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:24 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta 07:24 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta 08:03 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam 09:51 – 11:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:38
- Yamaganda 13:32 – 14:46
- 08:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 08:57 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:39 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
17:14 to 07:23 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:14 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:16 Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 08:57
- Nakshatra Krittika until 16:39 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shukla until 23:16
- Karana Gara until 08:57, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 08:57 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:39 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 20:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:16 Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:24 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:24 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:03 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:51 – 11:05
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 14:46
- Visha yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.20–21, pp. 19–20 16:39 – 07:23 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. 05:30 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:14 – 20:04
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:24 – 16:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:39 – 07:23 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:24 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:38 – 09:51 | Good |
| Rog | 09:51 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:05 – 12:19 | Bad |
| Char | 12:19 – 13:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:32 – 14:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:46 – 16:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:00 – 17:14 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:14 – 19:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:00 – 20:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:46 – 22:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:32 – 00:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:18 – 02:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:51 – 05:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:37 – 07:23 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
- 07:24 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:02 NowMars
- 09:51 NowSun
- 10:40 NowVenus
- 11:30 NowMercury
- 12:19 NowMoon
- 13:08 NowSaturn
- 13:57 NowJupiter
- 14:46 NowMars
- 15:35 NowSun
- 16:24 NowVenus
- 17:14 NowMercury
- 18:24 NowMoon
- 19:35 NowSaturn
- 20:46 NowJupiter
- 21:57 NowMars
- 23:08 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:29 NowMercury
- 02:40 NowMoon
- 03:51 NowSaturn
- 05:02 NowJupiter
- 06:13 NowMars
- 07:24 NowSaturn
- 08:24 NowJupiter
- 09:24 NowMars
- 10:24 NowSun
- 11:24 NowVenus
- 12:24 NowMercury
- 13:24 NowMoon
- 14:24 NowSaturn
- 15:24 NowJupiter
- 16:24 NowMars
- 17:24 NowSun
- 18:24 NowVenus
- 19:24 NowMercury
- 20:24 NowMoon
- 21:24 NowSaturn
- 22:24 NowJupiter
- 23:24 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSun
- 01:24 NowVenus
- 02:24 NowMercury
- 03:24 NowMoon
- 04:24 NowSaturn
- 05:24 NowJupiter
- 06:24 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 07:08 Sagittarius
- 07:08 – 08:40 Capricorn
- 08:40 – 09:56 Aquarius
- 09:56 – 11:08 Pisces
- 11:08 – 12:33 Aries
- 12:33 – 14:22 Taurus
- 14:22 – 16:40 Gemini
- 16:40 – 19:10 Cancer
- 19:10 – 21:39 Leo
- 21:39 – 00:08 next day Virgo
- 00:08 – 02:38 next day Libra
- 02:38 – 05:03 next day Scorpio
- 05:03 – 07:04 next day Sagittarius
- 07:04 – 07:23 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