Washington panchang, 21 January 2024
Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 13:26 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
07:23 to 17:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:39
- Yamaganda 12:19 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 14:47 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta 15:56 – 16:35
- Rahu Kalam 16:01 – 17:15
- 08:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 08:57 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:15 to 07:23 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:15 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 21:07 Karana becomes Balava
- 22:16 Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:52 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 08:57
- Nakshatra Rohini until 17:22 · lord Moon
- Yoga Brahma until 22:16
- Karana Vishti until 08:57, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 08:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 21:07 Karana becomes Balava
- 22:16 Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:52 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:47 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:56 – 16:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:01 – 17:15
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 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:15 – 20:04
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:23 – 08:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:37 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:19 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:33 – 14:47 | Good |
| Rog | 14:47 – 16:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:01 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:15 – 19:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:01 – 20:47 | Good |
| Char | 20:47 – 22:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:33 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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
- 07:23 NowSun
- 08:13 NowVenus
- 09:02 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:41 NowSaturn
- 11:30 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:08 NowSun
- 13:58 NowVenus
- 14:47 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:25 NowSaturn
- 17:15 NowJupiter
- 18:25 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:47 NowVenus
- 21:57 NowMercury
- 23:08 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:12 NowMercury
- 07:23 NowSun
- 08:23 NowVenus
- 09:23 NowMercury
- 10:23 NowMoon
- 11:23 NowSaturn
- 12:23 NowJupiter
- 13:23 NowMars
- 14:23 NowSun
- 15:23 NowVenus
- 16:23 NowMercury
- 17:23 NowMoon
- 18:23 NowSaturn
- 19:23 NowJupiter
- 20:23 NowMars
- 21:23 NowSun
- 22:23 NowVenus
- 23:23 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:23 NowMoon
- 01:23 NowSaturn
- 02:23 NowJupiter
- 03:23 NowMars
- 04:23 NowSun
- 05:23 NowVenus
- 06:23 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 07:04 Sagittarius
- 07:04 – 08:36 Capricorn
- 08:36 – 09:52 Aquarius
- 09:52 – 11:05 Pisces
- 11:05 – 12:29 Aries
- 12:29 – 14:18 Taurus
- 14:18 – 16:36 Gemini
- 16:36 – 19:06 Cancer
- 19:06 – 21:35 Leo
- 21:35 – 00:04 next day Virgo
- 00:04 – 02:34 next day Libra
- 02:34 – 04:59 next day Scorpio
- 04:59 – 07:00 next day Sagittarius
- 07:00 – 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