Washington panchang, 31 January 2024
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 17:26 Moonrise 23:15 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
07:16 to 17:26- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:33 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:37
- 14:23 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:37 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Night
17:26 to 07:15 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:26 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:57 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:34 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 03:34 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:01 next day Moon enters Libra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 03:34 next day
- Nakshatra Hasta until 14:37 · lord Moon
- Yoga Dhriti until 01:57 next day
- Karana Gara until 14:23, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 14:23 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:37 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 01:57 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:34 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 03:34 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:01 next day Moon enters Libra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:37
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:57 – 03:57 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. 05:25 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:26 – 20:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:16 – 14:37
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:37 – 07:15 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:34 – 07:15 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:16 – 08:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:33 – 09:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:49 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 14:54 | Bad |
| Char | 14:54 – 16:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:10 – 17:26 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:26 – 19:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:10 – 20:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:53 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:04 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:48 – 05:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:32 – 07:15 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
- 07:16 NowMercury
- 08:07 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:03 NowMoon
- 14:54 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:35 NowMars
- 17:26 NowSun
- 18:35 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 22:03 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
- 07:16 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:16 NowJupiter
- 11:16 NowMars
- 12:16 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:16 NowSaturn
- 17:16 NowJupiter
- 18:16 NowMars
- 19:16 NowSun
- 20:16 NowVenus
- 21:16 NowMercury
- 22:16 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:16 NowVenus
- 04:16 NowMercury
- 05:16 NowMoon
- 06:16 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:24 Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 07:57 Capricorn
- 07:57 – 09:13 Aquarius
- 09:13 – 10:25 Pisces
- 10:25 – 11:49 Aries
- 11:49 – 13:39 Taurus
- 13:39 – 15:56 Gemini
- 15:56 – 18:26 Cancer
- 18:26 – 20:56 Leo
- 20:56 – 23:24 Virgo
- 23:24 – 01:55 next day Libra
- 01:55 – 04:19 next day Scorpio
- 04:19 – 06:21 next day Sagittarius
- 06:21 – 07:15 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