Washington panchang, 4 February 2024
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 17:31 Moonrise 02:27 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
07:13 to 17:31- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:42
- Yamaganda 12:22 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam 14:56 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta 16:08 – 16:50
- Rahu Kalam 16:14 – 17:31
- 07:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 07:20 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:31 to 07:12 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:31 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:14 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 00:21 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 06:55 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 06:55 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 07:20
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 21:23 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhruva until 00:21 next day
- Karana Gara until 07:20, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 07:20 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:14 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 00:21 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 06:55 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 06:55 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:56 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:08 – 16:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:14 – 17:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:21 – 03:57 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:13 – 21:23
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 21:23 – 07:12 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. 05:23 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 17:31 – 20:15
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:13 – 08:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:30 – 09:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:47 – 11:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:04 – 12:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:22 – 13:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:39 – 14:56 | Good |
| Rog | 14:56 – 16:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:14 – 17:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:31 – 19:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:13 – 20:56 | Good |
| Char | 20:56 – 22:39 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:39 – 00:21 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:21 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:04 – 03:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:46 – 05:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:29 – 07:12 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
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:04 NowVenus
- 08:56 NowMercury
- 09:47 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:30 NowJupiter
- 12:22 NowMars
- 13:13 NowSun
- 14:05 NowVenus
- 14:56 NowMercury
- 15:48 NowMoon
- 16:39 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:39 NowMars
- 19:48 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 22:04 NowMercury
- 23:13 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSaturn
- 01:30 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:46 NowSun
- 04:55 NowVenus
- 06:03 NowMercury
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:13 NowVenus
- 09:13 NowMercury
- 10:13 NowMoon
- 11:13 NowSaturn
- 12:13 NowJupiter
- 13:13 NowMars
- 14:13 NowSun
- 15:13 NowVenus
- 16:13 NowMercury
- 17:13 NowMoon
- 18:13 NowSaturn
- 19:13 NowJupiter
- 20:13 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:13 NowVenus
- 23:13 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMoon
- 01:13 NowSaturn
- 02:13 NowJupiter
- 03:13 NowMars
- 04:13 NowSun
- 05:13 NowVenus
- 06:13 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:23 – 06:09 Sagittarius
- 06:09 – 07:41 Capricorn
- 07:41 – 08:57 Aquarius
- 08:57 – 10:09 Pisces
- 10:09 – 11:34 Aries
- 11:34 – 13:23 Taurus
- 13:23 – 15:41 Gemini
- 15:41 – 18:11 Cancer
- 18:11 – 20:40 Leo
- 20:40 – 23:09 Virgo
- 23:09 – 01:39 next day Libra
- 01:39 – 04:04 next day Scorpio
- 04:04 – 06:05 next day Sagittarius
- 06:05 – 07:12 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