Washington panchang, 5 February 2024
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 17:32 Moonrise 03:35 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
07:12 to 17:32- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:29 – 09:47
- Yamaganda 11:04 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam 13:39 – 14:57
- Durmuhurta 14:47 – 15:28
Night
17:32 to 07:11 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:32 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:22 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:05 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 21:05 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 22:19 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 05:37 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 05:37 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 05:37 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 21:05 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyaghata until 22:19
- Karana Bava until 18:22, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 18:22 Karana becomes Balava
- 21:05 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 21:05 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 22:19 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 05:37 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 05:37 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:29 – 09:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:04 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:39 – 14:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:47 – 15:28
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. 05:22 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:32 – 20:16
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:12 – 08:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:29 – 09:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:47 – 11:04 | Good |
| Rog | 11:04 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:39 | Bad |
| Char | 13:39 – 14:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:57 – 16:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:14 – 17:32 | Good |
| Char | 17:32 – 19:14 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:14 – 20:57 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:57 – 22:39 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:39 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:21 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:04 – 03:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:46 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:28 – 07:11 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 08:55 NowJupiter
- 09:47 NowMars
- 10:38 NowSun
- 11:30 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:05 NowSaturn
- 14:57 NowJupiter
- 15:49 NowMars
- 16:40 NowSun
- 17:32 NowVenus
- 18:40 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:57 NowSaturn
- 22:05 NowJupiter
- 23:13 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSun
- 01:30 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:54 NowSaturn
- 06:02 NowJupiter
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:12 NowSaturn
- 09:12 NowJupiter
- 10:12 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:12 NowJupiter
- 17:12 NowMars
- 18:12 NowSun
- 19:12 NowVenus
- 20:12 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMars
- 01:12 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:12 NowMercury
- 04:12 NowMoon
- 05:12 NowSaturn
- 06:12 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 06:05 Sagittarius
- 06:05 – 07:38 Capricorn
- 07:38 – 08:53 Aquarius
- 08:53 – 10:06 Pisces
- 10:06 – 11:30 Aries
- 11:30 – 13:19 Taurus
- 13:19 – 15:37 Gemini
- 15:37 – 18:07 Cancer
- 18:07 – 20:36 Leo
- 20:36 – 23:05 Virgo
- 23:05 – 01:35 next day Libra
- 01:35 – 04:00 next day Scorpio
- 04:00 – 06:01 next day Sagittarius
- 06:01 – 07:11 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