Washington panchang, 7 February 2024
Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 17:34 Moonrise 05:43 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
07:10 to 17:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam 11:04 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:40
- 14:14 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:22 Yoga becomes Siddhi
Night
17:34 to 07:09 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:34 – 20:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:07 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 23:34 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:47 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 00:47 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 18:07 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vajra until 16:22
- Karana Gara until 14:14, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 14:14 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:22 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 18:07 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 23:34 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:47 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:04 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:40
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. 05:21 – 06:15
- 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 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:34 – 20:17
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:10 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:46 – 11:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:04 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 13:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:40 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Char | 14:58 – 16:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:16 – 17:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:34 – 19:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:16 – 20:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:58 – 22:40 | Good |
| Char | 22:40 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 02:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:03 – 03:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:45 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:27 – 07:09 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
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:50 NowJupiter
- 16:42 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:42 NowVenus
- 19:50 NowMercury
- 20:58 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 23:14 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:45 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 06:01 NowSaturn
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:10 NowMoon
- 09:10 NowSaturn
- 10:10 NowJupiter
- 11:10 NowMars
- 12:10 NowSun
- 13:10 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:10 NowMoon
- 16:10 NowSaturn
- 17:10 NowJupiter
- 18:10 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:10 NowMercury
- 22:10 NowMoon
- 23:10 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:10 NowJupiter
- 01:10 NowMars
- 02:10 NowSun
- 03:10 NowVenus
- 04:10 NowMercury
- 05:10 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 05:57 Sagittarius
- 05:57 – 07:30 Capricorn
- 07:30 – 08:45 Aquarius
- 08:45 – 09:58 Pisces
- 09:58 – 11:22 Aries
- 11:22 – 13:12 Taurus
- 13:12 – 15:29 Gemini
- 15:29 – 17:59 Cancer
- 17:59 – 20:28 Leo
- 20:28 – 22:57 Virgo
- 22:57 – 01:27 next day Libra
- 01:27 – 03:52 next day Scorpio
- 03:52 – 05:53 next day Sagittarius
- 05:53 – 07:09 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