Washington panchang, 19 February 2024
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:48 Moonrise 13:05 Magha 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
06:56 to 17:48- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:17 – 09:39
- Yamaganda 11:00 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam 13:43 – 15:05
- Durmuhurta 14:54 – 15:37
- 10:49 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:48 to 06:54 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:48 – 20:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:09 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 23:26 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:15 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 01:43 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 23:26
- Nakshatra Ardra until 01:43 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Priti until 01:15 next day
- Karana Vanija until 10:49, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:49 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 23:26 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:15 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 01:43 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 09:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:00 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:43 – 15:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:54 – 15:37
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. 05:10 – 06:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:48 – 20:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 19:41 – 01:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:56 – 08:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:17 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:39 – 11:00 | Good |
| Rog | 11:00 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Char | 13:43 – 15:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:05 – 16:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:26 – 17:48 | Good |
| Char | 17:48 – 19:26 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:26 – 21:05 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:05 – 22:43 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:43 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:21 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:59 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:38 – 05:16 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:16 – 06:54 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
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:50 NowSaturn
- 08:44 NowJupiter
- 09:39 NowMars
- 10:33 NowSun
- 11:27 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:10 NowSaturn
- 15:05 NowJupiter
- 15:59 NowMars
- 16:54 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:53 NowMercury
- 19:59 NowMoon
- 21:05 NowSaturn
- 22:10 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:32 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowJupiter
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:10 – 06:42 Capricorn
- 06:42 – 07:58 Aquarius
- 07:58 – 09:10 Pisces
- 09:10 – 10:35 Aries
- 10:35 – 12:24 Taurus
- 12:24 – 14:42 Gemini
- 14:42 – 17:12 Cancer
- 17:12 – 19:41 Leo
- 19:41 – 22:10 Virgo
- 22:10 – 00:40 next day Libra
- 00:40 – 03:05 next day Scorpio
- 03:05 – 05:06 next day Sagittarius
- 05:06 – 06:39 next day Capricorn
- 06:39 – 06:54 next day Aquarius
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