Washington panchang, 21 February 2024
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:50 Moonrise 15:07 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
06:53 to 17:50- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:15 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 10:59 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:44
- 13:52 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:50 to 06:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:50 – 20:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:42 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 02:52 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 02:52 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 02:52 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 06:13 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Saubhagya until 01:42 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 13:52, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:42 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 02:52 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 02:52 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:15 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:00 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:44
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. 05:08 – 06:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 17:50 – 20:26
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:13 – 06:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:53 – 08:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:15 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:59 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:44 – 15:06 | Bad |
| Char | 15:06 – 16:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:28 – 17:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:50 – 19:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:28 – 21:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:06 – 22:43 | Good |
| Char | 22:43 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:59 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:14 – 06:52 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
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:27 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:06 NowSaturn
- 16:01 NowJupiter
- 16:55 NowMars
- 17:50 NowSun
- 18:55 NowVenus
- 20:00 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:26 NowSun
- 02:31 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 11:53 NowSun
- 12:53 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:53 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:53 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:53 NowMoon
- 22:53 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:35 Capricorn
- 06:35 – 07:50 Aquarius
- 07:50 – 09:03 Pisces
- 09:03 – 10:27 Aries
- 10:27 – 12:16 Taurus
- 12:16 – 14:34 Gemini
- 14:34 – 17:04 Cancer
- 17:04 – 19:33 Leo
- 19:33 – 22:02 Virgo
- 22:02 – 00:32 next day Libra
- 00:32 – 02:57 next day Scorpio
- 02:57 – 04:58 next day Sagittarius
- 04:58 – 06:31 next day Capricorn
- 06:31 – 06:52 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