Washington panchang, 24 February 2024
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:53 Moonrise 18:11 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
06:49 to 17:53- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:49 – 08:12
- Durmuhurta 06:49 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta 07:33 – 08:17
- Rahu Kalam 09:35 – 10:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 13:44 – 15:07
- 07:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 07:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
17:53 to 06:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:53 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:47 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 03:58 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 07:30
- Nakshatra Magha until 11:50 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sukarman until 03:58 next day
- Karana Bava until 07:30, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 07:30 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:50 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 20:47 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 03:58 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:49 – 08:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:49 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:33 – 08:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:35 – 10:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:44 – 15:07
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. 05:05 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:53 – 20:28
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:49 – 08:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:12 – 09:35 | Good |
| Rog | 09:35 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:58 – 12:21 | Bad |
| Char | 12:21 – 13:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:44 – 15:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:07 – 16:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:30 – 17:53 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:53 – 19:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:30 – 21:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:07 – 22:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:57 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:34 – 05:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:11 – 06:48 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
- 06:49 NowSaturn
- 07:44 NowJupiter
- 08:40 NowMars
- 09:35 NowSun
- 10:30 NowVenus
- 11:26 NowMercury
- 12:21 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:12 NowJupiter
- 15:07 NowMars
- 16:03 NowSun
- 16:58 NowVenus
- 17:53 NowMercury
- 18:58 NowMoon
- 20:02 NowSaturn
- 21:07 NowJupiter
- 22:11 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:20 NowVenus
- 01:25 NowMercury
- 02:29 NowMoon
- 03:34 NowSaturn
- 04:38 NowJupiter
- 05:43 NowMars
- 06:49 NowSaturn
- 07:49 NowJupiter
- 08:49 NowMars
- 09:49 NowSun
- 10:49 NowVenus
- 11:49 NowMercury
- 12:49 NowMoon
- 13:49 NowSaturn
- 14:49 NowJupiter
- 15:49 NowMars
- 16:49 NowSun
- 17:49 NowVenus
- 18:49 NowMercury
- 19:49 NowMoon
- 20:49 NowSaturn
- 21:49 NowJupiter
- 22:49 NowMars
- 23:49 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:49 NowVenus
- 01:49 NowMercury
- 02:49 NowMoon
- 03:49 NowSaturn
- 04:49 NowJupiter
- 05:49 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:23 Capricorn
- 06:23 – 07:38 Aquarius
- 07:38 – 08:51 Pisces
- 08:51 – 10:15 Aries
- 10:15 – 12:05 Taurus
- 12:05 – 14:22 Gemini
- 14:22 – 16:52 Cancer
- 16:52 – 19:21 Leo
- 19:21 – 21:50 Virgo
- 21:50 – 00:20 next day Libra
- 00:20 – 02:45 next day Scorpio
- 02:45 – 04:46 next day Sagittarius
- 04:46 – 06:19 next day Capricorn
- 06:19 – 06:48 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