Washington panchang, 2 March 2024
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 18:01 Moonrise 00:14 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
06:39 to 18:01- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:39 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta 06:39 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta 07:24 – 08:10
- Rahu Kalam 09:29 – 10:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 13:45 – 15:10
- 07:36 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 09:55 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:01 to 06:37 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:01 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:15 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 22:15 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 22:15
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 05:25 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vyaghata until 07:36
- Karana Vishti until 09:55, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:36 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 09:55 Karana becomes Bava
- 22:15 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 22:15 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:39 – 08:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:39 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:24 – 08:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:29 – 10:55
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:10
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. 04:58 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:01 – 20:32
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:39 – 08:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:04 – 09:29 | Good |
| Rog | 09:29 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:55 – 12:20 | Bad |
| Char | 12:20 – 13:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:45 – 15:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:10 – 16:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:36 – 18:01 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:01 – 19:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:35 – 21:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:10 – 22:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:19 – 01:54 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:54 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:28 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:03 – 06:37 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
- 06:39 NowSaturn
- 07:36 NowJupiter
- 08:33 NowMars
- 09:29 NowSun
- 10:26 NowVenus
- 11:23 NowMercury
- 12:20 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:14 NowJupiter
- 15:10 NowMars
- 16:07 NowSun
- 17:04 NowVenus
- 18:01 NowMercury
- 19:04 NowMoon
- 20:07 NowSaturn
- 21:10 NowJupiter
- 22:13 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:19 NowVenus
- 01:22 NowMercury
- 02:25 NowMoon
- 03:28 NowSaturn
- 04:31 NowJupiter
- 05:34 NowMars
- 06:39 NowSaturn
- 07:39 NowJupiter
- 08:39 NowMars
- 09:39 NowSun
- 10:39 NowVenus
- 11:39 NowMercury
- 12:39 NowMoon
- 13:39 NowSaturn
- 14:39 NowJupiter
- 15:39 NowMars
- 16:39 NowSun
- 17:39 NowVenus
- 18:39 NowMercury
- 19:39 NowMoon
- 20:39 NowSaturn
- 21:39 NowJupiter
- 22:39 NowMars
- 23:39 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:39 NowVenus
- 01:39 NowMercury
- 02:39 NowMoon
- 03:39 NowSaturn
- 04:39 NowJupiter
- 05:39 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 05:55 Capricorn
- 05:55 – 07:11 Aquarius
- 07:11 – 08:23 Pisces
- 08:23 – 09:48 Aries
- 09:48 – 11:37 Taurus
- 11:37 – 13:55 Gemini
- 13:55 – 16:25 Cancer
- 16:25 – 18:54 Leo
- 18:54 – 21:22 Virgo
- 21:22 – 23:53 Libra
- 23:53 – 02:17 next day Scorpio
- 02:17 – 04:19 next day Sagittarius
- 04:19 – 05:51 next day Capricorn
- 05:51 – 06:37 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